Paul Davenport - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 01, 2015
Arizona Planners Eye Passenger Rail Linking Phoenix, Tucson
PHOENIX (AP) State transportation planners who studied multiple options for proposed passenger train service between Phoenix and Tucson are recommending one that would follow largely existing freight railroad tracks and serve both Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix and downtown Tucson....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu October 01, 2015
San Diego County Route 76 Widening Project Progresses
Work just began on the pavement rehabilitation of I-8 from Crestwood Road to Imperial County Line in Southern California in the California Department of Transportation’s District 11 (San Diego and Imperial County), a $34.885 million contract that was awarded to Coffman Specialties Inc....
Tony Adams - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Tue September 29, 2015
$1.8M Theater Upgrade to Begin at National Infantry Museum
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) The transition from the IMAX system that has anchored the National Infantry Museum theater for six years to a digital laser projection system expected to wow customers with illuminated high-definition technology is now under way....
Tue September 29, 2015
Work Continues on Advanced Law Enforcement Center
Only minutes from where construction crews are building a state-of-the-art facility, Washington County’s first jail remains on display. The tiny wooden structure is the oldest lockup in the state of Georgia, and is a far cry from the county’s latest effort....
Wed September 30, 2015
DOT to Contractor: Fix Crumbling Road... Or Else
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Department of Transportation accused a highway contractor of using faulty asphalt and demanded the company replace a crumbling section of highway or refund $5.15 million....
Mon September 28, 2015
Farmland Conversion Specializes in Big, Collaborative Jobs
Farmland Conversion Consultants, located in Aiken, S.C., specializes in big, collaborative projects including its current project, converting 1,900-acres of trees and scrubland into a fully functioning vegetable farm....
Tue September 29, 2015
Fast Fix 8 to Significantly Accelerate Construction
Crews in downtown Nashville, Tenn., are working on a $62 million bridge rehabilitation that will replace eight bridges when work is completed in 2016. Known as Fast Fix 8, the project calls for significant closures, resulting in construction being completed in months, instead of years....
Mon September 28, 2015
LiuGong 856H Takes on Tough Tasks at Jiangyin Port
Chang Jiang is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world after the Nile and Amazon. After the river flows into Jiangsu Province, it becomes gentle and wide enough for large tonnage ships from the ocean to enter directly....
Brian Wellner - QUAD-CITY TIMES - Thu September 24, 2015
Construction Work Unearths Pieces of Davenport’s Past
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) Dig deep enough underneath Davenport’s streets, and a piece of the past is revealed. Since closing Harrison Street to traffic on Aug. 17, construction crews have shaved off several inches of asphalt, unraveling a ribbon of history from the Hilltop to downtown....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu September 24, 2015
Rieth-Riley Wraps Up $92M South Bend Work
The Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. (RR) was awarded the first contract (2010) of the multi-year project to upgrade the northern corridor of U.S. 31in South Bend Indiana (U.S. 31 Major Moves) and it is finishing the last contract to complete the job....
