Constructioneer articles from August 2007

Constructioneer archives from August 2007

NYSDOT Announces Completion Of Troup Howell Bridge.(New York State Department of Transportation)
August 6, 2007... Staff Rochester, N.Y.- Highway construction was completed and all travel lanes were opened on the new Interstate 490 bridge over the Genesee River, locally known as the Troup-Howell Bridge, in downtown Rochester, Monroe County, on June 18....

9/11 Tax Credits For Rail Link Between Lower Manhattan and JFK.
August 6, 2007... Staff Bronx, N.Y.- Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx & Queens, N.Y.) member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, helped move legislation providing close to $16 billion worth of incentives for the production and conservation of...

GM To Invest $100 Million in Tonawanda, N.Y., Engine Plant.
August 6, 2007... Staff Albany, N.Y.- General Motors has agreed to invest an additional $100 million over the next 12 months to upgrade its Erie County facility. The investment will allow for production of a new high-tech diesel engine for light-duty...

Code Changes Based On NIST WTC Investigation Adopted.(National Institute of Standards and Technology)(World Trade Center)
August 6, 2007... Staff Gaithersburg, Md.- Safer buildings - especially tall structures - that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set of building code changes recently approved by the...

Developers Picked for Manhattan's Historic Battery Maritine Building.
August 6, 2007... Staff New York, N.Y.- The development team of The Dermot Company and the Poulakakos family has been selected to develop the historic Battery Maritime Building located next to the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The...

PennDOT To Begin Fourth and Final Route 309 Rebuilding Project.
August 6, 2007... Staff King of Prussia, Pa.- Construction will start July 16 to rebuild the northern portion of the Route 309 Expressway between Highland Avenue and Route 63 in Upper Dublin and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County. This is the fourth...

NYSDOT Highlights Completion of Route 67 Project, Roundabouts.(New York State Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Officials from the New York State Department of Transportation and the town of Malta highlighted on June 16 the completion of a $16.1-million project to replace the bridge carrying Route 67 over the Adirondack Northway at Exit 12 and...

EPA wants paper company to pay for Passaic cleanup.
August 6, 2007... Staff Elmwood Park, N.J.- Struggling northern New Jersey manufacturer Marcal Paper Mills Inc. now faces a nearly $1-billion claim from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA and other government agencies have filed a claim in...

Luck Bros. Rebuilds NY28 Troublespot.
August 6, 2007... Story by Matthew Phair The Plattsburgh, N.Y.-based contractor eliminates fatality-causing conditions on a tourist-heavy scenic section of Adirondack highway. Summer is a great time to visit New York's Adirondack Mountains, but for some...

Harlem's 30-Plus Year Office Tower Construction Drought Ending.
August 20, 2007... Staff New York- Swanke Hayden Connell Architects is designing a 600,000-square-foot, 21-story office tower at 125th Street and Park Avenue in New York City. Developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project will be the first major office...

New Budget Agreement Covers Pa. Transportation For Up To 20 Years.
August 20, 2007... Staff Harrisburg, Pa.- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced July 9 a tentative budget agreement was reached with legislative leaders. It enabled nearly 25,000 furloughed state employees to return to work the following day. Transportation,...

Borgata's $400-Million Water Topped Out.(Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa )(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Atlantic City, N.J.- The Water Club will be officially topped off on July 20, marking the completion of the building structure. The Water Club, a signature hotel by Borgata, is currently on schedule for an early 2008 opening. The...

Update On Olympic Development Authority's New Conference Center.(Conference news)
August 20, 2007... Staff Lake Placid, N.Y.- With continuing efforts toward achieving the highest standards of environmental stewardship, the Olympic Regional Development Authority issued an updated schedule on July 11 on the progress of the new Conference...

Five Buildings In 10 Days.(Company overview)
August 20, 2007... Staff Kullman Modules Landin Muhlenberg's Allentown Campus Five brick-clad, steel and concrete three-story dormitory buildings, capped by graceful peaked roofs to blend with the historic Allentown, Pa., area, were installed at...

Cayuga Concrete Pipe Opens New Plant In Croydon, Pa.
August 20, 2007... Staff New facility includes automated bi-directional Packerhead pipe production machine Cayuga Concrete Pipe, a subsidiary of Oldcastle Precast, Inc., recently announced the opening of a new concrete pipe plant creating enhanced...

All Sets 184-Foot Erie, Pa.,.(All Erection & Crane Rental Corp.'s contract)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Dual Cranes, Lift Simulation Software Help Create Solution ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. easily set a 184-foot walk bridge across a Lake Erie bay at the new Bayfront Convention Center in a complex but well-orchestrated...