Skanska Blows Up Old Kosciuszko Bridge

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A team led by Skanska has used controlled explosives to bring down 25,290 tons of steel of the old Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City. ‘Energetic felling’ – better known as controlled implosion – was determined to be the safest, most effective and fastest way to bring down the old bridge. It is claimed to be the first time that explosives have ever been used to demolish a major bridge in New York City. The explosives have been used to lower the old steel truss spans in both Brooklyn and Queens to the ground, ready for dismantling using heavy equipment. … Read more

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JV Celebrates Steel Topping Out on OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Research Building

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The construction joint-venture team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and Andersen Construction, along with Oregon Health & Science University and SRG Partnership, recently celebrated a major milestone in the construction of the new OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Research Building. Construction workers, designers, engineers, employees, physicians, community members and donors gathered to sign the steel beam before it was hoisted atop the $190-million research and development conference center facility located in Portland, Oregon. “The Knight Cancer Institute will advance cancer research to its highest level with this leading-edge laboratory facility designed to support “team science” by encouraging collaboration … Read more

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Record-Breaking Observation Wheel in Dubai Nears Completion

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Mace is providing project management, cost consultancy services and construction advice on the Ain Dubai wheel to client Meraas. The wheel will stand over 689 feet tall and will take in 360 degree views of Dubai, a fast-changing cityscape. The attraction is being developed as a part of the Bluewaters Island project, a mixed-use manmade island, which sits off the coast in Dubai Marina, adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Residence. Mace is drawing on the experience it developed when it built the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel, the London Eye, in 1999, which stands at 443 feet. To date, the … Read more

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Nonresidential Construction Adds Jobs Despite Disruptions, ABC Says

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national construction industry added 8,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in September, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors of a recent release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The nonresidential sector added 11,700 jobs for the month, which means that residential construction lost several thousand jobs. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors paced the segment, adding 8,500 net new jobs on a monthly basis. The construction industry unemployment rate, which is available only on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, remained unchanged at 4.7 percent. The nationwide unemployment rate fell two tenths of … Read more

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Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum Receives Project Achievement Award

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. and MIAMI, Fla. – Hill International has received an achievement award for the management of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum Project in Miami, Florida. Presented by the Construction Management Association of America, the museum project earned the 2017 Project Achievement Award in the category of Commercial, Sports, Entertainment and Hospitality. This category encompassed projects valued at more than $50 million. For the $275-million Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum, the Hill team re-established budget and schedule baselines and implemented a work plan that required mobilizing a new general contractor to meet project goals and objectives. The museum enjoys … Read more

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