Constructioneer articles from November 2007

Constructioneer archives from November 2007

Statewide Freight Plan For New Jersey.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Staff New Jersey Department of Transportation released September 25 its Comprehensive Statewide Freight Plan, which recommends improvements to maximize the economic benefits of the efficient freight movement. Protecting the state's...

Brooklyn Power Plant Cleanup.
November 5, 2007... Staff A Brooklyn power plant could be getting a $100-million upgrade that would result in 150 new megawatts of cleaner electric energy - enough to power 150,000 homes. Astoria Generating Company says it plans to update its existing...

Manitowoc Expands Shady Grove, Pa., Facility.
November 5, 2007... Staff The Manitowoc Crane Group has begun a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation project on its manufacturing facility in Shady Grove, Pa. The Shady Grove manufacturing plant is comprised of 11 manufacturing buildings located on a...

Massive Long Island Resort Approved.
November 5, 2007... Staff A massive, multi-themed resort that will feature a 350-foot-tall indoor ski hill, dubbed Riverhead Mountain, won September 21 from the Riverhead Town Board. The project, called Riverhead Resorts, will cost as much as $1.5 billion to...

$400-Million Catskill Resort Plan Approved.(Company overview)
November 5, 2007... Staff Governor Eliot Spitzer announced September 10 an agreement on a major new resort complex in the Catskills - the largest and most environmentally advanced development project in the region in generations - and the protection of over...

Forest Fire Could Cost Taxpayers $200 Million.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Staff Officials from the Air Force are reviewing more than $200 million in claims stemming from the forest fire that destroyed 17,000 acres of the Pinelands in May. Estimates are they have paid approximately $2 million to reimburse...

Tilcon New York Presents Warm Mix Asphalt Demonstration.
November 5, 2007... Staff AGC of NJ member firm Tilcon New York presented a warm mix asphalt demonstration at their Mt. Hope facility in September. Those in attendance included public owner representatives, industry members and technologists from all over the...

NJ Transit To Construct Long Slip Pedestrian Bridge.
November 5, 2007... Staff A project approved September 10 by NJ Transit will complete a critical segment of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. The board awarded a $6.4-million contract to Simpson & Brown, Inc., of West Cranford, N.J., for the construction...

Deck Replacement Work On The Tappan Zee Bridge Begins.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Staff Deck replacement work has begun on New York's Tappan Zee Bridge. The $147-million deck replacement project will replace approximately 40 percent of the entire deck, focusing on the two right outside lanes in each direction from the...

Six-Foot, Single-Pass, Slipformed Divider.
November 5, 2007... Edited by Matthew Phair Curbs Etc. of Smyrna slipformed nearly a mile of 6-foot divider as part of a recent contract with the Delaware Department of Transportation. Transportation officials are trying a new type of highway divider in...

Bridge Pontoon For NY/NJ Rail.
November 5, 2007... Staff Great Lakes Shipyard delivers item for Brooklyn to Jersey City water link Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of The Great Lakes Group, delivered a "bridge pontoon" to New York New Jersey Rail LLC, New York City's only rail car...

Floating Rail May Deliver Ground Zero Steel.(Brooklyn Army Terminal)(Brooklyn Waterfront Railroad)(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... Staff To promote and facilitate the expansion of rail traffic on the Brooklyn waterfront, including transporting steel to Ground Zero, the New York City Economic Development Corporation is seeking a qualified rail operator for the Brooklyn...

Former Staten Island Navy Base To Be Redeveloped.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... Staff The city of New York issued three Requests for Proposals October 5 to redevelop the former U.S. Naval Homeport in Staten Island. The RFPs seek residential development with accessory commercial space; a hotel with a banquet hall and...

Machine Control Speeds Runway Expansion.
November 19, 2007... By Matthew Phair Technology helps contractor UCC tackle the major earthwork portion of the Chautauqua County, N.Y., airport project. February of 1956 was a momentous time for flight in Jamestown. Lucille Ball, the town's most-famous...

RCD, AEM And The Construction Challenge.
November 19, 2007... Staff ACP/Reed Construction Data sponsors Construction Challenge team Norcross, Ga., ACP/Reed Construction Data has announced its sponsorship in the Construction Challenge. The Construction Challenge is an event the Association of...

Reed Construction Data's BIM Partnership.(Company overview)
November 19, 2007... Staff Industry leader teams with service provider to launch BIM services portfolio A leading international provider of construction information solutions, Reed Construction Data announced October 3 that it has partnered with RCMS...