Photo courtesy ALL Family of Companies Mounted on a barge in the Chicago River, Manitowoc 888 RINGER can lift 660 tons. Related Links: 150 N. Riverside Site Inspires Riverside Operations Custom Launching Gantry Builds Over Busy NYC Railway A bright red Manitowoc 888 ring-type crane sitting on a barge in the Chicago River is playing a critical role in the construction of 150 North Riverside tower, whose site is sandwiched on a narrow, 380-ft-long spit of land between the river and a rail corridor.For general contractor Clark Construction Group, Chicago, and subcontractor Chicago Steel Construction LLC, Merrillville, Ind., the challenge
NCDOT Dispute has delayed a $215.8-million design-build contract to replace the bridge, awarded to PCL Civil Constructors and HDR Engineering in 2011. Related Links: Engineering News-Record Architectural Record New Bridge to Outer Banks A settlement between the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation and environmental groups has cleared the way for replacing the 2.7-mile Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. Part of the sole highway connecting the Outer Banks barrier islands with the mainland, the 52-year-old structure has been beset by scour problems and vessel impacts over the past two decades. A $215.8-million design-build contract to replace the bridge, awarded to PCL Civil
All politics is local, or so the saying goes. The same could be said of the complex, potentially contentious nature of transportation construction, which may involve any number of unique, location-specific issues and interests. It is because of transportation's inherent intricacies that agencies in Texas and Louisiana are casting a wider net to develop viable alternatives for getting projects and programs up and running as efficiently as possible while also meeting the demands of a mobile marketplace. Related Links: Owner of the Year http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_firms/2014/0609-robust-development-at-burns-mac.asp Design Firm of the Year 2014 The ability to meet those requirements is a key reason
Courtesy Trinity Industries Court agreed with plaintiff's contention that in a collision, the altered guardrail could become a lethal projectile. Related Links: FHWA Says Controversial Highway Guardrail Passes Crash Tests FHWA Will Re-Test Highway Guardrail System Suspected In Deaths Trinity Industries of Dallas, manufacturer of the controversial ET-Plus highway guardrail system, has been ordered to pay a $663 million judgment for defrauding the Federal Highway Administration. The ruling, issued on June 9 in U.S. District Court in Texas, is based on an October 2014 verdict of a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit that found Trinity modified components of the ET-Plus
Related Links: Industry Awaits Anticipated Award of P3 Contract for LaGuardia Terminal Public-Private Partnerships Will Be Key in Bridge, Airport Projects: Port Authority Chief The aging and outmoded Central Terminal Building at New York City's LaGuardia Airport moved a step closer to handling its final flights with the selection of LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) as the preferred bidder for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey's $3.6-billion terminal replacement project.The Queens, N.Y.-based LGP team is made up of Skanska USA Building Inc.; Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc.; Walsh Construction; Parsons Brinckerhoff; Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum PC; and Vantage
Enlarge Click image to enlarge. Related Links: ARTBA Puts Gas Tax-Rebate Plan on the Table Construction Groups Fight Proposal to Slash Federal Gas Tax Nebraska is the latest state to raise its gas tax, with the state Legislature overriding Gov. Pete Ricketts' (R) veto of a bill that adds 6¢ per gallon over the next four years.Originally approved by Nebraska's unicameral Legislature by a 26-15 vote in early May, the measure increases Nebraska's current 25.6¢-per-gallon gas tax in yearly 1.5¢ increments, beginning on Jan. 1, 2016. Once fully implemented, the increase is expected to generate $76.2 million in additional revenue
The entrepreneurial "enterprise within an enterprise" approach that Cary, N.C.-based Kimley-Horn first implemented more than 40 years ago is proving to be a perfect fit for today's business environment. Built around the idea of "practice builders"—specialists in various design disciplines who are given greater freedom to cultivate their own niche markets and service areas—the concept is contributing to the firm's growing share of the current market's crop of increasingly complex projects. It is winning over owners who demand a higher level of engagement and innovation from their design consultants. Related Links: Southeast Top Design Firms Ranking Southeast Design Firms Making
NTSB Scrutiny of May 12 Amtrak train crash near Philadelphia has turned to positive-train-control systems, which can reduce speed on curves automatically. Prior to the crash, Amtrak had PTC equipment installed but not activated, pending tests. Amtrak President Joseph Boardman pledged to have a system in operation by year-end. Related Links: NTSB May 13 briefing on Amtrak accident Fact sheet on Senate commerce-committee rail bill As the investigation continues into the May 12 Amtrak crash that claimed at least eight lives and injured scores of others, increased scrutiny is falling on positive train control, or PTC, a system that can
