Lori Lovely - Tue January 12, 2016
ConnDOT's I-84 Widening Project Will Make Road Safer
Interstate 84 winds through the city of Waterbury, Conn., with two lanes of traffic in each direction navigating a substandard “S” curve alignment near Harpers Ferry Road. Approximately 125,000 vehicles travel on the 55-year-old highway every day....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue January 12, 2016
Foundation of Union Concrete Still Strong After 65 Years
The late George Hill founded Union Concrete and Construction Company in 1950, a family-owned business that is now run by his three children — Robert, Gary and Jodi Hill-Osinski. His granddaughter, Carley Hill, also works at the family business....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue January 12, 2016
Lehigh Cement Expands, Replaces Union Bridge Quarry
A quarry replacement project in Carroll County, Md., involves the installation of the longest continuous curved conveyor ever to be installed in the state. Large lengths of the conveyor must be below grade due to permit and community restrictions....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue January 12, 2016
State Replaces Intersection in Centreville, Maryland
One of many road projects currently progressing for the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) involves a new interchange along U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) at MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) to replace an existing intersection in Centreville, which is in Queen Anne's County....
Wed January 13, 2016
Thief Uses Forklift to Steal ATM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Police in Indianapolis say someone used a forklift stolen from a construction site to make off with an ATM from a bank. The theft happened Thursday at a Kemba Credit Union on the city's east side....
Wed January 13, 2016
Amazon Looks to Deliver Big Profits in Ohio
PAULDING, Ohio (AP) - Amazon plans to develop a windfarm in northwest Ohio to help power a $1 billion project to build three data centers near Columbus for its web services subsidiary. The 48 wind turbines are expected to be built in Paulding County in northwest Ohio and will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity, The Blade newspaper reported (bit.ly/1Sxc3Rg)....
Wed January 13, 2016
What It's Like to Work High Above the Frigid Hudson
The New York Times is reporting that 5,000 workers have so far taken part of the building the twin-span replacement for the 61-year-old bridge, and most of those workers are doing their jobs at dizzying heights....
Fri January 08, 2016
Plans Approved for Two New Bridges to Pelican Island
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) Galveston County has approved an agreement with Galveston for construction of two new bridges to Pelican Island. The Galveston County Daily News reported that commissioners accepted a deal to use city property as a starting point for the rail and road bridges....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
Breaking New Ground: $650M Expansion for Medical Center
A $650 million renovation and expansion project is transforming the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. Part of the Memorial Hermann Health System, the hospital was the first to open in the Texas Medical Center....
Mon January 11, 2016
Town Wants Superstorm Sandy Monument Removed
HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) - A town in New Jersey demanded that a concrete association trade group remove a hulking monument to the survivors of Superstorm Sandy from a beach. An attorney for Highlands sent a letter to Iowa-based Tilt-Up Concrete Association on Monday, asking the monument's donor to take down the more than 1,100-square-foot structure, dubbed “Shorehenge,” from a borough beach, the Asbury Park Press reported (http://on.app.com/1PM5j1b)....
