Archive for August, 2008

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

Hot on the heels of last year’s fight over school funding, Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell will kick off the budget season Wednesday by proposing $76 million in additional construction spending for next fiscal year.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

Alpharetta has added a transportation update link to its Web site so residents can keep up with the latest information on road and bike projects. Queries about road construction are among most common calls the city receives, Deputy City Manager Jim Drinkard said. The link lists specific projects, their location, their timelines and cost numbers. The link, added earlier this week, will be updated …

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Bulacan — Mayor Eduardo Roque disclosed that the construction of the $1.2-billion Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 7 system that will link the MRT along EDSA in Quezon City to this city would start in January next year.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

There will be no construction-related lane closures on Tennessee’s interstates and highways this Labor Day weekend, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

IBA, Zambales: The construction of a multipurpose hall here has been put on hold as construction workers dug up a mass grave late Thursday afternoon.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

A Benton County landfill company, its owner and a construction company have agreed to a proposed federal court settlement that would resolve claims of illegal discharge of fill material and other construction debris into wetlands.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor s rose $.18 or .2 percent, to $81.08. Foster Wheeler fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $50.67.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

Western New York’s construction sector, which has been surging for most of the year, took a step back in July, according to a report issued Friday by McGraw-Hill Inc.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

Winnipeg MP Pat Martin is angry that one of Manitoba’s largest construction projects is employing temporary foreign workers.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Aug 29

Officials say a construction worker at a Tampa high-rise has died after a thin metal rod fell 26 floors, piercing his helmet and head.

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