Jennifer Rupp - Tue November 15, 2016
Work Continues on America's Largest-Ever Private Real Estate Project
Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. When completed in 2025, 125,000 people a day will work in, visit or call Hudson Yards their home....
Tue November 15, 2016
AECOM Lands $41.5M Contract for NYC Wastewater Program
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that it has been awarded a five-year term $41.5-million program and construction management contract as part of the New York City (NYC) Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Wastewater Resiliency Program (WRP)....
Mon November 14, 2016
Mammoet Delivers 550-Ton Legs of New York Wheel to South Brooklyn
On Oct. 3, Mammoet concluded the transportation of the four legs of the New York Wheel. The legs were fabricated in Italy by manufacturer Walter Tosto and arrived safely at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon November 14, 2016
Ante Up: MGM Bets $950M Springfield Casino Will Win Big for Massachusetts
In historic downtown Springfield, Mass., along the Connecticut River, a resort known as MGM Springfield is rapidly taking shape. It is contained within three city blocks, bordered by Union and State streets and Main Street and Columbus Avenue....
Mon November 14, 2016
Report: Voters En Masse Approve Transportation Funding Measures
Preliminary Nov. 8 election results show voters in 22 states approved ballot measures that will provide $201 billion in funding extensions and new revenue for state and local transportation projects. According to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” (ARTBA-TIAC), 69 percent of the 280 transportation funding ballot measures up for vote across the nation were approved, with results still pending for seven local areas....
Mon November 14, 2016
Construction Crew Unearths Fossil of New Species of Dinosaur
CNN is reporting that the fossilized remains of a new species of winged dinosaur have been discovered in southern China by construction workers, who almost destroyed it with dynamite. The fossilized corpse was unearthed at a construction site in the city of Ganzhou when workers blasted away surrounding rock with TNT....
Fri November 11, 2016
County Officials Reveal Funding Plan for $105M Astrodome Redevelopment Project
HOUSTON (AP) Harris County leaders unveiled a financing plan for a $105 million redevelopment of the Houston Astrodome that would include raising the two bottom floors to accommodate about 1,400 parking spaces....
Fri November 11, 2016
TxDOT Announces Federal Funds for U.S. 277 Projects in Laredo District
Federal funds made available through the 2015 FAST Act (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) are going to support new road construction in three counties in the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Laredo district....
Fri November 11, 2016
TxDOT Begins $36M I-40 Bridge Replacement Project in Amarillo
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has started work on a project that will make major improvements to bridges on I-40 in Amarillo. The $36.2 million project will completely rebuild the bridges located at Ross Osage Drive and Arthur Avenue....
Fri November 11, 2016
ETI Files Papers to Build Montgomery County Power Station
Entergy Texas Inc. (ETI) filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for the construction of Montgomery County Power Station, a combined-cycle natural gas unit. This filing is a major step towards providing the next generation of reliable, low-cost power for ETI's customers....
