Constructioneer articles from April 2008

Constructioneer archives from April 2008

Land Prepared For Silverman's Two Ground Zero Towers.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff On February 17, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finished excavating the land for two new towers at Ground Zero. It worked for more than a year to build 80-foot-deep foundations for two towers that developer Larry...

Capped Newark Bay Landfill Development Emerging.
April 7, 2008... Staff After being capped years ago by OENJ Cherokee, 30 acres of landfill adjacent to the Jersey Gardens Mall is being converted into a massive mixed-use development called Celadon. Featuring a ferry to shuttle residents to and from...

Efforts For A New U.S.-Canada Bridge Progress.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff A new border crossing between the United States and Canada would handle truck traffic in one of the northern border's busiest trade corridors. The bridge would be about 1-1/2 miles north of the existing Peace Bridge, the third...

Route 36 Highlands Bridge Replacement Begins.
April 7, 2008... Staff The New Jersey Department of Transportation began on February 11 to replace the structurally deficient Route 36 Highlands Bridge that connects Sea Bright and Atlantic Highlands over the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth County. The...

FHWA Approves Route 17 To I-86 Conversion Design At Prospect Mountain.(Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff With design approval granted by the Federal Highway Administration, the New York State Department of Transportation can now proceed with the construction of planned improvements that will convert 3.2 miles of State Route 17 to...

N.J. Gives Revel's A.C. Casino The Go-Ahead.
April 7, 2008... Staff The state of New Jersey has given Revel Entertainment Group the go-ahead on a planned Atlantic City casino and resort. The Revel project team includes Tishman Construction Corp. and design firms Arquitectonica, BLT Architects and...

$1-Billion Upstate New York Revitalization Plan.
April 7, 2008... Staff A broad-based community coalition of more than 100 business, labor and agricultural organizations from throughout Upstate New York has endorsed the proposed $1-billion Upstate Revitalization Fund. The endorsements highlight the...

The Need For Standardized Project Management.
April 7, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair ESI Helps Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Improve Bottom Line Henkels & McCoy, Inc. is one of the largest privately held engineering, network development and construction firms serving the communications, information...

Auger Bores Into The Apple.(Editorial)
April 7, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair Pilot tube-guided Bohrtec system finds first-in-NYC use on Staten Island sewer job Staten Island homeowners faced a dilemma. The outfall of the sanitary sewer was located in a sewer easement adjacent to six...

PB Designing N.J. Turnpike Widening.
April 21, 2008... Staff The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) for Section 1 of the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6-9 Widening Program in Burlington County, New Jersey. The turnpike widening, from Exit 6...

Pa. Breaks Ground for $60-Million Route 15 Improvement Project.
April 21, 2008... Staff PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler joined federal, state and local officials on March 14 to break ground for the $60-million Traffic Route 15 improvements along Steam Valley Mountain in northern Lycoming County. Secretary Biehler...

MTA Releases Capital Plan.
April 21, 2008... Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released its proposed 2008-2013 Capital Plan. The $29.554-billion plan continues the MTA's system maintenance and improvement programs, completes the expansion projects currently...

NYSDOT Submits Five-Year Transportation Capital Plan.
April 21, 2008... Staff New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Astrid C. Glynn today announced March 18 that the agency's five-year capital program for state fiscal years 2009-10 through 2013-14 has been submitted to the Legislature....

Niagara Falls Holiday Inn Demo Begins.
April 21, 2008... Staff The Holiday Inn at the corner of Rainbow Boulevard and Third Street is being torn down by the Seneca Nation of Indians as a prelude to future developments on the 50 acres of sovereign territory it controls in Niagara Falls. The...

The Future of N.J.'s Fort Monmouth.(Brief article)
April 21, 2008... Staff High-tech research would continue at Fort Monmouth after the Army leaves in 2011 under a redevelopment plan that envisions nearly $1 billion in construction to add shopping, housing and hotels. It could take about 20 years,...

NJDEP Puts Brakes on Construction Vehicle Idling.
April 21, 2008... Staff Advancing efforts to improve New Jersey's air quality, the Department of Environmental Protection launched a statewide campaign that focuses on reducing harmful diesel emissions from idling construction vehicles. Construction...

Editor's Report.
April 21, 2008... By Matthew Phair It takes more than hard work to be a success in the construction business, especially when it comes to working with big contractors on large projects. That's why it's important to take advantage of training programs when...

Delicate Demo Recycles Historic Hospital.
April 21, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair Empire Demolition's expertise launches new Reading, Pa., middle school In a sign of positive news for Reading, Pa. residents, an underutilized hospital is being transformed into a much-needed middle school....