The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels has awarded Tutor Perini Civil, New Rochelle, N.Y., a five-year, $235.7-million contract to replace the upper level deck of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Besides the many residences and businesses damaged or destroyed in Superstorm Sandy's wake, several projects that ENR New York covered earlier this year were also affected. These include projects in or near the hardest-hit regions, including Long Beach, N.Y.; New York City; and the New Jersey coast. Related Links: ENR New York More ENR New York Projects The Oct. 29th storm dealt a devastating blow to Long Island's barrier island of Long Beach, where severe flooding and high winds took out power and severely damaged or destroyed homes and infrastructure. The island is also home to Long Beach High School,
The number of stalled construction sites in New York City has risen 17% to 691 from February to November, “erasing virtually all of the progress made in the prior 15 months,” according to a recent New York Building Congress (NYBC) analysis of New York City Dept. of Buildings (DOB) inspection records. Some 26% of the stalled projects were added to the list this year, NYBC says. “While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what happened, it is worth noting that the upturn in stalled sites roughly coincided with a period of rather steep declines in the stock market as well as
Building trades workers including the New York City District Council of Carpenters along with the Building Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, began an organized volunteer effort on Staten Island today, Nov. 9, the first part of a plan to help rebuild Hurricane Sandy-ravaged areas. Photo Courtesy of the NYC District Council of Carpenters Members of the NYC District Council of Carpenters volunteer on Friday, Nov. 9, with post-Hurricane Sandy cleanup on Staten Island. The workers met at 7 a.m. at the Federal Emergency Management Agency tent on Father Capodanno Blvd. in Staten Island and began the first phase
What's the best way to keep 200,000 drivers from getting road rage while regularly disrupting their commutes? Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York's Best Overall Project 2011 If you're the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation with a goal of building 14 bridges in less than three months, you join the social media bandwagon and tweet about it:Traffic Alert: 14 bridges to be completed in 10 weekends in Medford, Mass.It was frequent tweets like that, combined with other social media techniques, that helped the agency keep drivers in the loop.In fact, the agency did such a good job of publicizing
Work remained scarce last year as the economic recovery continued its slow pace, but that did not stop the contenders for this year's Best Projects competition from putting their best work forward.
New York City construction spending is expected to rise 9% this year, to $30.7 billion, surpassing the $30-billion mark for the first time since 2008, a new New York Building Congress study shows. The increase is due largely to higher demand for luxury housing, ongoing work at the World Trade Center and continued public infrastructure investment, according to the New York City Construction Outlook 2012-2014 study. Overall construction spending increased about 22% since hitting a post-recession low of $25.2 billion in 2010. Construction activity will remain steady with 2013 projected spending of $30.2 billion and 2014 spending of $29.1 billion,
Opponents of New York University's $6-billion expansion plan filed a lawsuit against city and state officials, claiming they approved it illegally. The groups, which sued Sept. 25, include NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan (NYU-FASP) and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP).According to the groups, the 2031 expansion plan, also referred to as the Sexton Plan, which would add about 2 million sq ft to NYU's space in Greenwich Village, "illegally alienates parkland, destroys historic resources, and impacts the university's neighboring residents."The lawsuit was filed in New York County State Supreme Court and follows a July 26 vote,
With its 41-year-old, weather-scarred facade, Long Island's Long Beach High School sits on what some might call a vacation hamlet. Located on a barrier island off the south shore of Long Island, the school is only 30 ft from the water, offering beautiful views as well as challenges for the crew assigned to the $29-million expansion and renovation project. Related Links: School Bond Referendums Still a Difficult Subject for Taxpayers More ENR New York Projects The three-story high school, the only one in the Long Beach City School District (LBCSD), has never had any significant renovations, says Robert Firneis, vice