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NYCDEP Begins Final Phase of $2 Billion Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel Repairs
NEW YORK – New York City loses millions of gallons of water each day from leaks in the Delaware Aqueduct Tunnel upstate, the equivalent of flooding all 32 NFL football fields this Sunday with three feet of water. Then again on Monday, on Tuesday and on and on.
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NYPA Trustees Approve Moving Forward On New Corporate HQ in White Plains
WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved a request on Oct. 8 authorizing staff to negotiate a binding development agreement with the developers of the Hamilton Green project, currently under construction, to build a new nearly 300,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building at the former White Plains Mall project site in Downtown White Plains.
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NYSDOT Report: Route 17 Expansion Alternatives To be Studied Will Cost More Than $1.3B Each
ALBANY—A review of the 132-page “Scoping Report” for the “NYS Route 17 Mobility and Access Improvements Project” also known as the Route 17 expansion project, reveals that the two build alternatives being advanced by the New York State Department of Transportation for further study would each cost more than $1.3 billion to complete.
New York City Update – MTA Commits to $7.5 Billion in Capital Plan Contract Awards to MWBE/DBE/SDVOB Firms
NEW YORK—The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Sept. 30 its commitment to award a historic amount to historically underutilized businesses as part of its recently announced 2025-2029 Capital Plan.
U.S. Construction Jobs Swell By 25,000 in September
WASHINGTON— Construction sector employment rose by 25,000 jobs in September as both nonresidential and residential contractors added workers at a faster clip than other industries, according to an analysis of new government data by a construction organization. Firms continue to boost pay as they seek to add even more people to their payrolls to keep pace with demand, the report released on Oct. 4 noted.
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Attorney’s Column – Court Directs Parties to Arbitration Despite the Lack of a Signed Agreement
When most disputes come to a head, the battle cry is “I’ll see you in court!” In connection with construction disputes, that battle cry often becomes “I’ll see you in front of the arbitrator!” While the latter exclamation lacks the panache of the former, it does acknowledge that a significant portion of construction disputes never see the inside of a courtroom because the parties had agreed to submit the dispute to a private arbitration process.
Con Edison Begins Construction on $1.2B Project To Support Electrification of JFK Airport, MTA Buses
NEW YORK—On Oct. 1, Con Edison marked the start of construction of its Reliable Clean City – Idlewild Project, which will support the electrification of John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s switch to electric buses, and electrification of buildings in Jamaica, Queens, NY.