Mon August 21, 2017
FTA Advances $1B Plan to Replace Aged Portal Railroad Bridge in New Jersey
The Federal Transit Administration formally adopted an environmental impact statement for the Portal Bridge project to replace a century-old railroad swing bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey, a key step toward funding the work that is part of a broader program to improve rail capacity in the Northeast....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon August 21, 2017
NJDOT Replaces Bridge Over Barnegat Bay
A mile-long bridge in Ocean County, N.J., is currently undergoing a $74 million replacement project. The eastbound Mathis Bridge and westbound Tunney Bridges are a pair of bridges carrying Route 37 over Barnegat Bay between Toms River and Seaside Heights....
Mon August 21, 2017
Walsh Hosts Regional Equipment Show in Washington, Pa.
Walsh Equipment held a regional equipment show at the Washington Wild Things Field in Washington, Pa., on Aug. 3. The event attracted a crowd of more than 200 of Walsh Equipment's customers from western Pennsylvania who came to see the latest equipment offerings from the dealership....
Fri August 18, 2017
$32M Project to Widen I-695 in Parkville, Md., Completes
The Hogan Administration announced the completion of the highway widening, bridge replacement and interchange reconstruction project on I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) between MD 41 (Perring Parkway) and MD 147 (Harford Road) in Baltimore County....
Fri August 18, 2017
DelDOT Receives Federal Grant for Bridge Project
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has received an award of $275,000 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) to support the replacement of a deficient bridge in Blackbird, Del. "Making smart investments in the roads, highways and bridges that so many Delawareans use and depend on every day improves our local infrastructure and also saves taxpayer dollars in the long run," said U.S....
Fri August 18, 2017
NJDOT Invests Record $1.2B in Transportation Projects
Editor's Note: The following is a transcript of Gov. Christie's remarks on July 27, 2017:Governor Christie: "We're in the midst of the first full year of the eight-year Transportation Trust Fund program that's been increased now to $2 billion a year in state funds, $4 billion overall with federal funds, and residents are starting to see for themselves the work that is occurring throughout the state to enhance and improve our roads, our bridges and our mass transit operations....
Thu August 17, 2017
Build With Strength: Waltham, Mass., City Council Votes 14-0 for Safer Codes
On July 31, Waltham city councilors voted unanimously 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....
Cindy Riley - Thu August 17, 2017
Mansfield's Department of Public Works Constructs New $35M Facility
In Mansfield, Mass., work continues on a $35 million municipal complex that will include a public works administrative facility and a combination police and fire department structure. Work will take place in two phases, with current construction focused on the Department of Public Works (DPW)....
Thu August 17, 2017
Shawmut Equipment Celebrates 60 Years in New England
Shawmut Equipment has been a leading equipment distributor bringing quality products to its customers since 1957. This year marks 60 years of continued success in the industry. Shawmut represents the Manitowoc Crane Group's range of construction cranes, including Manitowoc crawler cranes, Grove rough terrain cranes, Grove GMK all terrain cranes, Grove hydraulic crawler cranes, Grove yard boss industrial cranes, National boom trucks and Potain self-erecting cranes, as well as a variety of utility equipment....
Thu August 17, 2017
Fairfield University to Break Ground on New Business School
Fairfield University's Charles F. Dolan School of Business will relocate to a new academic building scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. Plans for the new building feature a simulated financial trading room, big data analytics lab, entrepreneurship center with ideation lab space, visualization and simulation lab, active learning and case-based classrooms and more....
