Wed June 01, 2016
Most Delayed Rio Olympic Venue Hits Another Snag
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro Olympic venue facing the most serious construction delay has hit another snag, with City Hall saying it is changing contractors for the track cycling velodrome....
Tue May 31, 2016
Contracts Awarded for Scudder Falls Bridge Noise Walls Along I-95 in Pa.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced the award of construction and engineering contracts related to the construction of noise walls in Pennsylvania as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project....
Wayne Parry - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 31, 2016
Ocean Blasting: Groups Seek Ban as Atlantic Test Looms
SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) It's been compared to hearing dynamite explode, or standing next to a jet engine. Seismic surveying involves blasting the ocean floor with sound waves that bounce off the sea bed and are recorded by ships....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 31, 2016
Lengthy Environmental Studies Could Spell Doom for NYC, Jersey Commuters
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Lengthy environmental studies could increase the likelihood that the 106-year-old rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York City would have to close for repairs before a new tunnel is built, a situation one lawmaker has referred to previously as a “transportation Armageddon,” a study said....
Tue May 31, 2016
$1.5B Project for Cameron
The American Press is reporting that Port Cameron LLC on Thursday announced that it plans to build a $1.5 billion deep-water staging port in Cameron Parish. The Illinois-based commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc....
Edgar A. Browning - Tue May 31, 2016
Throwback Thursday: Downsville Dam Keeps Water Flowing to New York City
New York City requires over 1.2 billion U.S. gallons a day to provide drinking water for its 8.5 million residents, 1 million daily visitors, and 1 million residents of surrounding counties. The NYC water system has a storage capacity of 550 billion U.S....
Tue May 31, 2016
Constitution Pipeline Committed to Building Federally-Approved Pipeline
Constitution Pipeline Company LLC announced that it remains steadfastly committed to pursuing the federally-approved energy infrastructure project, despite the recent decision by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to deny the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Constitution Pipeline Project....
Chuck Harvey - Tue May 31, 2016
PennDOT Improves New Stanton Interchange
Improving traffic flow is the focus of a $53.7 million Interstate 70 New Stanton Interchange improvement project in Pennsylvania. Overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it is part of multiple projects along I-70 in the southwestern part of the state....
Fri May 27, 2016
Crews Make Historic Find on Boston Construction Site
CNN is reporting that construction crews have unearthed a historic find: the remains off a 50-foot wooden ship from the mid- to late 1800s. "This is the first shipwreck that I know of in Boston discovered in filled land," city archaeologist Joe Bagley told CNN affiliate WBZ....
Wed May 25, 2016
VIDEO: Crews Demolish Former Baylor Football Venue
WACO, Texas (AP) Explosives have been used to bring down what was left of the former longtime home of Baylor football. Floyd Casey Stadium was imploded in a demolition that took a matter of seconds on an overcast day in Waco....
