Dec 14, 2023
Crews Craft New D.C. 'Front Door'
Over the past decade, Fort Myer Construction has undertaken significant infrastructure projects that have enhanced Washington, D.C., in both aesthetic and practical ways....
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Chuck MacDonald
CEG Correspondent
Chuck MacDonald is an editor, blogger and freelance feature writer whose writing adventures have taken him to 48 states and 10 countries. He has been the editor for magazines on pavement construction, chemicals, insurance and missions. Chuck enjoys bicycling, kayaking and reading. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism. Chuck lives in Annapolis, Md. with his wife Kristen. They have seven grandchildren.
Nov 16, 2023
HITT Leads One Million Sq. Ft. Development in D.C.
The mantra for exceptional real estate has always been: "location, location, location." Developer Redbrick LMD has captured that spirit by building an almost 1 million-sq.-ft....
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Oct 26, 2023
NCDOT's U.S. 70 Upgrade to Enhance Travel for Businesses, Military, Residents
U.S. 70 in North Carolina is growing up; it is destined to become Interstate 42 in the next few years. Becoming a grown-up means added responsibility. This is true for roads just as it is for individuals....
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Oct 5, 2023
Aetna Bridge Leads Goldstar Bridge Rehabilitation Job
Built in the 1940s, the northbound span of the Goldstar Memorial Bridge continues carrying five lanes of I-95 traffic safely across the Thames River from New London to Groton in Connecticut....
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Oct 5, 2023
Crews Easing Congestion On Maryland's I-270
Maryland's I-270 travels through the busy communities of Frederick, Germantown, Gaithersburg and Rockville to the D.C. metropolitan area. This corridor occupies two lanes in each direction before expanding to seven lanes as it nears I-495, the beltway that circles Washington, D.C....
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Oct 4, 2023
Granite Expanding, Upgrading Tucson Airport
As youngsters mature through the teenage years into adulthood, they pass slowly through many changes and growing pains. Over the last five years, Tucson Airport (TUS) has navigated some similar growing pains, but Granite Construction has helped ease some of those pains with numerous upgrades....
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Sep 28, 2023
ST Wooten, NCDOT Wrapping Up Project to Double Capacity On I-95
S.T. Wooten is finishing up a multi-year construction project to double the traffic capacity on I-95 in North Carolina. This massive project covers 18.2 mi. and is now 82 percent complete....
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Sep 21, 2023
Drones Aid Shirley Contracting, VDOT On Route 29 Project
Motorists on Route 29 in northern Virginia face both challenges and inconveniences when traveling this busy four-lane highway. Interstate 66 lies less than one mile to the north, carrying people in a hurry to get to Fairfax County or Washington, D.C....
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Aug 24, 2023
Fort Myer Construction Leads Design-Build Job On D.C.-Area Roadway
The George Washington Memorial Parkway has been called the gateway to the nation's capital. The road snakes along the edge of northern Virginia, mirroring the path of the nearby Potomac River....
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Aug 10, 2023
Northeast Philadelphia Airport Gets Rebuilt Taxiway
Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) lies 24 mi. from its big brother, Philadelphia International Airport, south of the city. Passengers and cargo travel out of Philadelphia International, while PNE, a general aviation airport, serves clients for flight instruction and airline maintenance....
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Aug 7, 2023
Nashville International Airport On Track to Complete $1.5B Upgrade
Travel industry experts and economists are saying that Americans are bursting out of the pandemic bubble and eager to travel. One airport has emerged from the bubble with a crescendo like a memorable guitar riff from its famous country musicians....
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Jul 27, 2023
Shirley Contracting, VDOT Engineer Route 7 Improvements
People living in McLean, Va., and nearby communities are in an enviable situation. These upscale neighborhoods contain million-dollar homes, thriving job centers and the blue-ribbon schools of Fairfax County....
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Jul 19, 2023
MoDOT Bundles I-55 Bridge Projects in St. Louis, Missouri
Drivers who use I-55 in Missouri can travel from the southeast corner of the state, the "boot heel," drive parallel to the Mississippi River for about 200 miles eventually reaching a bustling section of St....
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Jun 28, 2023
VIDEO: I-95 Reopens to Philly Phanfare
When a tanker truck explosion collapsed part of an I-95 bridge June 11 in Philadelphia, PennDOT sprang into action with an aggressive plan for the crucial roadway....
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Jun 21, 2023
Bergkamp Builds Highway Across Kansas Prairie
It looked like an easy job. The project called for a 15.5-mi. highway to be built across the flat Kansas prairie where no road had been before. No traffic to contend with....
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Jun 15, 2023
William J. Keller & Sons Preps Land for 'Once-in-a-Generation' Project in N.Y.
The Port of Albany, located in upstate New York, is an important transportation center 160 mi. west of Boston and 124 nautical mi. from New York City. Sitting astride the Hudson River, the port has 5,400 ft....
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Jun 1, 2023
Yonkers Contracting to Perform Bridge Slide On I-95 in Connecticut
Interstate 95 continues to be one of the most important transportation corridors in the country, extending from south Florida to northern Maine. Transportation planners and contractors in Connecticut are shoring up a section of this vital roadway in Norwalk....
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May 4, 2023
Right Attachments Helps Va.'s Medek Corp. 'Move Fast'
When Adam Medek plays pool, he isn't afraid of the 8-ball being in a precarious position. "I like to be aggressive. That's just the way I am."He brings that philosophy to business as well....
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May 4, 2023
Repairing Saint George's Bridge
Everyone likes short cuts. It saves time. It saves fuel and it saves aggravation. Business leaders in the late 1700s envisioned such a short cut slicing through a narrow strip of land to build a waterway linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River....
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Apr 25, 2023
Messer Construction Set to Deliver $100M Campus Facility
Sometimes the right place to put a building is where it is convenient. Even when it is inconvenient. Builders at the Miami University of Ohio campus planned a convenient location for the new Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness facility....
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