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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Megaproject to Upgrade Metro-North Railroad’s Maintenance and Operations Hub at Croton-on-Hudson

Civil + Structural Engineer

The MTA identified capital funds to make upgrades in the late 1990s, and work has been underway since 2001 to make these necessary upgrades. The final phase of the project included the construction of a brand-new facility that includes repair and support shops.

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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Chooses McCarthy Building Companies as Construction Manager

Construction Superintendent Magazine

has been selected as construction manager for the $45-million expansion of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, originally built by McCarthy and opened in 2001. The space will include flexible research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, as well as core facilities and additional growth chamber space.

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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

HardHatChat

based Englewood Construction, one of the country's leading commercial construction firms, will sponsor the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., They can hire any national commercial construction firm they want, and they see the best commercial general contractor for their project as Englewood Construction.

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Robust processes have been proven and available for decades and have now evolved into full solution frameworks for improving construction productivity. Collaboration is critical in achieving best value construction outcomes. Collaborative Construction Environment. All the tools and support services are readily available.

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Test for Compressive Strength of Brick | Water Absorption | Dimensions Test

CivilJungle

One of the oldest building material in construction line brick continues to be the most popular and leading construction material because of durable, being cheap, and easy to handle and work with. Good bricks are used for the construction of important structures. 1 2001-10000 20-40. 1 2001-10000 5-10. Table No 1.

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What Is Pier Foundation | Types of Drilled Piers | Advantages and Disadvantages of Drilled Pier Foundations

CivilJungle

All four types are similar in construction technique, but differ in their design assumptions and in the mechanism of load transfer to the surrounding earth mass. Pier of any length and size can be constructed at the site. Construction equipment is normally mobile and construction can proceed rapidly.

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#90:  Government Contractor Immunity

NH Construction Law

Ross Construction Co. , Overlapping the “derivative sovereign immunity” defense is the so-called “government contractor defense” to liability for procurement of negligently designed equipment, articulated in Boyle v. But what about suing the contractor who implemented the faulty design? In Yearsley v.