Constructioneer articles from December 2006

Constructioneer archives from December 2006

AGC of NY Presents Safety Awards.(Associated General Contractors)
December 4, 2006... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America, New York State Chapter has announced the 47 winners of its Safety Awards for the 2005 construction season year, the last year for which complete statistics are available. The chapter...

Wildwood High Rise Resort Planned.
December 4, 2006... Staff Wildwood, N.J., plans were unveiled last month for the Wildwood Beach Hotel and Resort. Being built adjacent to the Wildwood Convention Center, the 25-story project will include 190 beachfront condos, 150 hotel rooms and cost $225...

Skanska Civil Lands Another $100-Plus-Million New York Wastewater Contract.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Staff Skanska USA Civil's Slattery Skanska and Gottlieb Skanska units have been awarded a $183-million contract to upgrade the Bowery Bay Water Pollution Control Plant. The project includes foundation and piling work, rehabilitation of...

Whitford Rejuvenates Buffalo's Scajaquada Superstructure.
December 4, 2006... Story by Matthew Phair Self-compacting concrete, new bearings and a fleet of reliable lifts form the backbone of a $20-plus-million effort to rejuvenate seven bridges in the city's western highway. In recent years calls have been...

Resurfacing the Lincoln and Holland Tunnel Roadways.(Blastrac Global)
December 18, 2006... Staff Shot blasting gets the job done two weeks early. Blastrac Global recently brought much notoriety to the company's largest piece of shot blasting equipment, the Blastrac 2-4800 DH, by successfully resurfacing New York City's...

Port Authority's $66 Million For Dockside Ship-to-Rail Infrastructure.(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... Staff The Port Authority authorized October 19 the construction of the remaining major pieces of the on-dock rail infrastructure planned for the Port of New York and New Jersey, which will give the port the ability to handle up to 1.3...

Historic Homestead, Pa. Blast Furnaces Receive Landmark Status.
December 18, 2006... Staff The pair of 122-year-old Carrie blast furnaces that supplied the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works received designation November 4 as National Historic Landmarks. The move protects the mill and makes eligible federal funds used to...

THE Tunnel Property Acquisition Funded $75 Million.
December 18, 2006... Staff The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized October 19 up to $75 million available for property acquisition as part of the Port Authority's overall commitment to the THE Tunnel project. THE is the second allocation from...

Subcontractors Association of Delaware Valley Honors Industry's Finest.(Awards list)(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... Staff The Subcontractors Association of Delaware Valley, headquartered in Ardmore, Pa., held its 37th Annual Awards Banquet November 12. As of press time, the winners and two honorable mentions were not available, but the nominees were....

Pittsburgh's Polar Bear Palace.
December 18, 2006... Edited by Matthew Phair Zookeepers create a custom concrete habitat towelcome back the white wonders. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium welcomed back the most ferocious bear species on the planet - the amazing polar bears. Having...