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Roadbuilding

NYC DOT workers save kitten stranded on ledge of Manhattan Bridge

A New York City cat got to keep one of its nine lives last week thanks to the city’s Department of Transportation workers. The cat was rescued by the DOT after it was spotted scaling the thin ledge along the outside of the Manhattan Bridge July 22, according to the New York Daily News. The workers […]

July 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

New York State Police cracking down on work zone speeders

Drivers in New York should probably expect to see more police officers in construction work zones this week. The Buffalo News reported the New York State Police is in the middle of “Operation Work Brake” in an attempt to make work zones more safe for both the workers and the drivers passing through. State patrol officers […]

July 15, 2015

Business

The Final Piece: Design of 1,340-foot-tall Two World Trade Center revealed (PHOTOS)

In an interview with Wired that dives deep into the genesis of Two World Trade Center, Bjarke Ingels, the founder of the architecture firm BIG, has unveiled his design for the building. Once built, the 1,340-foot-tall building will complete New York City’s reborn World Trade Center. The new building will stand nearly as tall as One WTC, creating a […]

June 11, 2015

Workforce

Watch One World Trade Center’s 11-year construction in this beautiful time-lapse

With the opening of the iconic building’s observation deck over the weekend, One World Trade Center is officially open for the public to enjoy. To mark the occasion, the folks at EarthCam, produced the following time-lapse video that covers all 11 years of the 1,776-foot-tall building’s construction. Construction began in October 2004 and was officially […]

June 3, 2015

Safety

Light OSHA staffing, penalties come under fire in report on the dangers of New York construction sites

Citing data that shows construction represents less than 4 percent of total employment in New York while accounting for 20 percent of the state’s workplace deaths, a new report points the finger of blame for the state’s dangerous jobsites squarely at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s low funding levels. The report, put together by […]

May 13, 2015

Safety

Boom failure crushes and kills crane truck operator in NYC

A hydraulic failure on a truck crane took the life of a construction worker in New York City Friday. According to a report from NBC New York, the worker was having trouble operating his knuckle boom crane on a midtown Manhattan hotel construction site Friday morning. The New York Times reports 40-year-old Trevor Loftus noticed […]

April 27, 2015

Safety

6 steps to avoiding utility work explosions like the one that rocked New York City

The building explosion in New York’s East Village last week that killed two people and injured nearly two dozen others is a stark reminder that working around utilities is dangerous, unpredictable and requires for extra steps to be taken to ensure the safety of not only you and your crew, but everyone in the area. […]

March 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

More than 1/3 of New York roads and bridges are in poor and deficient condition

The Road Improvement Program’s “Conditions and Safety of New York’s Roads and Bridges” report shows that 37 percent of the state’s major locally and state-maintained urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 39 percent of the locally and state-maintained bridges show “significant deterioration” and do not meet “current design standards.” In addition to road […]

March 23, 2015

Safety

Woman killed near NYC jobsite after being struck by plywood in freak accident

A woman walking in New York City was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a piece of plywood blown from a nearby jobsite. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 37-year-old Trang-Thuy Nguyen was walking along along W. 12th Street and talking on her cell phone when a gust of wind tore a 4-foot […]

March 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tappan Zee bridge site welcomes humongous floating crane

One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]

October 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

Nearly half of New York roads need work

Nearly half of New York’s locally maintained roads are in need of rehabilitation, preservation or reconstruction, according to the latest TRIP report. Almost one-third of the state’s locally maintained bridges are deficient and in need of corrective maintenance or rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the report finds that that local governments lack the funds to maintain and/or repair roads. […]

October 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

Deadliest and safest places to drive in the United States

Road safety is always a concern, regardless of where you live. The good news is road fatalities across the United States are down 23 percent since 2005. The bad news: road fatalities still happen far too often. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, examined individual fatality rates per distance […]

September 5, 2014