Thu July 14, 2016
New York Plans Massive Wind Farm
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York utility plans to construct a wind farm off eastern Long Island that would be the nation's largest offshore wind-energy project, three times as large as one scheduled to go online this year off Rhode Island....
Lori Tobias - Thu July 14, 2016
Well-Traveled Span Over I-35 Undergoes Replacement
There are plenty of challenges in the Iowa Department of Transportation's project to replace the NE 54th Avenue bridge over I-35. It's a heavily traveled area with the interstate seeing 75,000 vehicles daily, and located just a half a mi....
Thu July 14, 2016
VIDEO: Take a Sneak Peek at the Construction of Seattle Tunnel's Double-Deck Highway
Local Seattle news affiliate Fox Q13 is reporting that as the tunnel-boring machine Bertha takes a break, the public is getting its first look inside the elaborate construction of the tunnel's double-deck highway....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed July 13, 2016
ASI Continues $110M Rebuild of Buckeye Lake Dam
The Buckeye Lake Dam, part of the Buckeye Lake State Park, is undergoing a $110 million rebuild that was awarded to ASI Constructors Inc., with design-related services being provided by Gannett Fleming Inc....
Tue July 12, 2016
Whoops! Construction Company Accused of Roofing Wrong House
Local Florida news affiliate News4 JAX is reporting that A Jacksonville homeowner is outraged after she said a construction company is telling her to pay for services that she never contracted them for....
Tue July 12, 2016
Cuomo Announces PAVE NY Funding to Municipalities
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $100 million has been awarded to almost 1,600 municipalities throughout the state to support the rehabilitation and reconstruction of local highways and roads. This funding, provided under the Governor's PAVE NY initiative, is being administered by the New York State Department of Transportation as part of its $21.1 billion five-year Capital Plan....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 12, 2016
Purple Line Gets Green Light
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan gave the green light to the Maryland Department of Transportation in March for the Purple Line light rail project. When completed, it will run from New Carrollton to Bethesda....
Verena Dobnik - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 12, 2016
NYC World Trade Center Skyscrapers: 3 Up, 1 to Go
NEW YORK (AP) The World Trade Center's newest, $2.5 billion skyscraper reached its full 80 stories June 23 — one of three high-rises now up at the site, with one more to go. Almost 15 years after the twin towers collapsed, the site of the Sept....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue July 12, 2016
Pa. Route 263 Improvement Reaches Mid-Point
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is performing construction on a $31,571,380 project to reconstruct and improve 4 mi. (6.43 km) of Route 263 (York Road) between Bristol Road and Sugar Bottom Road in Warwick and Warminster townships, Bucks County....
Mon July 11, 2016
MDOT's SHA Will Improve Safety on I-81 in Hagerstown
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) will lengthen the merge lane for traffic coming from each direction of I-70 to northbound I-81 and Halfway Boulevard, a distance of one-half mile....
