Mon October 24, 2016
Contractor Scores Big With Mini-Crane on Stadium Job
Custom steel fabricator and erector, Unlimited Welding Inc. purchased a new MC305CRME-2 mini-crane for the hoisting and installation of large stairwell sections in the new Orlando City Soccer Stadium currently under construction....
Mon October 24, 2016
Vital Water Plant Takes Shape
In Lake Charles, La., construction continues on a multi-million dollar project that represents the largest single infrastructure investment ever undertaken by the city. Work officially began on a new wastewater treatment plant in April 2016....
Mon October 24, 2016
World Cup Organizers Admit to 'Work Related Fatality' at Construction Site
The website Inside the Games is reporting that Qatar 2022 World Cup organizers have admitted for the first time that there has been a "work-related fatality" on a construction site. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy said in a statement that the incident occurred yesterday morning at the Al Wakrah Stadium....
Dorinda Anderson - Fri October 21, 2016
Indoor Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls Opens for Winter Season
The $24 million indoor Midco Aquatic Center opened Oct. 12, just in time for the winter season. The community of Sioux Falls, S.D., “has been looking forward to this for a long time,” said Kendra Siemonsma, with the city of Sioux Falls....
Irwin Rapoport - Fri October 21, 2016
ASI to Deliver Final Phase of Lockport Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) $150 million Lockport Lock and Dam, Upper Pool project is nearing completion as crews from ASI Constructors Inc. are working hard to deliver the final phase of the project....
Elias Meseret - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 21, 2016
New Coastal Rail Link Runs Through Restive Region
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) The timing is uncomfortable. One of Africa's best-performing economies on Oct. 5 launched its latest massive infrastructure project, a railway linking the landlocked country with a major port on the Gulf of Aden....
Thu October 20, 2016
Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Works on Water for Sarens
It was nearly a year ago when industrial contractor, Hollandia Infra, contacted its trusted heavy lifting and engineering transport specialist, The Sarens Group, to discuss an intricate project involving the Queen Maxima Bridge....
Thu October 20, 2016
NFL Team Celebrates Construction Milestone at Stadium
The Atlanta Falcons marked a milestone Wednesday in the construction of Mercedes-Benz Stadium as one of the final steel beams for the fixed portion of the roof was lifted into position before a gathering of media members....
Thu October 20, 2016
Contractors File Suit Over Disney World Construction
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that contractors who worked on recent pool renovation at Walt Disney World's Polynesian Resort are squabbling over payment for their services. Dallas-based Balfour Beatty was the general contractor for the pool renovation....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed October 19, 2016
'Salt &Pepper' Bridge Linking Boston, Cambridge Receives $255M Makeover
MassDOT anticipates that crews from White-Skanska-Consigli Joint-Venture (WSC) will complete the $255 million Longfellow Bridge rehabilitation between Cambridge and Boston in June 2018. The project will restore the historic bridge, built in 1908, including rebuilding its iconic “salt and pepper” towers....
