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3 weeks ago | 
constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
After decades and delays, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is moving into its final stages of construction on the $954 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project. One of the most significant infrastructure initiatives for the region, the project is located on the Tennessee River, east of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The new 110-foot by 600-foot lock is riverward of the existing 60-foot by 360-foot lock, downstream from the Chickamauga Dam.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmprogress.com | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
by Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that by 2050, the world will need 70% more food to feed a population of almost 10 billion people. A diverse group of experts, including environmentalists, agricultural scientists, economists and policy analysts, say reaching that goal may only be feasible through the use of advanced agricultural technology.
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3 weeks ago | 
buildingexcellence.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
After decades and delays, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is moving into its final stages of construction on the $954 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project. One of the most significant infrastructure initiatives for the region, the project is located on the Tennessee River, east of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The new 110-foot by 600-foot lock is riverward of the existing 60-foot by 360-foot lock, downstream from the Chickamauga Dam.
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1 month ago | 
buildingexcellence.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
A $265 million project is underway in Roy, Utah, where a reconstruction effort is building a new I-15 interchange and widening 5600 South (State Route 97). Sand Ridge Constructors (SRC), a joint venture of Granite Construction and WW Clyde, is utilizing the progressive design-build delivery method on the 5600 South project, funded by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
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1 month ago | 
constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
A $265 million project is underway in Roy, Utah, where a reconstruction effort is building a new I-15 interchange and widening 5600 South (State Route 97). Sand Ridge Constructors (SRC), a joint venture of Granite Construction and WW Clyde, is utilizing the progressive design-build delivery method on the 5600 South project, funded by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
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1 month ago | 
constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
The Hawkeye State’s 1940s-era international airport is getting a terminal facelift thanks to a $445 million, multi-year expansion project. With two projects well underway, travelers will see big changes. Designed to provide a modern experience and a bolstered connection from Iowa to the rest of the world, the new Des Moines International Airport (DSM) terminal aims to answer the need to support the region’s burgeoning economic development.
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1 month ago | 
buildingexcellence.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
The Hawkeye State’s 1940s-era international airport is getting a terminal facelift thanks to a $445 million, multi-year expansion project. With two projects well underway, travelers will see big changes. Designed to provide a modern experience and a bolstered connection from Iowa to the rest of the world, the new Des Moines International Airport (DSM) terminal aims to answer the need to support the region’s burgeoning economic development.
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1 month ago | 
constructionnews.us | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
The Hawkeye State’s 1940s-era international airport is getting a terminal facelift thanks to a $445 million, multi-year expansion project. With two projects well underway, travelers will see big changes. Designed to provide a modern experience and a bolstered connection from Iowa to the rest of the world, the new Des Moines International Airport (DSM) terminal aims to answer the need to support the region’s burgeoning economic development.
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1 month ago | 
constructionnews.us | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
A $265 million project is underway in Roy, Utah, where a reconstruction effort is building a new I-15 interchange and widening 5600 South (State Route 97). Sand Ridge Constructors (SRC), a joint venture of Granite Construction and WW Clyde, is utilizing the progressive design-build delivery method on the 5600 South project, funded by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
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2 months ago | 
constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler
Last year on a spring evening in Los Angeles, California, an American barn owl flew across U.S. Highway 101. Observing biologists cheered with joy. What would seem a commonplace occurrence for this widespread species was anything but. For the first time, biologists led by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and his six-member team of researchers observed evidence that “a dark spot” had been successfully fabricated over U.S. 101.
