Jun 27, 2016
Work Progresses on Three Bridges Along Pa. Turnpike
Work is progressing on the Swatara Creek Bridge project in Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently provided an update....
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Brenda Ruggiero
CEG Correspondent
Brenda Ruggiero has written for CEG for over 20 years. She lives near the town of Accident in far western Maryland. Her favorite assignments so far involved interviews with Survivor’s Boston Rob and hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut. Both were involved in construction at one time.
Brenda holds a BA in Mass Communication with a writing focus from Frostburg State University and minors in Public Relations and Political Science. She works full time as a staff writer for a weekly newspaper, the Garrett County Republican. She enjoys feature writing the most, which gives her the opportunity to talk to people and share their stories.
Brenda and her middle school sweetheart, Reuben, have been married for over 34 years and have three grown children and four cats.
Jun 22, 2016
Accidents Spur Comprehensive List of Crane Safety Recommendations
The Crane Technical Working Group has released a report that includes 23 recommendations in regard to crane safety....
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Jun 14, 2016
Army Corps of Engineers Tidies Up Baltimore Harbor
Crews under contract of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, are currently dredging roughly 2.6 million cu. yds. of material from the Baltimore Harbor and Channels navigation project....
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May 18, 2016
Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule for Late 2016 Completion
The Block Island Wind Farm will reportedly supply most of Block Island, R.I.’s power while reducing air pollution across southern New England for years into the future....
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May 17, 2016
$4B Tappan Zee Replacement Still on Budget
Since construction operations began in late 2013, prime contractor Tappan Zee Constructors LLC (TZC) has utilized more than 620 New York companies to help build the new twin-span bridge....
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May 2, 2016
Having a Blast at N.Y. State Fairgrounds
The contract for the demolition was awarded to Controlled Demolition Incorporated (CDI) for $230,100.00....
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Apr 13, 2016
Census Reveals Fastest Growing Areas
New information released by the U.S. Census Bureau late last month indicates where the future of American growth lies....
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Apr 4, 2016
SEPTA Substation Replacement Project Nears Completion in Jenkintown, Pa.
An 80-year-old traction power substation in the Abington Township area of Glenside, Pa....
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Apr 1, 2016
$1.4B TxDOT Project Aims to Ease Traffic on I-35 Near Dallas
A major reconstruction project will make a difference for travelers through Denton and Dallas counties in Texas when it is finished....
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Mar 31, 2016
Portion of Interstate 20/59 to Accommodate 160,000 Vehicles
A portion of Interstate 20/59 in Alabama is being reconstructed to accommodate an increased flow of traffic, which currently is the highest rate of traffic flow in the entire state....
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Mar 21, 2016
Crews Work to Stabilize MD 135 After Rock Slide
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Adminstration (SHA) is currently working to remedy a rock slide that occurred in western Maryland near the Allegany/Garrett County line in ear...
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Mar 17, 2016
Industry Reps Decry NYC's Wind Restriction on Cranes
A fatal crane collapse in Lower Manhattan during a winter storm on Feb. 5 set off a chain of events that is still unfolding....
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Mar 9, 2016
Cavalier Air Force Station Opens in N.D.
The project began on March 31, 2014, and was scheduled to be complete by Dec. 30, 2015, with a small portions pending completion....
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Mar 7, 2016
Old Pittsburgh Bridge Lives on in New Design
The new bridge will be a steel open spandrel arch that incorporates the decorative urns and pillars of the original bridge built in the early 1900s....
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Feb 29, 2016
Rock Fall Closes Portion of I-70 in Colorado
A large rock fall incident on Interstate 70 in Northwestern Colorado on Feb. 15 is still in the process of being remedied....
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Feb 29, 2016
A Project of Biblical Proportions
In northern Kentucky, a major theme park of a different kind is growing in a big way....
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Feb 24, 2016
Maryland Uses Recycled Materials on Road Project
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is using recycled materials on a road-widening project in Columbia, which is in Howard County....
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Jan 25, 2016
MD 301 Interchange Being Built in Queen Anne's County
A new $49.9 million interchange is being built along Maryland’s U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) at MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) in Queen Anne’s County to replace an existing at-grade intersection....
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Jan 21, 2016
Phoenix Spends $590M to Modernize Sky Harbor Terminal
Construction began in February 2015 to “create a world-class traveling experience” for airport visitors at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix....
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Jan 12, 2016
Lehigh Cement Expands, Replaces Union Bridge Quarry
Major equipment used on the job includes six 40-ton (36 t) articulated trucks, eight track excavators sized 50,000 to 200,000 lbs....
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