No Little
Plans Made for Lake Shore Drive Rebuild
Traffic flow, pedestrian access enhanced and park
protected during redo of drive's southern portion
Like a torch through the generations, Daniel Burnham's vision
for Chicago helped guide the $162 million reconstruction of
South Lake Shore Drive.
Full Story >>
Top Specialty
Contractors' Billings Total $4 Billion
Revenues down, fears up in low-gear
economy
The annual Midwest Construction survey of specialty contractors in Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin found billings for the top-150 firms in the tri-state
region last year were $4 billion. Full
Story >>
New Year, New Pavement
Stone matrix asphalt used creatively on $80
million Interstate 57 project
When workers resurfaced the southbound lanes of Interstate 57 last summer,
they discovered that the stone matrix asphalt they put down on the road had
unusual characteristics. Full
Story >>
Moving Heaven and Earth to Widen U.S.
151
Safety upgrades sought for Wisconsin highway
When construction team members working on one of the stretches of the $130 million
U.S. Highway 151 widening project got a look at the soil under the proposed roadway,
they did not like what they saw.
Full
Story >>
Above-Ground
Planning Augurs Calumet Tunnel's Progress
Shafts and tunnels near surface, deep
in limestone make up last leg of 'Deep Tunnel'
It took plenty of coordination among multiple entities to
get work started on the $168.7 million Little Calumet Leg,
the last passageway in Cook County's 109.4-mi.-long Deep Tunnel
system. Full
Story >>
Upgrades to
Pump Up Water Plant's Capacity
Treatment process at Indiana facility
maintained throughout project
Getting pumped has been important during the $56.9 million
upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant in Lafayette, Ind.
Full Story >>
Click
here for more Features >>
|
