Wed September 13, 2017
Topcon Announces Addition to Topcon Solutions Store Network
Topcon Positioning Group announced a new addition to the Topcon Solutions Store distribution network Sept. 13. PPI Group, now known as PPI Group, a Topcon Solutions Store, is the latest positioning distributor to join the network with two locations in Portland, Ore....
Fri August 11, 2017
Sandy Hook Elementary School Construction Project Closes Out $1.5 Million Under Budget
From its earliest days as conceptual drawings, until early August, when Newtown's Public Building and Site Commission (PBSC) officially closed out the Sandy Hook Elementary School building project, the state-of-the-art educational facility has represented something eminently important for virtually every person who played a role in its construction — including taxpayers across Connecticut whose $50 million contributed to its completion....
Wed August 09, 2017
Connecticut State Rep. Announces $1T National Infrastructure Proposal
On Aug. 8, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the America Wins Act, a $1 trillion proposal to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to create millions of jobs for the middle class over the next decade....
Thu August 03, 2017
Gov. Malloy Announces Service Providers for Hartford Line
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrailHartford Line — the passenger rail service currently under construction that will provide more frequent train service between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Thu July 27, 2017
Durante Rentals Announces New Connecticut Store Location
Durante Rentals LLC, the most dependable name in construction equipment rentals, announced July 27 that it has opened the doors to their eighth store at 108 Federal Road in Danbury, CT. Located across the street from Frank Pepe Pizzeria, the property is situated right off Interstate 84 (Exit 11) and US-202 (White Turkey Road) for easy access and ample parking....
Renee Chmiel - Tue July 25, 2017
Connecticut DOT Reveals Track Laying Machine
The Connecticut Department of Transportation revealed its track laying machine July 25, which will help increase train service in the region. Crews were working in Berlin, Conn. on Tuesday laying down rail....
Mon July 24, 2017
InterQuip USA Hosts Equipment Show in Norwalk, Conn.
InterQuip USA hosted an equipment show July 6 and 7 at its facility in Norwalk, Conn. The event featured InterQuip's diverse inventory, as well as complementary machines from several other equipment dealers in the tri-state area....
Edgar A. Browning - Fri July 21, 2017
Looking Back: Campanella & Cardi at I-95 in Groton, Conn.
Well over 50 years ago, during 1963, the Campanella & Cardi Construction Company of Hillsgrove, R.I., was building a 3 mile section of Interstate 95 in Groton, Conn. The $5,656,000 contract ran from a point just east of the Route 12 interchange built by the Jarvis Construction Company of Manchester, Conn., to Flanders Road....
Thu July 20, 2017
Innovative Construction Technique Shaves Time Off CTDOT Construction Schedule
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Jim Redeker announced that as a result of innovative construction techniques, CTDOT has been able to shave off three months from the construction schedule for the new, replacement bridge that is being built over the West River along I-95 northbound and southbound, which connects New Haven and West Haven....
