Mon January 11, 2016
A Look Back at the Blizzard of 1996
The Blizzard of 1996 was incredibly massive and truly historic in its scope. All-time snowfall records were widespread, including 24.9 inches in Roanoke, Virginia; 30.7 inches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 27.8 in Newark, New Jersey; and 14.4 inches as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio....
Mon January 11, 2016
Workers Discover 300-Year Old Ship
The Washington Post is reporting that a large, heavy ship, scuttled between 1775 and 1798, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a new hotel construction project in Old Town Alexandria. Archaeologists found the partial hull of a ship at 220 S....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
CDOT Replaces Obsolete Bridge in Westminster
Last winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) began reconstructing a one half mile portion of Federal Boulevard (U.S. 287) from W 67th Avenue to W 70th Avenue through the City of Westminster in Adams County....
Fri January 08, 2016
Massive Drill to Return to Work in Seattle
Bloomburg is reporting that after approximately 750 days after she first broke down, Bertha, the massive drill long stuck under Seattle's waterfront, is back to work. Five stories tall and the biggest of her kind, Bertha overheated in December 2013, about a ninth of the way into digging a tunnel for an underground expressway....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 06, 2016
Park 35 Breathes New Life Into Historic Section
A $43 million multifamily development in Birmingham, Ala., is playing a significant role in the resurrection of one of the area's historic neighborhoods. Park 35 on Clairmont will offer 271 luxury units when it opens its doors in 2017....
Wed January 06, 2016
Individualized Care Coming to Tenn. Seniors
Construction crews in Tennessee are working to complete a senior care facility that will provide residents with individualized health care services in a country club-like setting. In 2015, Winter Construction broke ground on the Canterfield Senior Living community in Franklin, a southern suburb of Nashville....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed January 06, 2016
Final Phase of Project to Include 21-Day Bridge Rebuild
Key elements of the Lakefront West project in Cleveland, an Ohio Department of Transportation and city of Cleveland initiative/partnership, are being constructed during the third and final contract. This $41.5 million phase, awarded to The Great Lakes Construction Co., began last June and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2018....
Ian Thibodeau - MLIVE - Mon January 04, 2016
House Built From Shipping Containers Goes up in Mich.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) They’re easing people into things at ModEco Development. The 2,250-sq.-ft. home that went up in Royal Oak looks like a new house with big windows and a modern design packed with sharp right angles....
Mon January 04, 2016
Kansas Contractors Warn Against More Raids on Highway Funds
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An organization that represents highway construction companies plans to lobby the Kansas Legislature during the upcoming session to discourage transfers of money from the state’s highway fund to the general fund and will work to elect candidates who vow to protect highway funding, the organization’s president said....
Mon January 04, 2016
State Moves Ahead With Two Big Northwest Iowa Highway Projects
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) State officials are moving ahead with two giant highway construction projects in northwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation has received bids of nearly $127 million for widening projects on U.S....
