Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 26, 2021
O'Rourke Completes Demo, Saves Historic Clock Tower
The historic former United States Playing Card Company headquarters and factory in Norwood, Ohio, a suburb in Cincinnati, is being transformed into a $150 million plus mixed-use development that will have more than 500 residential units; a brewery; a public market and food hall; more than 100,000-sq....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 21, 2021
Phased Return to In-Person Classes Begins at New $256M Somerville School
The delivery of the new Somerville High School (SHS) building and campus, which is expected to be completed in spring 2022 when Suffolk Construction completes Phase 3 — the construction of the new athletic field — is pressing forward....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Thu April 15, 2021
Volvo Construction Equipment Adds EC380E Straight Boom Excavator to Purpose-Built Demolition Tool Lineup
Volvo CE is adding to its demolition lineup with the new 38-ton EC380E straight boom excavator, which replaces the traditional boom-and-stick approach with a 23-ft. straight boom and purpose-built arm....
CEG - Thu April 08, 2021
Despite Challenging Restrictions, JDC Demolition Deftly Razes Athletic Center
JDC Demolition was contracted to perform the environmental remediation and demolition of the former Alfond Athletic Center at the Colby College, a private Liberal Arts college in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, the campus, located on a beautiful, historic 714-acre site, is among the most selective liberal arts institutions in the country and is considered a "Little Ivy."Together with sister company New Roads Environmental, JDC Demolition completed the abatement and removal of the 200,000-sq.-ft....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed April 07, 2021
Construction Begins On Bridgeport Residential Complex
Construction work has begun on Canfield Park, two mid-rise five- and six-story apartment buildings across from the Fairfield Metro North Train Station in Bridgeport, Conn. Spinnaker Real Estate of Norwalk, Conn., and Eastpointe of Fairfield, Conn., are the real estate companies partnering on the property and they secured a $68 million loan to construct the 300-unit property in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
OHL USA Crews Make Upgrades to Ventura Freeway
Since July 2020, crews from OHL USA Inc. have been replacing 19.3 mi. of concrete median barrier on U.S. 101 (Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway) to improve the safety of motorists via a $49.7 million project (total programmed cost) initiated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 18, 2021
Peachtree Creek Bridge Gets Its $20M Upgrade
The Peachtree Creek Bridge on SR 3/Northside Drive in North Atlanta (Fulton County), built in 1926, is being replaced by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) via a $20,164,623.92 contract that was awarded to C....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 10, 2021
Crews Demolish I-45 Bridge in Four Days; Upgrades to Continue
The demolition of the Holland Road bridge over the six mainlanes of IH-45 Gulf Freeway in Galveston County, Texas, part of the I-45 expansion project between FM 517 to FM 1764, took four days to complete....
Associated Press - Wed March 10, 2021
Crews Use 1,000 Lbs. of Explosives for Demo of Navajo Generating Station Boilers
A contractor used more than 1,000 lbs. of explosives on March 3 to demolish the Navajo Generating Station's three 245-ft.-tall boilers. The coal-fired power plant near the Arizona-Utah border shut down in 2019 and three 775-ft....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed March 03, 2021
Volvo, Werk-Brau Help 'Break Thru' Tricky Demolition
Break Thru Enterprises Inc. of Lombard, Ill., was presented with an opportunity to work on a rather challenging project. The job, located in Bannockburn, Ill., required a mix of demolition practices — office gut, selective structural removal and total building removal....
