Tag: projects

Louisiana DOTD lets $40.7 million in road and bridge contracts

Nineteen Louisiana road and bridge projects now have low-bidding contractors. The projects total $40.7 million, says the state Department of Transportation and Development. The projects and their apparent low bids are as follows: Bridge replacement and repair The Blanchard Furrh Road/Choctaw Bayou bridge replacement in Caddo Parish: $634,127.15 Bridge replacements to Tucker, Dyer and Denham Road […]

October 20, 2017

Nonresidential projects push construction spending to largest monthly gain in more than 2 years in July

After seeing its first drop in one year during June, construction spending in the U.S. fully recovered and then some in July, with its largest monthly gain in more than two years. Construction spending rose 1.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $981.3 billion in July, according to preliminary estimates by the Commerce […]

September 3, 2014

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Jackson County, Michigan to take on more than $29 million in highway projects this summer

Jackson County, Michigan is set to begin $29 million in highway projects in the coming months, MLive reports. Related: VIDEO: Michigan DOT examines Ohio roadbuilding in latest ‘Reality Check’ update Federal, state, city and county funds are paying for the project, the report notes. Major highway projects in the county include: A $1.4 million joint […]

May 8, 2014

Can Texas make high-speed rail work? California can’t

For the last few years, I’ve been critical of California’s attempts to link Los Angeles to San Francisco with a high-speed rail line. It’s not that I’m reflexively against passenger rail. It’s just that California is such a political zoo, I don’t think they can do anything well when it comes to the bread-and-butter responsibilities […]

April 1, 2014

Construction crews begin biggest dam removal project in California history

Built in 1921, the San Clemente Dam near Carmel Valley, California was once an important source of water for towns on the Monterey Peninsula on the Carmel River. But now, the 106-foot-tall structure is just a liability. It hasn’t been used as a water source since 2002 and in 1991 it was declared at risk […]

June 25, 2013

San Clemente Dam Credit: Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group

Construction Equipment

Spire-mounted camera captures ascent to the top of the World Trade Center

Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with pride, the spire was lifted to the top of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The building has reached its symbolic height of 1,776 feet and is now the tallest building in the United States and Western Hemisphere. Which is why this video taken from […]

May 15, 2013

GoPro WTC installation

Budget for Apple’s new HQ balloons to $5 billion, would be a challenge for any contractor

Back in November, it was reported that the completion of Apple’s spaceship-like Campus 2 headquarters would be delayed from 2015 to 2016. Now, a report from Bloomberg says that in the meantime, the budget for the project has ballooned from $3 billon to $5 billion. If you’re not well acquainted with this mammoth project, the […]

April 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Repurposed drain pipe makes the ultimate man cave

I doubt many of you order more concrete drain pipe than you need, but if you do here’s a great way to reuse them. Just might make the ultimate man cave. Or you could start a business with them just like the interesting German hotel pictured above. Located in Bottrop, Germany, Dasparkhotel (The Park Hotel) […]

March 5, 2013

Construction of world’s largest thermal solar plant, makes for paradox

In a very interesting intersection of art and construction, the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant is currently under construction and has made for some stunning photography. The Ivanpah Solar plant is being built in the Mojave Desert, NPR reports. Recently, photographer Jamey Stillings, who has documented the solar plant’s construction, shared some of […]

January 10, 2013

Credit: Jamey Stillings

Plans for Venice’s first skyscraper draw criticism

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin may develop Venice’s first skyscraper, the Atlantic reported. Cardin has proposed an 820-foot, 60-story pirouette of glass and steel, called Palais Lumière, which would be located at Porto Marghera and include hotels, 284 private residences, a shopping mall, hanging gardens, a panoramic restaurant, swimming ponds, and a helipad. Cardin plans […]

December 18, 2012

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California port builds $54 million tsunami-resistant harbor

Port officials from the California coast town of Crescent City are spending $54 million to build the West Coast’s first harbor able to withstand the toughest tsunamis, the Associated Press reported. The funding for the new structure was spurred by a tsunami that hit the California coast in 2011. Sparked by a Japanese earthquake, the […]

November 27, 2012

Crescent City’s lighthouse overlooking Battery Point

Recruiting & retention

College sports “arms race” makes construction a constant on many campuses

As universities race to attract the best athletes with the best facilities, construction on college campuses is nearly constant.

June 15, 2012

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