Tag: super cranes

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS > Aerial shots show progress on Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

At $3.98 billion, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is one of the priciest transportation projects in America. As such, plenty of eyes are watching the megaproject, but the Tappan Zee Constructors are more than happy to give everyone a bird’s eye view of the construction progress. RELATED >> Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction of new Tappan Zee Bridge is halfway done, new video details future work

The construction of the multi-billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge has hit the halfway point. The Journal News reported that the New York State Thruway Authority took people out on a tour of the construction at the mile-work site to celebrate the milestone for the massive project. Most of the work done this year, with the help of […]

September 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge project

A New York University report on the Tappan Zee Bridge has found the project saved $1.7 billion by combining the contracts to design and build the bridge. The report found the design-build method for public works projects saves the government a great deal of money by simply having one contractor take on the duties of both designing and […]

June 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Crews, Left Coast Lifter, place first horizontal pieces for new Tappan Zee Bridge

It took three and a half hours and one of the largest cranes in the world, but by the time the work was done, the new Tappan Zee Bridge started to look more like a bridge—or at least the early stages of one. The New York Times reported construction crews used the massive Left Coast Lifter […]

June 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

These 500-foot-tall cranes will usher in a new era of shipping in New Jersey

On Sunday, a trio of massive shipping cranes arrived in the Port of New York and New Jersey that will allow the world’s largest ships to unload cargo there once the ongoing expansion of the Panama Canal is complete. The cranes will be erected at the Port Newark Container Terminal on Newark Bay and will […]

May 22, 2014

Construction Equipment

Do Look Down: Crane operator snaps breathtaking photos from 2,000 feet (GALLERY)

Crane operator Wei Gensheng had simply taken up photography as a hobby. And now, after beautifully capturing the amazing sights high above Shanghai, China that his main job treated him to each and every day, he’s an award-winning photographer. Wei is a crane operator and part of the crew building the Shanghai Tower. When completed […]

February 17, 2014