New York Photo Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Temporary Setback: Despite losing its request to immediately roll back the toll hikes, AAA is continuing to seek a permanent injunction to have them reversed. Photo by Joe Woolhead Ongoing Investigation: On Feb. 16, the cable of a crane carrying steel beams at the 4 World Trade Center construction site snapped, causing the beams to fall about 40 stories. Probe Into 4 WTC Cable Break to Take Months It will take months to determine the cause of a Feb. 16 accident at the 4 World Trade
At its core, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is like any other energy services company that aims to meet or exceed shareholder value and keep power flowing through sweltering summers and record-breaking storms.
The good news is that the baseline contract value of projects in the region's Top Starts rankings rose to $127 million last year, more than double that of 2010. The not-so-good news is that the combined total of the 25 projects in the rankings only reached $7.9 billion, a 10% decline from 2010 and down 58% from the $18.6 billion posted in 2009.
City officials are investigating why the cable of a crane carrying steel beams at the 4 World Trade Center construction site snapped just before 10 a.m. Feb. 16, causing the beams to fall about 40 stories onto the flatbed truck used to transport the load. No one was injured at the site, which is set for completion this fall, say city officials. "The incident occurred in an enclosed section of the site, which is not accessible to the public," Tishman Construction, 4 WTC construction manager, said in a statement. The job site is partially shut down pending an investigation, it
The solar market remains in a state of flux with some firms expanding and others restructuring. Most recently, San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity, a solar power installer and service firm, says it will open a Hartford office to take advantage of incentive programs under Connecticut's newly created Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) and the Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection. Rendering Courtesy of SolarCity "Connecticut residents pay some of the highest electricity rates in the nation," says Ed Steins, Northeastern regional director of SolarCity, which has offices nationwide including New Jersey and New York. "We can give them the option
New York City, State Officials Talk Up Infrastructure PlansNew York City's infrastructure got a lot of attention in the last month on both the local and state fronts, starting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) state-of-the-state address. Cuomo's $132.5-billion budget plan calls for the state to invest $1.3 billion to spur $25 billion in investments from other sources for major infrastructure projects and job growth. He also mentioned creating a fund to support projects that would improve or replace more than 100 bridges, including the Tappan Zee.In his state-of-the-city speech, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) mentioned a slew of construction projects planned
A federal court has denied the American Automobile Association’s request to immediately roll back the controversial Hudson River crossings toll hikes that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey put into effect last September. The Feb. 6 decision by Judge Richard J. Holwell of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan is part of a lawsuit that AAA’s Automobile Club of New York filed against the Port Authority in September charging that the agency uses toll revenues to pay for non-transportation projects including the World Trade Center redevelopment. The suit is ongoing. The Port Authority says the lawsuit is
New York City’s adoption of new green building codes are expected to result in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% and saving $400 million by 2030, says a recently released report from the Urban Green Council, the U.S. Green Building Council’s New York chapter. The codes are also expected to divert 100,000 tons of asphalt from landfills each year; reduce greenhouse gas emissions citywide by 5%; and lower the costs of lighting energy by 10%. The city has so far enacted 29 of 111 recommendations made by a task force established two years ago to detail steps the city should
The 20 young A/E/C industry professionals honored in ENR New York's Top 20 Under 40 competition have gone beyond the norm of excellence in their careers, showing leadership skills in their profession as well as a commitment to give back to their communities.
A distinctive feature of the new $825-million Barclays Center in Brooklyn is its "pre-weathered" facade of rusted steel panels that give the 675,000-sq-ft arena a been-there-all-along air. The unusual curtain wall of the structure, set to open this fall as the home for the National Basketball Association's Nets, has called for pioneering fabrication techniques on a project that has sometimes progressed by trial and error. The toughened exterior is also a fitting motif for a development that has endured and been shaped by a host of setbacks that included delays, budget cuts, design changes, legal battles and project team overhauls—not
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