Top Specialty Contractors for 2009

Midwest Construction’s 2009 list of the top Midwestern specialty contractors, ranked by reported revenue from calendar year 2008, saw the top three leaders from last year’s list repeat in the same order. Full Story >>

World’s Largest PCB Cleanup Takes Fresh Approach

Tetra Tech EC Inc. is using a one-of-a-kind processing system to dredge, separate, and dewater contaminated silt in order to clean up 13.3 miles of the lower Fox River near Green Bay in northeastern Wisconsin. Full Story >>

Chase for Federal High-Speed Rail Funding Runs on Fast Track

States are now in the midst of a fast-track chase for $8 billion of federal stimulus funds targeted for high-speed rail projects. Full Story >>

‘Accelerate 465’ Project Runs Full Throttle

Construction continues in high gear on the west side of Indianapolis, as crews improve a heavily traveled corridor of Interstate 465. Dubbed “Accelerate 465,” this fast-track, multi-year project—expected to top $500 million—is adding lanes to I-465 and reconfiguring interchanges to promote the free flow of traffic. Full Story >>

A Roundabout Highway Design

Sometimes, you just have to do the job yourself. That was the sentiment in the Indianapolis northern suburb of Carmel, Ind., when residents and city officials didn’t care for the upgrades planned for a section of state highway running through town. So they worked out a deal to take over the highway and implement their own plans to improve the thoroughfare. Full Story >>

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