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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

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT announces $3.7 billion plan for transportation improvements in 2015

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) this week announced a proposed capital program for fiscal year 2015 that includes $3.7 billion in transportation improvements. The budget supports $2.5 billion in investments in NJDOT and $1.2 billion in improvements for NJ TRANSIT. The agency said the plan “focuses on safety, mobility, and maintaining assets in […]

April 29, 2014

Business

A year and a half after Sandy’s devastation, New Jersey leads nation in construction job losses

After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast in October 2012, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 […]

April 28, 2014

Roadbuilding

Find out which state leads the nation in construction job losses

After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 deaths in […]

April 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

Marijuana tax could fund transportation improvements in New Jersey

While Congress searches for a new way to fund transportation projects, one New Jersey senator is offering an interesting solution. Related: New Jersey rejects Tesla’s direct sales model Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-N.J.) has proposed legalizing recreational marijuana and using taxes collected from its sales to pay for surface transportation in the state, the Associated Press […]

March 27, 2014

Roadbuilding

New Jersey rejects Tesla’s direct sales model

New Jersey residents who want to own a Tesla vehicle may soon have to travel to New York to make their purchases. Related: Tesla Model S catches fire, owner exits unharmed The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJVMC) has decided to ban the use of a direct sales model when selling its cars in the […]

March 18, 2014

Construction Equipment

Diggerland USA, the country’s first construction equipment theme park, breaks ground for summer opening

With most of the site work done on the 14-acre plot of land the theme park will occupy, West Berlin city officials and park management broke ground for the new Diggerland USA Tuesday. Officials broke dirt with chrome-plated shovels—except for one. Brandon Moore, the general manager for Sahara Sam’s Oasis, the water park next door […]

March 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

New Jersey construction worker falls from bridge, lands on his feet without even breaking a bone

A fall is the most deadly accident that can happen to a construction worker. And one that takes place from a bridge 25 feet in the air should be no exception. But in the case of Thiago Santos, it was. Santos, a 29-year-old construction worker from Newark, New Jersey, fell 25 feet from the Pulaski Skyway […]

February 26, 2014

Roadbuilding

Congestion jams up New Jersey Transit station after Super Bowl

Fans attempting to leave the MetLife Stadium after the Super Bowl on Sunday night faced delays as they waited to board overcrowded trains. “Long lines and confusion” had train-traveling fans spending hours trying to leave the game Sunday night and early Monday morning, NJ.com reports. According to the report, officials dubbed the game the “first […]

February 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Diggerland, a construction equipment theme park, is coming to New Jersey

The United Kingdom’s popular Diggerland Adventure Park—centered around a construction equipment theme—will see a U.S. version. According to philly.com, Sahara Sam’s Oasis, a water park located in West Berlin, New Jersey, will open the new 14-acre park by this summer. Sahara Sam’s says it will announce details in a press conference Tuesday. Diggerland Adventure Park, […]

January 13, 2014

Business

The RINOs charge: Republicans’ return to the middle signals hope for infrastructure funding

With Chris Christie easily winning his second term as governor of New Jersey and Bradley Byrne winning his first election to the House of Representatives from Alabama’s District 1 yesterday, pundits on the left are hailing the resurgence of what they see as moderate republicans. If this is the beginning of a trend, it may […]

November 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Beware of these 10 haunted roads in the U.S. and England

Around Halloween each year, talk of haunted sites seems to become more prevalent. Those haunted sites may involve haunted houses, haunted cemeteries, haunted asylums and more. Of course, we can’t forget about the haunted roads. Sure, you’ve probably heard of headless horseman that haunts the roads near Tarrytown, New York, thanks to Washington Irving’s telling […]

October 30, 2013