Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 11, 2019
Clean-Up Crews Prep Site for $6B Lincoln Yards
A $6 billion project known as Lincoln Yards will transform a former industrial site in Chicago's North Branch Corridor into a mixed-use community that includes new and improved infrastructure and transportation, businesses and residences, parks and open spaces....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 27, 2019
After 20 Years, New Stadium a Reality for Birmingham
Construction of a new open-air stadium that will serve as an investment in Birmingham's future is finally underway in north central Alabama. Protective Stadium, a $174 million undertaking, is located on an 18-acre site adjacent to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) north of I-59/20 downtown....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 13, 2019
$150M Putting Indiana Bridge Back in Business
Designed to serve as an elegant landmark, the new Cline Avenue Bridge in East Chicago, Ind., will alleviate traffic congestion and enhance transport connectivity in northwestern Indiana when it opens in 2020....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 31, 2019
Suburban Birmingham Park Receives $21M Enhancement
As part of a larger vision, Alabama construction crews are working on a project that will completely change the landscape of U.S. Highway 31 in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. Renovations to Wald Park include two new swimming pools, tennis courts and green space, as well as upgrades to ball fields, a dog park and the addition of Miracle Fields — the first parks and recreation space in the city created to accommodate children with special needs....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 09, 2019
MSG Sphere at The Venetian
Currently under construction just outside Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian will serve as a state-of-the-art entertainment venue when it makes its highly anticipated debut. Crews in Paradise, Nev., are making steady progress on the spectacular, multi-million dollar structure, which was designed using cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize entertainment....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 07, 2019
Sacyr Construction USA Continues Work on Fla.'s First Coast Expressway
Phase 2 of the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) First Coast Expressway project (FCE) is underway and expected to be delivered in mid-2025. Back in March, crews from Sacyr Construction USA LLC first began working on the north segment of the job, a $229 million contract that is being funded by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 03, 2019
Peak Construction Set to Begin on $1.6B Mazda Toyota Plant
Peak construction will begin within the next month at the $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. Inc. (MTMUS) facility in Huntsville, Ala., (Limestone County). At that time, up to 2,500 workers will be on site and 70 percent of those workers will be from the state of Alabama....
Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Thu September 26, 2019
Urban Foundation Conquers Boulders Under Brooklyn
Two yellow masts peek high above the jam-packed city streets of Brooklyn, N.Y. While it was not obvious to passersby, Urban Foundation/Engineering was using two Bauer BG drilling rigs from Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) to literally conquer an underground boulder field in preparation for a 25-story residential building known as 18 Sixth Avenue....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 15, 2019
Historic Birmingham Department Store Reimagined as Living Space
A long-abandoned department store is undergoing a dramatic transformation in Birmingham, Ala. Once complete, the faded structure found at the intersection of Second Avenue North and 18th Street will house almost four dozen condominiums and be christened New Ideal Lofts....
CEG - Wed July 31, 2019
Westchester Tractor Helps M&L Construction Bring Music to Bridgeport
The last out may have been made at Bridgeport Bluefish's baseball park in Bridgeport, Conn., but there will be extra innings played for part of this venue, which is being partly demolished and reinvented as an amphitheater....
