Thu July 30, 2015
Kuala Lumpur’s $1B Terminal Is Sinking
The MSN website is reporting that Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new budget passenger terminal is sinking, with cracks appearing in the taxiway and water forming pools that planes must drive through....
Mon July 27, 2015
NYC Embarks on Ambitious $4B Airport Reconstruction
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has introduced a plan to redesign and rebuild LaGuardia airport. The airport in Queens is one of the busiest in the nation, but is cramped and outdated. Vice President Joe Biden last year dubbed it a “Third World country.” He was at the announcement Monday....
Patrick Pfanner - THE SANDUSKY REGISTER - Mon July 20, 2015
Decaying Bridges to Be Repaired
Area bridges in need of repairs could continue to decay if funding needs aren’t reached soon. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a county-by-county report detailing the number of bridges that need work in the state....
Mon July 20, 2015
Bridge Planned for St. Marys River, Part of Cleanup Project
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) Construction will begin next year on a 625-ft. bridge on the St. Marys River, an important step toward repairing more than a century of environmental damage, according to officials....
Candace Renalls - Thu July 16, 2015
Heavy Equipment Distributor Catches Attention Along I-35 in Proctor
The heavy duty trucks, excavators and wheel loaders lined up at Nuss Truck & Equipment are catching the eye of motorists heading south from Duluth on Interstate 35 these days. How long has that been there?That’s the thought of many as they pass the dealership with the towering Nuss Truck/ Mack/ Volvo sign along the freeway just south of Boundary Avenue in Proctor....
Wed July 15, 2015
South Coast Improvement Co. Wins Bid on MIT’s Stata Center Project
South Coast Improvement Company (SCI), a design-build general contractor serving New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, was recently contracted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a renovation project at the Ray and Maria Stata Center at the school’s campus in Cambridge, Mass....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue July 14, 2015
Multi-Million Dollar Venture to Transform NYC Block
A multi-million dollar joint-project financed by the New York City Department of Transportation and the NYC Department of Design will see the construction of the Plaza De Las Americas in Washington Heights (the Bronx) by July/August....
Mon July 13, 2015
Caltrans Concludes Tower Anchor Rod Seismic ’Pull’ Tests
Caltrans has completed the first phase of the Bay Bridge tower anchor rod investigation, releasing test results showing more than 99 percent of rods that could be tested were not broken and can withstand major earthquake forces....
Wed July 01, 2015
Steel Erection Projects Win Awards
Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) announced the winners of its annual Project of the Year competition. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges. Projects are recognized for their complexity, and companies are awarded the Project of the Year for overcoming challenges while maintaining safe work standards....
Thu June 25, 2015
Fracking Foes Trying a New Approach in Louisiana
COVINGTON, La. (AP) - An environmental group in St. Tammany has launched a new effort to curtail a fracking project, which started last week. The New Orleans Advocate (http://bit.ly/1FyGUC2 ) reports Preserve St....
