Pete Sigmund - Tue May 12, 2015
NYC’s Central Park - Revisiting an American Masterpiece
In 1849, merchant Robert Minturn and his wife returned from a grand tour of Europe and called a meeting of business leaders at his downtown home. They decided that a park should be established at a site on the East River called Jones Wood....
Fri May 08, 2015
Iowa Contractor Scores With Slide Rail System Gen II Posts
Constructing a cast-in-place pump station is nothing new for J & K Contracting, of Ames, Iowa. However, constructing a cast-in-place pump station inside of Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Stadium, less than a first down’s length away from the southern end zone, is certainly something new....
Fri May 08, 2015
Reconstruction Work Begins on Ramps Connecting Two Major Illinois Tollways
The Illinois Tollway has begun work to reconstruct three ramps connecting the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90), the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and O’Hare International Airport in 2015 as part of the $2.5 billion I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon May 04, 2015
Turnpike Bridge Replacement Underway
A bridge replacement project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is well on its way in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County. The overall project involves the replacement of an existing three-span steel girder bridge with a new two-span pre-stressed concrete PA bulb tee bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the replacement of a dual metal arch culvert with a new dual precast concrete box culvert, and the reconstruction of Thorn Hill Road between Brush Creek Road and State Route 19....
Paul Posel - Mon May 04, 2015
When a 5,000-Acre Test Site Shuts Down, What’s Next?
(NOTE:If you clicked here to read the story titled, "A Look at the History of the Backhoe Loader," please click here for the story. We regret any inconvenience. News headlines such as “GM to Close Proving Grounds” and “GM Site Reborn as Housing Development” tell only part of the story....
Ryan Van Velzer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon May 04, 2015
Grand Canyon: Construction on Aging Water Pipeline Continues
PHOENIX (AP) - Construction workers at the Grand Canyon have replaced more than a quarter mile of an aging water pipeline. The nearly 50 year-old-pipeline that provides water for hikers and communities along the canyon’s South Rim breaks between five and thirty times each year....
Tue April 28, 2015
London Workers Uncover Ghostly Railway Station
The website This is Local London is reporting that engineers have made an extraordinary discovery during Thameslink railway work near London Bridge. Ghostly remains of a former south London station that closed exactly 100 years ago have been found....
Adam Benson - Tue April 28, 2015
Architect Building Covered Bridge - By Hand
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - Richard Perry is overseeing what may be the most enduring property renovation project in Norwich’s recent history. Architect Arnold Graton is constructing a 60-foot-long by 18-foot-wide covered bridge - by hand - on Perry’s Wawecus Hill Road property....
Wed April 15, 2015
Two Large Projects Signal Uptick in Maui Private Construction
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - Construction on Maui that fell off in late 2007 is making a comeback. The Maui News ( http://bit.ly/1CLNuUE) reports Maui County has issued building permits for a six-story, eight-wing time-share resort on 26 acres at Kaanapali’s North Beach....
Wed April 08, 2015
4,000 Jobs Created by Bypass Project
The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that Federal, state and local officials gathered in Boulder City April 6th to celebrate the groundbreaking of a highway bypass project that one day will form a key part of Interstate 11, linking Las Vegas and Phoenix....
