Wed March 16, 2016
Solid Partnership Growing for DL Stoy Logging, Cashman
When you think of a forest, you likely think of a beautiful peaceful stroll or an invigorating hike through the trees. And of course you want to protect those trees and keep them in all their glory, right?That's what DL Stoy Logging does....
Wed March 16, 2016
How Crews Prepare Bay Bridge Piers for Demolition
Eighty years after piers were constructed in San Francisco Bay to hold up the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a specialized contractor prepared to blast its sturdy footings. Demolishing the reinforced concrete piers was the final step in the removal of the nearly 2 mi....
Chuck Harvey - Wed March 16, 2016
Caltrans Removes East Span as Part of Bay Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project
The 77-year-old east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is being taken down, piece by piece, as part of a Bay Bridge seismic retrofit project. In fact, the new bridge was designed to be a lifeline in a large quake....
Wed March 16, 2016
Wyoming Corrections Chief: $85M to Fix Rawlins Prison
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Fixing structural problems at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins will cost $85 million, the state's corrections chief told state lawmakers Feb. 9. That $85-million price tag is nearly as much as it cost to build the entire prison 15 years ago....
Wed March 16, 2016
Preliminary Plans Revealed for Toll Road Near Choctaw
HARRAH, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma Turnpike Authority officials and engineers have unveiled preliminary plans for 21 mi. (33.8 km) of a toll road in northeast Oklahoma County that would ease traffic in the Oklahoma City metro area....
Wed March 16, 2016
$1.2M in Improvements Planned for Downtown Reno Aces Ballpark
RENO, Nev. (AP) Despite their lingering debt, owners of the Arizona Diamondbacks' Triple-A baseball team in Reno say they intend to make $1.2 million in improvements at the downtown Aces Ballpark. An ice skating rink now operates in the park during the winter and a professional soccer team is slated to begin play next year, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported....
Wed March 16, 2016
Corps of Engineers Provides Funds for Water Projects
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico is getting federal funding to build a floodway near Socorro and two other water projects related to the Rio Grande. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers will provide $7 million to continue building the initial 5 mi....
Lori Lovely - Wed March 16, 2016
ADOT Spends $14.4M to Replace Hell Canyon Bridge
Crossing Hell Canyon in the Arizona county of Yavapai will get a lot easier once the new, wider four-span steel-plate girder bridge is completed. The $14.4 million bridge replacement project being overseen by the Arizona Department of Transportation involves building a new structure east of the existing bridge and then removing the existing 600-ft....
Cindy Riley - Sat March 14, 2015
$16.7 Project to House Eclectic Mix of Guests
Located on property owned by the non-profit Spruill Center for the Arts, the new Residence Inn by Marriott in Dunwoody, Ga., is designed to serve an eclectic mix of guests. Developed by Hotel Development Partners (HDP), the seven-story building will be 92,366 sq....
Stephen Dethrage - THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Sat March 14, 2015
Contractors Work to Restore 180-Year-Old Home in Ala.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Contractors are working around the clock at Tuscaloosa's historic Drish House to overhaul and renovate its interior in time for a wedding scheduled there May 7. If everything goes according to plan, the marriage will mark the 180-year-old building's official reincarnation as an events venue....
