Constructioneer articles from November 2006

Constructioneer archives from November 2006

Pennsylvania Pike's Segmental Concrete Bridge.
November 6, 2006... Story by Matthew Phair Concrete bridge technology finds a home in the Steeler state There's a good reason that a replacement was ordered for the still-serviceable, four-lane turnpike bridge over the Susquehanna river in Harrisburg:...

Delaware Contractor Awarded $38 Million Damages.
November 6, 2006... Staff Contractor Donald Durkin Contracting was awarded $38 million by a federal jury on October 5. Durkin was fired in February 2004 by the city of Newark while working on its reservoir project. The award follows an earlier ruling by...

Pennsylvania Ups Renewable Energy Purchases.
November 6, 2006... Staff Pennsylvania, already the largest state purchaser of electricity from renewable sources, is doubling the amount it buys. Hydroelectric sources will generate 60 percent of the electricity and wind power will generate 40 percent. The...

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail To Add Bayonne Station.
November 6, 2006... Staff The New Jersey board of directors approved last month plans to extend Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service in Bayonne. A design-build contract to construct a one-mile extension of the track alignment and a new station at 8th Street...

New York City To Rebuild Massive Kingsbridge Armory.
November 6, 2006... Staff The New York City Economic Development Corporation has issued a Request for Proposals for the sale and redevelopment of the landmark Kingsbridge Armory, a 575,000-square-foot building in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx....

Pittsburgh Landslide Cleared.
November 6, 2006... Staff A major road that was closed by a massive landslide has been now been reopened a week ahead of schedule, according to PennDOT. An estimated 500,000 cubic yards to 600,000 cubic yards of debris spilled onto the four-lane Route 65 in...

Garden State Parkway Exit 145 Reconstruction Begins.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff In an effort to eliminate the dangerous rush-hour backups that occur along the southbound and northbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in East Orange, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began on September 15 its...

Peekskill, N.Y., Waterfront Revitalization.
November 6, 2006... Staff New York state will be spending over $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of the city's Hudson River waterfront area, to transform the currently underutilized industrial area into a major public attraction. Projects will...

Former Philadelphia Sewage Official Sentenced.(Bristol Township)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff As the city continues to grow, and grow its urgently needed sewage-treatment capabilities, problems with proper sewage handling have left a key government official in big trouble. The former director of the Bristol Township sewer...

Major Progress on Berlin, N.J., Circle Elimination Project.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff As part of the $73-million Berlin Circle replacement project in Camden County, the New Jersey Department of Transportation will close a portion of the Berlin Circle on September 14 to shift Route 73 to its new alignment. The Berlin...

New York Reopens Sections of Storm-Damaged I-88.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Governor George E. Pataki announced August 31 the reopening of two lanes of Interstate 88, following a tour of the 5.5-mile section of roadway located between exits 9 and 10 in Sidney, Delaware County. In June severe rain storms...

Kenworth of Buffalo's New Facility.
November 6, 2006... Staff Kenworth of Buffalo has relocated its full-service facility to a newly expanded facility off Highway 5 and Interstate 190 in Lackawanna. The new location is minutes from downtown Buffalo and the Peace Bridge, one of the main truck...

Mateljan Named Somerset Purchasing Director.(Somerset Welding and Steel appoints Tim Mateljan)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc., a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers and specialty truck equipment, announced the appointment of Tim Mateljan as purchasing director. In this capacity, Mateljan will be responsible for establishing,...

Stone Appoints Gambrill To Marketing and Sales Vice President.
November 6, 2006... Staff Lynne Woodworth , president and chief executive officer for Stone Construction Equipment, Honeoye, N.Y., announced the appointment of Jeffrey Gambrill as vice president of marketing and sales. Gambrill will be responsible for the...

Nelson Ferreira Inducted As UTCA President.
November 6, 2006... Staff Nelson Ferreira , president of Ferreira Construction Company, which is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, was inducted as president of the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) at its 41st Anniversary Convention...

