Federal regulators dealt a blow recently to Williams Partners L.P. in putting off a decision for six months on whether the firm's plans to build a 3.17-mile natural gas pipeline extension off the coast of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens is approved. Rendering Courtesy of Williams Partners L.P. Hanging On: The project includes building the meter and regulator stations inside one of the historic hangar buildings at Floyd Bennett Field and restoring the facade to that structure. Williams had planned to start work on the $182-million Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project this month but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit filed last October by three environmental groups last year to stop construction of the Susquehanna-Roseland high-voltage transmission line between Pennsylvania and New Jersey that crosses three national parks. Judge Richard Roberts said Aug. 30 that the decision by the U.S. National Park Service to allow construction of the 500-kV line through the parks was rationally based and that the plaintiffs have not shown it was arbitrary and capricious. The 145-mile line will run from Berwick, Pa., near the PPL Electric Utilities’ Susquehanna nuclear plant, to Roseland, N.J. PPL
Joe Crupi spent a recent morning standing between two sites where several long trenches had been dug to make way for installing part of the water distribution system to the Manhattan leg of Water Tunnel No. 3. Within one of the trenches, tangles of rusted pipes had already been lifted over wooden crossbeams and moved aside to make way for a new 48-in.-dia trunk main below. On this particular section of the project on this particular summer day, some of the old-pipe relocation work was done; crews were navigating the rest of the job. Related Links: Long Road: Tunnels bored
Laura M. Coletti and Michael E. Kralick have established Impact Architecture, an architecture and planning firm with headquarters in Farmingdale, N.Y. The partners are veterans of New York state's architectural and sustainable design industry. Coletti Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York Featured People Bryan Savage of Passaro Associates, Rochester, N.Y., has passed his professional engineer exam to become a licensed professional engineer in New York. Savage works in the firm's aviation services group on commercial and general airport improvement projects. He has five years of experience and holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the
New Jersey Related Links: ENR New York Post Sandy, Group Eyes MEP System 'Rethinking' Efforts to boost resiliency of the power grid in the region's post-Superstorm Sandy environment should be a boon for the mechanical and electrical engineering and construction sectors. A panel of regional government officials at a recent post-Sandy resiliency summit in Hoboken, N.J., focused on failures in the grid and called for a rethinking of the locations of power facilities and improved emergency service.Noting the extensive flood damage to several of the state's water and wastewater treatment facilities that shut down some or all functionality, Bob Martin,
From office buildings to sports arenas to subway stations and movie studios, family-owned E-J Electric Installation has consistently added to its portfolio of services and projects.
Daytime television gained some viewers during the recession, which was not such a bad thing for some specialty contracting firms, says Zach McGuire, MasTec Inc. advanced technology group president.
A new study on New York City's institutional construction starts proves what most industry firms already knew: The "meds and eds" sector helped keep many firms afloat during the recession. Related Links: Higher-Ed Pipeline Sprouting Leaks? Groups Sue City for Approving NYU Expansion Plan Urban Upgrades: NYC's Universities Embark on Robust Capital Programs Progress Report: Renzo Piano's New Whitney Museum Weill Cornell Medical Research Building Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Renovation and Expansion The city's public and private institutions initiated $14.8 billion in construction work from June 2008 through May 2013, with the educational and health care sectors accounting for
Four teams have been selected to compete for a $2.4-billion project to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building (CBT), says a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) spokesman. PANYNJ will conduct $1.2 billion in infrastructure upgrades in addition to the project, he says. The four finalists have until April 15, 2014 to submit their request for proposals (RFPs). The four teams—which include contractors, equity members and other key firms—were selected out of 16 that responded to the authority's RFQs last October. The authority lists the shortlisted teams and their lead contractors
The Associated General Contractors of New Jersey (AGCNJ) plans to merge soon with its sister group, the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey (BCANJ), says Thomas J. DiGangi Jr., AGCNJ executive director. Both groups, part of the AGC of America, are based in Edison. AGCNJ focuses on the marine, roads and bridges, utility and other heavy industry sectors. BCANJ serves the non-residential and residential building side and says it is the largest general building contractor and construction management organization in New Jersey.Jack Kocsis Jr., CEO of both groups, will take the helm of the merged group, which will be called
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