Brenda Ruggiero - Thu July 07, 2016
UDOT's $164M 'The Point' Project Will Improve Mobility
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is well into a project along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper that involves rebuilding a 7-mi. (11.26 km) section known as The Point because of its location around the point of a mountain....
Thu July 07, 2016
Georgia Power Lights Up Two U.S. Army Bases
Georgia Power is continuing construction on new solar projects at two U.S. Army bases, including Fort Gordon near Augusta. The Fort Gordon project will provide a 30-megawatt, alternating current, solar array on the installation, which will be financed, designed, installed, owned and operated by the power company....
Wed July 06, 2016
Construction Complete on China's Alien-Hunting Telescope
The website Popular Science is reporting that five years, $180 million, and 500 meters after starting, the Chinese Academy of Sciences put the final panel into place on its massive radio telescope this weekend....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 05, 2016
Monroe Expressway to Improve Capacity of U.S. 74 Corridor
An expressway extending nearly 20 mi. (32 km) is one of the current projects being undertaken by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The road extends from U.S. 74 near I-485 in Mecklenburg County to U.S....
Bruce Smith - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 05, 2016
States Fund $15M Study for Southern Port
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) South Carolina and Georgia will spend about $15 million during the next three years on studies for a joint $4.5 billion container ship terminal to be built along the state line. The board of the Jasper Ocean Terminal approved a $5 million budget for the fiscal year beginning in July and was told that the same amount will be needed the following two years....
Tue July 05, 2016
Charlotte Airport Sees Dramatic Transformation
In North Carolina, a dramatic transformation of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is gradually unfolding, as teams prepare for the next stage of the building process. The recent demolition of the rental car structures has paved the way for construction of the airport's newest gates, with safety a high priority during the tear down....
Wed June 08, 2016
Winter Construction Nears End of Dalton State Job
Despite challenges brought on by Mother Nature, construction is approaching completion in Dalton, Ga., on a new residence hall at Dalton State College. Atlanta-based general contractor Winter Construction held a topping out ceremony earlier this year for the $12 million structure, known as Mashburn Hall of Roadrunner Place....
Juan Zamorano - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 01, 2016
Panama Canal Opens $5B Locks, Bullish Despite Shipping Woes
PANAMA CITY (AP) Authorities hosted a big bash to inaugurate newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping....
Adriana Gomez Licon - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 04, 2016
Rio's New Subway Line May Not Be Completed Before Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Two construction workers chatted while applying white grout to the walls of a new subway tunnel one recent day, their voices and the smells of the building materials stark reminders of what was missing: passengers and trains....
Fri July 01, 2016
VIDEO: Rare Footage Shows 1940's Construction of the PA Turnpike
Pennsylvanians all have one thing in common: they all drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It doesn't matter where they live or where they travel in the state; they've all driven on the Turnpike at least once in thier lives....