Cappelli Tops Off Ritz Tower.
November 6, 2006... Staff Westchester County's new tallest building reaches 400 feet. Ushering in a new era in luxury living in Westchester, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Louis R. Cappelli recently celebrated the topping off of The Residences at The...

Wagman Hires Jackson, Frey and Flanagan.(G.A. and F.C. Wagman Inc. appoints W. Edwin Jackson, Peggy Frey and Tawanna Triplin-Flanagan )(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff York, Pa.-based G.A. & F.C. Wagman announced W. Edwin Jackson has been hired as general counsel for G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. as well as Wagman Construction, Inc. Jackson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and the...

New York Amasses Forces for Buffalo Storm Relief.
November 20, 2006... Staff Governor Pataki announced October 22 that an additional 303 highway maintenance workers with heavy equipment from the New York State Department of Transportation have been deployed or are on the way to aid in ongoing recovery...

Trucker Convicted of Hazardous Driving in Pennsylvania Work Zone.(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff A tractor trailer driver from the state of Delaware has been convicted of charges stemming from an Aug. 7 incident in a work zone in Wyoming County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. On Sept. 18, Brian J....

Manhattan Convention Center Groundbreaking.
November 20, 2006... Staff Ground was broken October 17 on the $1.68-billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center. The 1.1-million-square-foot expansion over the next four years will increase the center's exhibition space by 45 percent. Crews began tearing...

Skanska USA Building Listed Among Information Week 500 for Sixth Year.
November 20, 2006... Staff Parsippany, N.J.-based Skanska USA Building announced October 5 that it had been recognized for its outstanding information technology performance by ranking in the InformationWeek 500. Honoring the top IT innovators in all business...

EDiS Hires Three Field Managers.(appointment of John Paulson, Matthew Artymenko and Daniel Bargas )(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Wilmington, Del.-based EDiS Co. announced the addition of three new field managers. John Paulson and Matthew Artymenko were hired for EDiS' Interior Construction Division and Daniel Bargas was hired as an EDiS Company field manager....

Manitowoc Welcomes Over 800 To Crane Expo In Shady Grove, Pa.
November 20, 2006... Staff The Manitowoc Crane Group welcomed over 800 customers and dealer representatives from around the world at its Crane Expo demonstration event in Shady Grove, Pa., October 16-20. Throughout the week, MCG had nearly two dozen of its...

Passing The Torch At Admar.
November 20, 2006... Staff John L. DiMarco Sr., chairman and CEO of Admar Supply Company, has announced the appointment of Richard J. DiMarco Sr. as vice chairman of the board for the firm. In addition, Joel R. DiMarco, son of John L. DiMarco Sr., has been...

Construction Under Way For Binder Facility In Winslow Township.(Binder Machinery Company)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff In keeping with the busy commercial construction market in New Jersey, Binder Machinery Company has its own major construction project under way. The new facility is on Route 73 in Winslow Township, 7.5 miles north of the Voorhees,...

Rudge Joins Nitterhouse In Pennsylvania Sales.(appointment of Robert J. Rudge at Nitterhouse Concrete Product Inc.)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Daryl Wenger, sales manager for Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Chambersburg, Pa., recently announced that Nitterhouse has hired Robert J. Rudge to provide additional precast concrete sales coverage in the northeastern and central...

Chapter News.
November 20, 2006... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America, New York State Chapter, Inc. has awarded 16 scholarships for the 2006/07 education year. Since the Associated General Contractors of New York State, Inc. began its Scholarship Program in...

Farley Post Office Transpo Center Project Blocked.
November 20, 2006... Staff The Moynihan Station project, a planned $900-million effort to convert Manhattan's main post office into a new rail gateway to New Jersey, has failed again to get approval. The state's Public Authorities Control Board did not take a...

Quandel Upgrades Pottsville, Pa., Plant.(Quandel Group Inc.)
November 20, 2006... Story by Matthew Phair The Harrisburg-based contractor oversees a near-doubling of Schuylkill County's wastewater treatment capacity. Schuylkill County has experience phenomenal growth the past two decades, and growth doesn't always...