Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 14, 2023
North Carolina Zoo's $75M Expansion Makes Room for Asia Exhibit
Scheduled to open in 2026, the highly-anticipated Asia continent marks the North Carolina Zoo's first major expansion since its North American wing opened in 1994. When complete, the $75 million expansion will feature a variety of animals and include a 300-seat indoor café overlooking the tiger's habitat....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 14, 2023
The Fields at 17 Springs Begins to Take Shape in Millbrook, Ala.
Phase II work is under way on a highly anticipated multi-sports complex in Central Alabama. The Fields at 17 Springs, located just outside Montgomery, is the result of a partnership between the city of Millbrook, Grandview Family YMCA, Elmore County Board of Education, Elmore County Economic Development Authority and the Elmore County Commission....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 13, 2023
KDOT's $570M Express Lane Project Aims to Speed Commute
With a continued focus on community input, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is overseeing a $570 million project that will build express toll lanes on U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park. The mission of 69Express is to help commuters travel to their destinations quickly and safely....
Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Tue September 12, 2023
JJA Trades Diesel Hammer for Junttan Piling Rig On Navy Yard Project
Why would an established highway contractor with a history of using a crane with diesel hammer for pile driving be working at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with a sophisticated pile driving rig?That would be fair question by anyone familiar with James J....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 12, 2023
Sherwin-Williams Celebrates Topping Out of R&D Center
The Sherwin-Williams Company celebrated the placement of the final steel beam for the company's new Global Research and Development Center in Brecksville, Ohio, with a "topping off" ceremony in July....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Construction of New $935M WALK Bridge Over Norwalk River Begins
A groundbreaking ceremony took place in Norwalk in May for the beginning of a six-year $925 million project for the construction of a new WALK Bridge that crosses the Norwalk River. The current bridge is a swing bridge that serves Metro North and Amtrak rail service along the Northeast Corridor and must have at least two tracks operational during construction....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Swank Construction Leads $73M I-79 Widening Project
A large West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) project is widening Interstate 79 to three lanes in each direction from Harrison County, W. Va., to the Pennsylvania state line. The contract was awarded to Swank Construction Company LLC, with Matt Schultz serving as site superintendent and Cary Basinger as project manager....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 06, 2023
OHLA Converting Expressway Into Freeway in California
OHLA USA Inc. began work on Phase 1 of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) SR-71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion Project in spring 2021 and crews are hard at work to deliver it by summer 2025....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 29, 2023
Next Phase of $3.2B Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project Under Way
Lots of engineers are putting their skills to work around Fargo, N.D. They are involved in an ambitious attempt to regulate the flow of Red River water and tributaries through the border communities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 24, 2023
Fort Myer Construction Leads Design-Build Job On D.C.-Area Roadway
The George Washington Memorial Parkway has been called the gateway to the nation's capital. The road snakes along the edge of northern Virginia, mirroring the path of the nearby Potomac River. If there is such a thing as the classic Sunday afternoon drive for busy residents of the region, this is it....
