Items Tagged with 'Pennsylvania'

Machine that tumbled into excavated pit March 3 during demolition of a county government office building complex in Washington, Pa., near Pittsburgh, left the operator apparently unhurt, say published reports.

Speaking at the March 1954 groundbreaking ceremony for the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s 110-mile northeastern extension, then-Gov. John S. Fine summed up the looming challenge of constructing a superhighway through the rugged terrain of the Pocono Mountains

This October 1927 cover feature is a comprehensive account of road and highway planning and construction by the Allegheny County Dept. of Public Works in Pennsylvania, and it praised the department’s technical and financial setup for road improvement to be “remarkable.”

Led a team of state transportation agencies, contractors and technology providers on an effort to improve highway workzone safety with telematics data collected from construction equipment.

Unable to handle area snow loads, the undersized roof structure on a 750,000-sq-ft warehouse required reinforcement of 2,300 bar joists and more than 200 girders, all without disrupting the floor operations of a nationally recognized, online e-commerce distribution center.

Part of a multiphase renovation and expansion of the zoo’s 73-acre master campus, the project includes site upgrades, a new animal hospital, a welcome center with exhibit space, gift shop and administrative offices.

The $240-million comprehensive initiative to refurbish and expand key visitor and operational areas at one of the world’s premier botanical gardens also preserved historically significant elements.

Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future. 

Program expansion aims to speed construction approvals related to air quality assessment, dam safety and oil and gas development projects.

An architecture team opted for an affordable heavy timber-steel hybrid building.