Editor: Debbie Reaney
Expansion for the Port of Baltimore was necessary to accommodate the triple digit cargo increases seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now completed, the Seagirt Marine Terminal will be able to accommodate a 50-foot berth, which will allow them to hold some ultra-large container vessels. This project is a partnership between the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Ports America Chesapeake that will allow for two 14,000-TEU vessels to be dock ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Diamond Electric has been installing billboards with the assistance of an ICE® Vibratory Pile Driver/Extractor all over the state of Florida. Based out of Sanford, just north of Orlando, the company specializes in sign and lighting installations; mostly those of the billboard and advertising variety. Once they began using the ICE® vibratory pile driver/extractor for the foundation pipe pile installation, Diamond Electric Signs and Lighting k ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
The Verde River near Clarksdale, AZ once again flows freely, thanks to the removal of a 100-year-old dam. Built in 1914, the Clarkdale Dam was placed to separate the water into Peck's Lake from the Verde River, the water was then used by the United Verde Copper Company's smelting plant. The Copper Plant was closed in the 1950s, however, the dam remained to preserve the artificial reservoir at Peck's Lake. In February of 2019, the dam sustained a ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Construction is underway on the widening of the Garden State Parkway in Clifton, NJ. Also known as US Route 46, this is one of fourteen ventures which is a part of a much larger $24 billion capital improvement project put together by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. These improvement plans are aimed at creating safer roadways, with wider lanes, shoulders, and approach entrances.
IEW Construction Group has been awarded the US Route ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Hurricane Irma destroyed numerous residential properties when it made landfall over the state of Florida in 2017. Over 70% of the state was without power after the storm ravaged electric lines, with coastal areas seeing the worst damage. In was estimated at $50 million in damages to Florida alone.
More than 5 years after the massive hurricane, residents are still working on repairing the damage. Many people are forward thinking, making ... Read more
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Proper drainage is key to negating flooding and damage to residents and communities that abut the Hudson River. Jersey City, NJ is a city that is focused on creating a system to move excess storm-water back into the river. After the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the whole New York and New Jersey region are working on projects to not only drain water, but to also generate a safe location during any future intense weather systems.
JF Creamer was sub-con ... Read more
Editor: Ashley Steele
Swedesboro, NJ joined the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Woolwich Township, Gloucester County Utilities Authority, and the Gloucester County Improvement Authority for conveyance of sewage and the construction of a new pump and main station. Under this agreement, the Borough of Swedesboro is obligated to build, own, and operate the station which will connect to the larger facility on King's Highway.
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Docks Built to Last with an ICE® Vibratory Pile Hammer
Editor: Alix Bemis
In the Midwestern United States, permanent docks are quickly gaining in popularity in lieu of traditional docks. This region of the country contains enormous amounts of bodies of water as well as very harsh and long winters. Many boat owners and lake property owners dread the annual task of removing their docks from the water in preparation for the lakes to freeze over in the Fall and putting them back into the ... Read more
Reconstruction of Marysville Dock on Lake Ontario
Editor: Alix Bemis
FACCA Incorporated, a premier heavy-civil construction contractor based out of Ontario was awarded a $63.3M project by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) to rebuild the Marysville ferry dock on Wolfe Island, Lake Ontario.
FACCA began working on reconstruction of the Marysville Dock along Centre Street in September 2020 and construction is expected to be complete by November 2022. The project scope will consis ... Read more
SLC Airport Phase-2: Dewatering and Earth Retention
Editor Alix Bemis
The SLCDA, Salt Lake City Corporation Department of Airports, wrapped up phase-1 of their historic Terminal Redevelopment Program (TRP) in late 2020 and began working on phase-2 construction. As a key contributor to this historic project, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction (RLW) was awarded three separate alternative delivery construction contracts by SLCDA for TRP phase-2. Phase-2 of this project will include a 125-foot-wide ... Read more
