Thu February 04, 2016
Consortium Picked to Design, Build Phoenix Freeway
PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a consortium of firms and companies from among three finalists to design and build a major new 22-mi. (35.4 km) long freeway in the Phoenix metro area....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Fri February 05, 2016
Seismic Retrofitting Project Saves Taxpayers Millions
Since its construction in 1957, the Vashon Island Ferry Terminal is the critical link that connects the communities on Puget Sound's western shore to the Seattle mainland — an average of 30 sailings per day depart to West Seattle's Fauntleroy dock....
Wed February 03, 2016
Schools Named for Astronauts Take Leaps Forward
Named for two history-making astronauts, the new Jemison High School and McNair Junior High are taking shape in Huntsville, Ala. Built on a combined campus off Pulaski Pike, both schools are expected to open in August 2016, and will house students from four existing or recently closed schools....
Jeff Winke - Wed February 03, 2016
Contractor Wins I-10 Job, FDOT Smoothness Award
There were no completed sections of I-10 until 1961 when the nearly 37-mi. (59.5 km) Sanderson to Jacksonville stretch was first finished. In the years since, section by section have been constructed, culminating in the complete stretch of I-10 in Florida that spans the top of the state 362-mi....
Wed February 03, 2016
Controversial Toll Lane in Progress on I-77 in Charlotte
A controversial project that allows for a high occupancy toll road is now under construction in Charlotte, N.C. The I-77 express lanes will reportedly help resolve current and future problems on more than 20 mi....
Tue February 02, 2016
The Cost of Construction on Florida's Most Critically Eroding Beaches
News affiliate CBS12 is reporting that or Dune Deck Cafe owner John Calomiris, the waves are what bring customers to his family' TMs restaurant on Lantana Beach. They're also what could wipe him out of business....
Tue February 02, 2016
Construction Flaws Found in Tornado-Damaged School
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that a local elementary school damaged during last month's tornadoes suffered from construction flaws that may explain why some of its exterior walls fell over, school officials said Thursday....
Tue February 02, 2016
How Harvard Stadium's Innovative Concrete Construction Changed the Game
The website Curbed takes a look at the construction of a revolutionary stadium in its article “...
Irwin Rapoport - Wed October 14, 2015
Projects in Dayton Reflect Need to Update Infrastructure
Road and bridge construction is in full gear in Ohio and two projects in the Dayton area reflect the busy construction season. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for the effort to help upgrade aging infrastructure and the modernization of road systems in order to handle future traffic needs....
Jeff Winke - Wed January 27, 2016
Small Contractor's Gamble on New Technology Pays Off
Trying something new involves risk. Risk can be scary. In a quiet, safe spot it can be easy to be brave and proclaim what an unknown source once said: “Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.”However, bravado needs to be tempered with reality....
