PROJECT COST: $150 million An often-cited benefit of the growth in commuter rail travel has been the opportunity to create economically vibrant transit-oriented developments clustered around stations. The new Gateway Transit Village not only creates this kind of pedestrian-friendly opportunity for downtown New Brunswick, but also provides a long-needed connection between the city's busy Northeast Corridor rail platform and the historic East End entrance to Rutgers University. Photo courtesy of EE&K Architects Gateway Transit Village Related Links: Top Projects 2009 Prominently located on a previously underutilized 1.2-acre site at the end of College Avenue, the 625,000 sq ft, 22-story mixed-use
PROJECT COST: $376.3 Million There are few things in life more frustrating being stuck in a plane, on the tarmac and being told your flight is delayed. Photo courtesy of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey John F. Kennedy International Airport Runway Reconstruction Related Links: Top Projects 2009 JFK Airport, one of the busiest in the country, is taking a major step to alleviate this nuisance by reconstructing and expanding its busiest runway. The Bay Runway, otherwise known as Runway 13-31, which handles around half of all JFK traffic, will be widened from 150 to 200 feet along
PROJECT COST: $291 Million The $291 million Kaleida Health-University at Buffalo clinical and medical research building will bring the health system's Global Heart and Vascular Institute under the same roof with the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine's Clinical and Translational Research Center and Biosciences Incubator. Photo: Cannon Design Kaleida Health-University at Buffalo Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The "construction project is a clear example of a win-win public-private partnership," says David Dunn, vice president for health services at the University at Buffalo (UB). "Both entities-New York State and a $1.2 billion per annum not-for-profit-are saving
PROJECT COST: $390 Million Construction of a new $390 million Moses Wheeler Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Housatonic River between the Connecticut towns of Stratford and Milford, is moving ahead after general contractor, Torrington, CT-based O&G Industries started work last September on the first of a two-phase project. The planned 14-span structure, replacing the original bridge from the mid-1950s, is expected to take six years to complete with a 2016 finish date. Photo Courtesy of HNTB Corp. Moses Wheeler Bridge Replacement Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The contract for phase two, which includes construction of the actual 3,200-ft. superstructure,
PROJECT COST: $2.7 Billion The $2.7 billion New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program will increase capacity along a 35-mi section of the highway in Central New Jersey, expanding the road to 12 lanes and modifying four interchanges for smother traffic flow. Photo: AECOM N.J. Turnpike Interchange 6-9 Widening Related Links: Top Projects 2009 "We hope to eliminate the congestion that exists today," says Rich Raczynski, chief engineer with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in Woodbridge, N.J. "And we will be relieving congestion on parallel highways and state roads, because a lot of people exit the Turnpike to
PROJECT COST: $656 million In a few years, after completing two phases and about $1.5 billion worth of construction, New York Policy Academy cadets will miss one major element of today's training experience - the nomadic commute to facilities scattered all over the city. The multi-year project will consolidate operations to one 35-acre campus in the College Point section of Queens. Rendering courtesy of Perkins+Will, Consulting Architect: Michael Fieldman Architects New York City Police Academy Related Links: Top Projects 2009 The first phase - a $656 million effort constructing an eight-story academic building, a physical training facility, and a central
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York recently handed out their Diamond awards to New York State consulting engineering firms for outstanding design, research and studies projects in ten categories. Photo courtesy of Severud Associated Consulting Engineers, P.C. The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City is just one of the projects that received a Diamond award from the ACEC. Winners included: Water and Wastewater Hudson River PCBs-Potable Water Supplies, communities of Troy, Waterford, Halfmoon and Stillwater, Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties. Engineers: AECOM Perchlorate Well No. BGD-1, Bethpage, N.Y. Engineers: Holzmacher, McLendon &
Following the November 2008 elections, hope ran high among national union bosses. Unprecedented political canvassing by union members helped shore up a victory for labor-friendly presidential candidate Barack Obama and bolstered the Democrats� headcount on Capitol Hill. More than a year and a half later, labor leaders have checked several key items off their wish list, as sweeping policy changes have ushered in new opportunities for union contractors across the country. But with the mid-term elections approaching in November, an electorate soured by the lingering recession and soaring unemployment could bring union advances to a halt. Early on, President Obama
Grand plans for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center included a who's who of the architectural world: Daniel Libeskind on the site plan, Santiago Calatrava on the the transit hub, Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki on towers three and four, Michael Arad and Peter Walker for the memorial. America's most famous architect, Frank Gehry, was selected to design the new $700 million performing arts center, to house the Joyce Theater and the Signature Theater Company. The Signature, which revolutionized the New York theater scene by dedicating entire seasons to the works of one playwright at a time and has
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