A journalist who started his career at a weekly community newspaper, Irwin Rapoport has written about construction and architecture for more than 15 years, as well as a variety of other subjects, such as recycling, environmental issues, business supply chains, property development, pulp and paper, agriculture, solar power and energy, and education. Getting the story right and illustrating the hard work and professionalism that goes into completing road, bridge, and building projects is important to him. A key element of his construction articles is to provide readers with an opportunity to see how general contractors and departments of transportation complete their projects and address challenges so that lessons learned can be shared with a wider audience.
Rapoport has a BA in History and a Minor in Political Science from Concordia University. His hobbies include hiking, birding, cycling, reading, going to concerts and plays, hanging out with friends and family, and architecture. He is keen to one day write an MA thesis on military and economic planning by the Great Powers prior to the start of the First World War.
El Sol/DeFoe Joint Venture began major operations in late February for the third and final phase of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project, via a $446.6 million contract for the transformative project in South Bronx....
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Caltrans highways in the Eastern Sierra Nevada have and are feeling the brunt of the heavy rains and snow falls hitting the area in rapid succession and via intense short periods, which in turn have led to avalanches, mudslides and flooding that have closed roads for extended periods and damaged infrastructure....
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The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in partnership with Source Building Group began construction of a new $295 million psychiatric hospital in Dallas - the Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern - on December 5, 2022, a project that is part of the state's comprehensive plan to expand inpatient psychiatric beds....
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is investing $116 million for its Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, which will create multiple connecting points to major event venues such as NRG Stadium, the Museum District, multiple universities and the Medical Center....
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American Bridge Company (AB) is rehabilitating the East Haddam Swing Bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River and links the towns of Haddam and East Haddam, for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
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JE Dunn Construction, the city of Austin and trade partners broke ground on the site of Goodnight Ranch Joint Fire/EMS Station, the fourth of five new high-priority stations that the city is building to meet the demands of a growing city and ensure response times for fire and EMS crews meet established norms....
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The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), this August, is expected to approve Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation's record $100 billion, 10-year plan for infrastructure projects across the state to help meet demand for residents amid an ongoing population boom and period of economic growth....
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The heavy rains and strong winds that struck California in January, dubbed "bomb cyclones," caused severe devastation in many parts of the state, taking lives and destroying and damaging homes and businesses....
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As part of the ongoing effort to improve the State Highway 288 corridor in the Houston Metro Area, the Texas Department of Transportation awarded a $40 million contract to Granite Construction in July 2022 that will improve connectivity on the south side of the Houston metro area and access to the Texas Medical Center....
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The state of Georgia is growing at an immense rate via new residents and companies and with such an influx, the state's highway infrastructure is experiencing a massive investment....
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If you've taken a drive through Dallas recently, you may have noticed something different about Interstate 35: it's wider. Pegasus Link Constructors, which brought together Balfour Beatty U.S....
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As part of the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, California is receiving approximately $4.2 billion over five years to address the repair and replacement of highway bridges....
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which is overseeing a major multi-billion dollar expansion of the state's highway network via road and bridge construction, officially launched a new highway project in the Fort Worth/Dallas area (Tarrant County) and marked the completion of another....
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Between March and April 2021 and an additional phase in 2022, the Costello Dismantling Company Inc. completed the demolition of the 400,000-sq.-ft. former Anaconda American Brass Company manufacturing plant in the city of Waterbury, Conn....
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Halmar International LLC is hard at work for the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $115 million Lower Westchester Bridge Bundle, which has been divided into three projects — one that has been completed and two that are ongoing....
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is investing a fair amount of money into upgrading highways in the Yuba County area and one of them is the $131 million State Route 70 Safety Improvement and Passing Lanes Project that is being constructed by DeSilva Gates Construction (DGC)....
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A joint venture consisting of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. began construction on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $63.9 million State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project in June 2021, which covers the 4-mi....
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The ongoing multi-billion-dollar project to establish a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles has seen its fair share of obstacles in gaining approval, but contractor crews have started significant construction in certain areas of The Golden State....
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Tully Construction Co. Inc. began work on two contracts on April 20 as part of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $157 million resurfacing project for the Long Island Expressway (LIE), which is part of the overall Long Island Expressway Pavement Renewal Project....
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The PGA of America moved into its new $33.5 million, 106,622-sq.-ft. headquarters in Frisco, Texas, a Dallas suburb. The facility is a four-story building situated on a 600-acre campus....
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