Mon November 28, 2016
Voters Approve Local Taxes for Construction
Voters approved several long-term measures to increase local sales taxes for public construction and operations on Nov. 8. Los Angeles and San Diego voters each approved measures to raise the sales tax rate ½-cent in 2017 to generate $120 billion and $18 billion, respectively, over 40 years....
Fri November 18, 2016
Congested Site no Match for Sterett and CC 2400-1 Crane
Periodically, crane service companies run into one of those lift projects where everything is seemingly stacked against them. Tight spaces filled with obstacles leave little room for crane assembly, let alone leaving little room to maneuver the load....
Tue November 22, 2016
M.T. Mustian Center to Be Transformative Building
Designed to serve the community for decades to come, the $250 million M.T. Mustian Center is under construction in Tallahassee, Fla. The five-story, 340,000 sq. ft. (31,587 sq m) addition will be located at the southeast corner of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) campus, near the corner of Miccosukee Road and Medical Drive....
Thu November 17, 2016
Caterpillar Dozer Helps Burger Shaping Hit Hole-in-One
Marc Burger, Burger Shaping LLC, Irmo, S.C., recently hit a hole-in-one on his latest project at the Country Club of Asheville. Burger completed a Donald Ross restoration under the direction of Richard Mandell, the golf course architect on the project....
Thu November 17, 2016
'Inclusionary Zoning Program' Could Crimp Home Supply in Los Angeles
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Los Angeles became the latest major U.S. municipality to require that developers include affordable housing in new projects—a move hailed by advocates, but one that builders say could crimp the supply of homes in the nation's second-largest housing market....
Thu November 17, 2016
Doomsday Prepper Community Under Construction
The website Inquisitr is reporting that $300 million subterranean doomsday prepper village is being built in Ector, Texas. The Trident Lakes retreat in the rural region of the state will encompass 700 acres of land....
Wed November 16, 2016
Hotel, Luxury Housing Planned for Downtown Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Lincoln's mayor and developers have announced a project that will include a 15- to 17-story hotel and condominium complex linking downtown to the Haymarket. Officials announced plans for the Block 54 project, which also includes another hotel, event space, parking, a restaurant and bar....
Wed November 16, 2016
Souris River Flood Protection Plan Could Cost $1B
MINOT, N.D. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Souris River flood protection project in Ward County and is accepting public comments through Dec....
Wed November 16, 2016
Va. Gov. Names $2.5B 'Outside the Beltway' Team
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that the Commonwealth has selected Express Mobility Partners to build express lanes on I-66 Outside the Beltway, following a 16-month procurement process. Express Mobility Partners, a consortium of Cintra, Meridiam, Ferrovial Agroman U.S....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed November 16, 2016
Phase 2 of Union Bridge Quarry Replacement Almost Complete
The second phase of a quarry replacement project in Carroll County, Md., which involves the installation of the longest continuous curved conveyor ever to be installed in the state, is nearing completion....
