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Best Highway/Bridge: Delaware Memorial Bridge UHPC Pilot Project

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The twin spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge were showing their age by 2018, with more than 1 billion cars and trucks having rolled across their decks since the first span opened in 1952.

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Delaware Builder Is First Woman to Receive NAHB’s Custom Builder of the Year Award

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Oursler's company was the first in Delaware to build a LEED-certified home, and it was also one of the first in the country to build a home with 95% of products made in the U.S., Read more Custom Builder Awards Women in Construction Custom Builder NAHB reports.

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Built on his family’s values, Tony Santora discusses how A&E Construction Co. has maintained its longevity 

Construction Today

E Construction Co. (A&E) A&E) is a family construction business, started by Bud Santora, and based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Since 1978, the business has specialized in commercial construction. The company has grown through great relationships and nurtured longevity.

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First Flying & Swimming Drone Tested at Delaware Bridge

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The first combination aerial and underwater bridge inspection was successfully conducted on the Delaware Memorial Bridge Twin Spans on June 18, 2017, using an innovative drone that can both fly and swim.

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Best Specialty Construction: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware - Infrastructure Upgrades Phase 1

ENR Construction

Using an integrated project delivery method, the team renovated MEP systems serving more than 1 million sq ft in the occupied hospital’s duPont Pavilion that did not meet current National Electrical Code for emergency electrical distribution. The HVAC system had also exceeded its serviceable life.

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Delaware DOT Builds Bridge Too Short

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A bridge overpass near Newport Road, in Wilmington, Delaware that crosses over rail tracks cost DelDOT $5 million in 2011 somehow came up short. As reported in DelawareOnline , the overpass is six inches too low can can't accommodate taller freight trains.

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Liebherr Inks New Dealer for NY, NJ and Delaware

Construction Equipment

Liebherr has appointed Hoffman Equipment as a new dealer for New Jersey, New York and Delaware. Hoffman will have dealer sales and service responsibility for the full line of Liebherr earthmoving and material handling equipment. Hoffman’s corporate office, located in Piscataway, N.J.,