Wed April 05, 2017
Albany Med Plans to Build Region's First Pediatric ED
Albany Medical Center announced plans to construct the region's first Pediatric Emergency Department. It will be the only one of its kind in northeastern New York and western New England. The four-story, 70,500-sq....
Edgar A. Browning - Wed April 05, 2017
Looking Back: 1937's New Irvin Works in Clairton, Pa.
The new $45 million Irvin Works of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation in Clairton, Pa., near Pittsburgh, was America's largest industrial project in 1937. The 300 acre hilltop site, high above the Monongahela River, required heavy grading....
Wed April 05, 2017
Diverse Projects Lead Way to Busy Year for Schlouch
From large single-family projects to townhome and townhouse complexes, increased residential development is driving Schlouch Incorporated's business mix for this fall and winter season with some projects carrying well into and through 2017....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed April 05, 2017
Safety on Two Fronts: Pa. State Police vs. Infrastructure
Shifting money around between two seemingly disparate entities in Pennsylvania has caused not only some consternation among residents and lawmakers, but also a funding problem for the Commonwealth's aging infrastructure....
Sean Martinelli - Localsyr.com - Mon April 03, 2017
Oneida Nation Begins Construction on $40 Million-Plus Casino in Upstate New York
A new casino is being planned for Bridgeport along the border of Cicero and Onondaga County, according to a press release from the Oneida Nation. Point Place Casino is expected to open by spring 2018 and will be located on Route 31 near the corner of Bridgeport-Kirkville Rd....
Wed March 22, 2017
RIDOT Bridge Replacement Begins for Capron Road Bridge in Smithfield
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it began replacement of the structurally deficient Capron Road Bridge, a bridge that carries local traffic on Capron Road over a tributary of the Woonasquatucket River in Smithfield....
Wed March 22, 2017
University of Vermont Unveils Plans for New $80M Campus Multi-Purpose Center
At its February board meeting, the University of Vermont unveiled an approximately $80 million plan to overhaul the Patrick-Forbush-Gutterson Athletic Complex that features both new construction and significant renovations to the existing facility, built in 1963....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed March 22, 2017
Champlain College Constructs New Student Housing — Eagles Landing
Champlain College and the city of Burlington, Vt., are collaborating to create a student housing project known as Eagles Landing. The $36 million contract was awarded to HP Cummings Construction, under the direction of Mike Hulbert....
Wed March 22, 2017
Eastern U.S. Rail Freight Improves With First Phase of CSX Tunnel Project in D.C.
When riders on the D.C.-area's Yellow Line subway come above ground for a track section that takes them over the Potomac River, they can now see CSX freight trains with cargo containers stacked two high on a heavy rail bridge nearby that also carries Amtrak and commuter trains....
Dan Rivoli - Mon March 20, 2017
MTA's Top Construction Executive Announces Retirement
The MTA's top construction executive who oversaw completion of the Second Ave. subway and other major projects is retiring, he announced in a letter to the MTA board. Michael Horodniceanu said in the March 15 letter that he's stepping down as president of MTA Capital Construction Company after the agency achieved a "grand slam" of megaprojects — the first phase of the Second Ave....
