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.
Like most working college students, civil engineering major Joey Chestnut has a lot on his plate. When he’s not taking classes at San Jose State University, he works at Gonsalves & Stronck Construction in San Carlos, Calif., where he currently serves as a project engineer....
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Robert P. Hopkins, president of the Delaware Contractors Association (DCA), noted that the purpose of the organization is to assist contractors in growing their businesses....
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A road project in Maryland is finally becoming a reality after dragging through the planning stages for more than 20 years. Ground was broken in June 2006 for the $85 million project to construct an approximately 6-mi....
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Improvements are currently being made to the I-295/I-64 interchange in western Henrico County in Virginia. The project includes the widening of Pouncey Tract Road and the construction of a new flyover ramp from eastbound I-64 to southbound I-295....
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In the construction industry, training is an important part of the overall equation. Projects cannot be completed without equipment, but equipment cannot be run without operators....
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The method may have been a bit unusual, but the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge was recently detonated just the same. A contest known as the Toughest Bridge Commute was held to give one driver the ultimate payback — the opportunity to trigger the detonation charges and bring down approximately half a mile of elevated steel girders that supported the old bridge over Jones Point Park in Alexandria, Va....
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The highest man-made structure in the world is rapidly taking shape high above the Colorado River at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Initial construction of the Grand Canyon Skywalk began in mid-2006, and completion is nearing....
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A project to widen Interstate 66 and add an HOV lane in Manassas, VA, is currently on schedule for its completion date in November 2006. The contract, valued at more than $37 million, was awarded to Moore Brothers Co....
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It seems fitting that new Delaware Contractors Association (DCA) President Carl Marenco has roots in Delaware, and he remains proud of his home state. “I was born, raised and educated in the state of Delaware,” he said....
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A medium-sized New Holland excavator is one of the key components of a major housing project in York County, PA. The machine fills a unique role for excavation contractor BN Excavating Inc., Marietta, PA, in the digging of foundations for the Allyson’s Crossings project....
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Many things change over the course of 70 years, especially traffic patterns, which has certainly been the case for the Homestead Grays Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh....
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The design-build team of The Lane Construction Corporation, SEPI Engineering Group and The LPA Group of North Carolina is well on its way to earning a bonus for the early completion of improvements to U.S....
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The proposed location of a new beltway in Tennessee has been greatly impacted by the presence of numerous caves in the area, making additional surveying and mapping services necessary. The Knoxville Parkway (Interstate 475) would connect Interstate 75 in Loudon and Anderson County, TN....
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The total rehabilitation of an historic bridge is currently well under way in downtown Chattanooga, TN, with the project requiring the bridge be closed for at least two years....
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Environmental and historic issues are at the forefront of a road reconstruction project currently under way near Lewistown, PA. After 40 years in the planning stages, the road is finally becoming a reality, and is scheduled for completion by fall 2008....
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A new golf course overlooking Lake Coeur D’Alene in northwest Idaho is being built on a solid foundation. solid rock, that is. “The property is very mountainous,” explained Jade Work, vice president of Ranger Golf, the project’s prime contractor....
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A unique bridge reconstruction project is heading toward an end-of-the-year completion date in Syracuse, NY. Funded by New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the federal government, the $22-million job began in November 2002....
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Repairs to the Hurricane Katrina-damaged infrastructure of New Orleans, LA, took a major step forward Oct. 14, when one of the twin spans crossing Lake Pontchartrain opened to two-way traffic 17 days ahead of schedule....
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Highways and bridges throughout the Gulf Coast states were mauled by Hurricane Katrina’s wrath. As the winds and rain died down in Alabama, crews worked quickly to assess the damages and begin the process of repair work, according to Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Spokesman Tony Harris....
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Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA....
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