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New York City Displays Updated Sidewalk Sheds

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:56:43 -0400

New York City plans to introduce the shed options as part of a package of new rules around scaffolding and facade inspections.

EPA Approves 13-Acre PCB Landfill in Western Massachusetts

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:54:57 -0400

General Electric is building a 13-acre landfill in Lee, Mass.

$500M Redevelopment Planned for Historic Hampton Beach Casino

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:30:00 -0400

The Hampton Beach Casino, once one of the largest entertainment venues on the East Coast, has plans to replace its more than century old two-story building with luxury condos in a modern mixed-use oceanside complex.

GE Gets Underway on 13-Acre PCB Landfill in Western Massachusetts

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400

The planned landfill will contain 3 million cu yd of polychlorinated biphenyl-containing sediment from the Housatonic River contaminated from last-century transformer manufacturing

Massachusetts School Project Team Avoids Procuring PFAS

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:45:00 -0400

Boston-based design firm Sasaki works with Harvard University to select clean and green materials for the 172,300-sq-ft John Pierce School project in Brookline..

Virginia Beach Begins Initial Phase of $518M Flood Protection Program

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:41:45 -0400

The Windsor Woods program totals $518 million for flood control efforts in Virginia Beach, Va.

Mamdani's Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan Sets Big Goals for New York City

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30:31 -0400

The Mamdani administration detailed strategies for increasing affordable housing, including building more than 200,000 affordable units in the next decade.

O&G Industries is ENR New England 2026 Contractor of the Year

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:12:29 -0400

O&G Industries will be recognized at ENR New England's Best Projects awards event.

Pittsburgh Readies to Dig Into $1B Sewer Overflow Tunnel Project

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:08:36 -0400

Lane/Brayman’s five-year, $1-billion contract for the Ohio River Tunnel project in Pittsburgh is scheduled to get underway later this year.

New York State Backs Out of $900M Bronx Bridge Repair and Expressway Widening Plan

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:22 -0400

Elevated section of the Cross Bronx Expressway has deteriorating bridges, but community members were not happy with repair options the state DOT offered.

ENR 2026 Regional Top Specialty Contractor Survey Goes Live

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:17:53 -0400

ENR's regional Top Specialty Contractor survey is now live.

Hard Winter Blamed for Overpass Spalling Incidents Near NYC's George Washington Bridge

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Falling concrete and metal debris on approaches to a key New York City connector has raised urgent safety concerns after two incidents in May injured motorists and exposed vulnerabilities of aging infrastructure.

More Repair Set for LaGuardia Airport Runway-Area Sinkhole That Has Delayed Flights

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:32:26 -0400

Runway 4-22 would be kept closed until the morning of May 23, officials said.

Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music To Open in NJ

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Privately funded $50M COOKFOX-designed venue opens June 13 at Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ

Maryland Revises Key Bridge Rebuild Strategy

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:44:32 -0400

After a reset, the Maryland Transportation Authority has revised the procurement process for the main span of the Key Bridge, which is scheduled to begin this summer.

ENR East Top Design Firms: Designers Pin Growth on Public Sector and Data Center Markets

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Tue, 19 May 2026 14:20:00 -0400

Transportation, data center and water sectors helped fuel the $18.7 billion in regional revenue reported by design firms for 2025.

Variable N.Y. Nanotech Research Facility Requires Flexible Project Team

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:50:00 -0400

The 310,000-sq-ft NanoFab Reflection facility is the first addition in more than a decade to the semiconductor R&D complex in Albany.

At Last, New Mass Transit Line Emerges in Maryland

choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:28:59 -0400

After decades of planning, setbacks and challenges, the 16-mile, 21-station Purple Line light rail system is set to finish over, under and through Washington, D.C.'s northern suburbs, offering the populated area a new transit link.

Strong Links Win Work for ENR New York’s Design Firm of the Year

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

PS&S Architects and Planners, expands regionally.

ENR’s MidAtlantic Design Firm of the Year, Remains Nimble

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Diversified across architecture, planning, interiors and preservation, along with expertise in both new construction and adaptive reuse, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners is the 2026 ENR MidAtlantic Design Firm of the Year.

East People: May 2026 Updates

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:59:00 -0400

Updates about construction professionals in the East region.

May 2026 City Scoop: Atlantic City

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Dodge offers data on projected 2026 construction starts in the Atlantic City area.

Second Piece of Debris Falls Near New York City's George Washington Bridge

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Wed, 13 May 2026 15:19:34 -0400

One person was injured after debris fell from a bridge ceiling in Manhattan, hitting a motorist's cari in a westbound lane.

VDOT Awards Latest I-81 Improvement Contract

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:10:51 -0400

The Virginia Dept. of transportation's planned 3.2-mile I-81 project is the first part of a larger improvement effort along a mountainous 9-mile section near the town of Ironto.

Kiewit Dropped From Key Bridge Rebuild in Baltimore

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:46:19 -0400

Design-build contractor exits the project as it prepares to move from design to construction.

Boston Considers Tapping Waterways for Clean Thermal Energy

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

City hopes thermal energy networks can reduce pollution, mitigate peaks on gas and electric systems and deliver long-term cost savings.

Project Team Divides Harvard Theater Project into Six Self-Supporting Structural Sectors

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Each act of the American Repertory Theater’s new home has been built differently than the one constructed before it.

Twin TBMs Prepped for Deployment as $16B Hudson River Tunnel Project Advances

rubenstonej@enr.com (Jeff Rubenstone) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:48:21 -0400

With federal funding restored, the rail megaproject's first pair of tunnel boring machines are nearly ready for assembly and launching.

New Hampshire $360M Stormwater Tunnel Project Awaits Tunnel Boring Machine

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:45:00 -0400

TBM will support one of the city's largest-ever public works projects, set to start in August the bore of a 2.25 mile, 12-ft-dia stormwater conveyance tunnel.

ENR MidAtlantic Names Beyer Blinder Belle as 2026 Design Firm of the Year

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400

The international architecture firm will be recognized in the May 25 print issue of ENR East that will also include the region's Top Design Firm ranking.