It will take months to determine the cause of the Feb. 16 accident at the 4 World Trade Center construction site in which a crane cable snapped, dropping its load of steel beams 40 stories, says the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. No one was injured at the site as the beams plummeted and hit the flatbed truck used to transport the load, says the agency, which is overseeing the investigation. Work has resumed at the site after part of it was shut down temporarily pending an investigation, the Port Authority says. “The crane in question is
As Hurricane Irene rumbled toward the Northeast last August, crews at the Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Millburn, N.J., scrambled to defend two potential casualties—the existing 90-year-old treatment plant and the construction site of its 47,000-sq-ft replacement. The crews knew that in the aftermath of major storms like Irene, which turned out to be one of worst in New Jersey's recent history, the potential for damage was high. The old facility near the banks of Canoe Brook, by its confluence with the Passaic River, wound up taking a direct hit. Waterways crested well above flood stage and swamped the
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
SnapShot February 13, 2012 Submitted By: John Fraissinet, Street Photographer,StreetObservations.com, New York "Every day I walk by this spot on the way to work," says Fraissinet, who took this shot of the Fulton Street Transit Center, under construction in downtown Manhattan. He used a Canon EOS 40D camera at f3.5, a shutter speed of 1/80 and a 55mm zoom lens. "This looked like an interesting setting, and then I spotted the lone construction worker. I followed him for a while and then he appeared at the opening where the netting was pulled back," he says. "Then unobstructed, I grabbed the shot."
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
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