CT Examiner & WVIT-TV - Wed February 07, 2024
Demolition of a 214-Year-Old Church in Connecticut Followed a Sudden Steeple Collapse
The central spire and roof of a 214-year-old cathedral in the heart of downtown New London, Conn., suddenly collapsed into ruin on the afternoon of Jan. 25, leading to a week-long demolition of the remaining structure....
Associated Press - Wed January 10, 2024
Demolition of Idaho House Brings Out Many Emotions
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) The house where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022 was demolished, marking an emotional step for the victims' families and a close-knit community that was shocked and devastated by the brutal stabbings....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 20, 2023
Iowa DOT, WisDOT Replace Iconic Bridge
Close to a century ago, foundation work began on an iconic Midwestern bridge that's served motorists through the decades. Now the structure that's carried drivers across the Mississippi River from Lansing, Iowa, to rural Crawford County, Wisconsin, is facing the wrecking ball....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu November 09, 2023
Construction Full Steam Ahead On $200M Raleigh Union Station Project
Imagining a multimodal transportation hub in the space where an old warehouse sits might be a stretch of the imagination for residents in downtown Raleigh, N.C. But that's exactly what regional transit authority GoTriangle is on track to accomplish for a mid-2025 opening in the Warehouse District....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 04, 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....
Update Magazine - Wed October 04, 2023
Ascendent Grows Into Full-Service Demolition Contractor
Destruction of the Kingdome — home to Seattle professional sports teams from 1976 to 1999 — provided the catalyst for Rick Estes to start his own business. "I worked for a prominent company that landed the selective demolition," said Estes....
Associated Press - Wed September 27, 2023
VIDEO: Explosives Drop Steel Trestle Missouri River Bridge
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (AP) Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to drop a historic steel trestle bridge that for years carried cars across the waterway along Interstate 70 into the river below....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 17, 2023
Crews Help to Bring New Genomic Medicine Center to University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is overseeing a $106.5 million project that will play a key role in the Heersink School of Medicine's long-range plan to enhance research. Construction began in August 2022 on the new Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building and the Marnix E....
Atlanta DOT - Thu June 08, 2023
Construction Crews Demolish 'Bridge to Nowhere'
There are many spots throughout the city of Atlanta that have a lot of history packed in them, especially ones involving infrastructure. One of those is in Bankhead, particularly a century-old bridge that is no longer in use....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 08, 2023
Arkansas' $633M 30 Crossing Project to Improve Safety, Relieve Congestion
Designed to manage congestion and enhance access to the downtown areas of Little Rock and North Little Rock, the 30 Crossing project will make improvements to one of the most heavily trafficked corridors in the state....
