Photo By Dan McNichol for ENR Denver International Airport's new rail terminal is set to open in the spring of 2016. Photo by Dan McNichol Three workers prepare the walkway from the rail platform to the retail, hotel and airport entrance to the terminals. Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure Low and Slow: The Tour Reaches the Heartland Low and Slow: A State's Transportation Funding in Misery In St. Louis, a half-dozen public agencies teamed up with scores of private donors to fund the $380-million CityArchRiver 2015 project. One of the agencies is the Great Rivers Greenway District,
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Great Basin is bookended by Salt Lake City to the east and Reno to the west. Over the past week the Low and Slow tour rolled down the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains blasting into the Basin with plenty of water but short on gas.Click the image to begin the slide show.
Photo Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Savannah harbor dredging is one of few WRRDA projects to win appropriations so far. Related Links: Text of WRRDA Water Resources Bill Sails Toward Enactment When the Water Resources Reform and Development Act was signed into law June 10, 2014, it was hailed as a major accomplishment. WRRDA was the first big Army Corps of Engineers water policy and authorization measure enacted in more than six years and a rare case of a bill winning strong Republican and Democratic support in a Congress tangled in partisan disputes.As WRRDA reaches its one-year
Related Links: In New York City, Alexander Hamilton Bridge Gets Complicated Rehabilitation As Pulaski Deck Replacement Begins, Officials Push Hard to Manage Both Traffic And Public Trust Northern Construction is nearing completion of the $19.3-million Willimansett Bridge Rehabilitation ahead of schedule despite the challenges of a hard winter and taking over after Canton, Mass., contractor Pihl Inc. went broke.The 125-year-old, 800-ft x 50-ft bridge carries Massachusetts Route 116 over the Connecticut River and Pioneer Valley Railroad between Holyoke and Chicopee in western Massachusetts."MassDOT [Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation] was helpful," says Shawn Clark, project manager for Northern Construction, Palmer, Mass. "But
Photo Courtesy of Xcel Energy Solar panels sited near substations will avoid generation losses. Related Links: Minnesota Law Judge Favors Solar Over Gas In PUC Opinion U.S. Renewables Sector Soars, With Help From Tax Credits Construction is expected to start this summer on Minnesota's largest solar-energy project, 100 MW total in distributed photovoltaic arrays sited near utility substations. The state's Public Utilities Commission approved the $250-million project's site permit last month and the developer says the operator is seeking bids for construction.Minnesota PUC approved 21 sites for the Aurora Distributed Solar Energy project on May 28, concluding a process that
Image Courtesy Silverstein Properties Architect Bjarke Ingels asserts that from one vantage point 2 World Trade Center "will appear like a vertical village of singular buildings stacked on top of each other." Related Links: Progress Slow but Steady at World Trade Center Development Architect BIG Gets Museum Commission From Swiss Watchmaker Ground Zero’s makeover is entering its final phase. New York City-based architect Bjarke Ingels Group recently unveiled design concepts for 2 World Trade Center, the 80-plus-story office building being developed by Silverstein Properties as the site’s final tower. BIG’s 2 WTC design scheme involves stacking seven separate building volumes
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Low and Slow team visits major projects in the Dever area, aided by ENR Mountain States editor Mark Shaw.Click the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Our hosts in Glenwood Springs for the Low & Slow Tour were Stan and Cindy Orr of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) whose world headquarters is on the 800 block of Grand Avenue in the heart of the Rocky Mountain town. AEMP hosted Mrs. Martin and myself at their annual meeting in Orlando, Florida this year. Yes, that’s right, Mrs. Martin went to Disney World - all expenses paid. Impressive is their association’s membership. They are aligned with our sponsor’s on the Low & Slow Tour, APWA and CASE Construction
Photo Courtesy APWA At Kansas City Union Station, staff members of the American Public Works Association got a close look at the Hudson. Photo by Aileen Cho / ENR 'Low & Slow' reporters Aileen Cho and Dan McNichol visited the top of Gateway Arch in St. Louis after interviews at the project connecting the arch to the city. Related Links: ENR Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Low and Slow: One Day in Kansas City At their headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., staff members of the American Public Works Association greeted ENR's "Low & Slow" tour reporters Aileen Cho and
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