CCA Civil
August 16, 2022
Block One is Live on LIRR Expansion Project
The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) reached a significant milestone by placing the first section of third track into service between Floral Park Station and Merillon Avenue Station in time for the Monday morning commuter rush on Aug. 15, 2022.
February 4, 2022
Wittpenn Bridge Project Achieves Substantial Completion
The Wittpenn Bridge project achieved substantial completion on Jan. 17, 2022, another crucial milestone reached by the project team.
April 15, 2021
Team CCA Answers Call to Support 9th Annual 9/11 Memorial Run/Walk
CCA is proud to announce the annual tradition of joining the 9/11 Run Walk on April 25, 2021 — in a socially distanced way. This year’s 9/11 Memorial & Museum Nationwide Run/Walk will not be held in person as it has been in previous years; however, the museum is hosting a virtual event to reach a goal of 20,000 collective miles in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11.
April 1, 2021
Light It up Blue for Autism Awareness With CCA This Friday
Every April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates with its Light It Up Blue campaign to increase awareness about autism. For the sixth consecutive year, CCA is proud to continue its tradition of joining the Autism Speaks initiative of going blue and embracing inclusion in 2021. We encourage all employees to wear the color blue — a blue shirt, a blue hat, blue tie, a blue dress or mask up in blue this Friday to honor inclusion and kindness in society.
March 24, 2021
CCA Calls to Go Dark for Earth Hour 2021
As a continuation of CCA’s Go Green initiatives and a symbol of its commitment to the planet, the company is encouraging employees to switch non-essential lights and electronics off for one hour for Earth Hour 2021, a global event that starts at 8:30 p.m. March 27.
November 12, 2020
Rehabilitation of I-278 Bridges Achieves Final Completion
CCA Civil officially completed the Rehabilitation of I-278 Bridges project in New York on Oct. 31, 2020. This design-build contract with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) involved the rehabilitation of four bridges on the I-278 Expressway on Staten Island and one bridge over the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn.
September 29, 2020
Largest Lift-Span Erection Completed on the Wittpenn Bridge
CCA successfully completed the erection and installation of the Wittpenn Bridge’s main lift span, the largest lift span under construction in North America. The team worked two shifts over three days from Sept. 24-26 to complete the work.
April 20, 2020
Sheaves Erection and Reducers Installation Complete on The Wittpenn Bridge
On April 14, CCA Civil completed the sheaves erection and installation of four secondary reducers on The Wittpenn Bridge. The primary span operating machinery systems have been set on top of the machinery houses. The Wittpenn Bridge project team will continue to work closely with the owner and subcontractors to finalize the machinery house and control house in the coming months.
October 14, 2019
Macombs Dam Bridge Achieves Substantial Completion
A substantial completion inspection walk-through of the Macombs Dam Bridge project was completed on Oct. 9, 2019, marking a milestone of CCA Civil’s completion of all contractual work for the bridge rehabilitation project.
October 3, 2019
CCA Civil Participates in 2019 New York State MWBE Forum
CCA Civil participated in the 2019 New York State Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) forum Oct. 2-3, 2019, at the Empire State Convention Center in Albany, NY. Over the last nine years, the forum has become the largest annual business event for certified minority- and women-owned businesses in New York, attracting thousands of attendees.
September 6, 2019
LIRR Successfully Moves Rail Underpass in a Weekend Using Innovative Box-Jacking Method
CCA Civil, along with its joint-venture partners on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Expansion project, successfully moved multiple rail crossings below grade and put each new underpass in place with only a weekend shutdown though weeks of service disruptions were anticipated.
March 31, 2017
No. 7 Line Subway Extension Project Won ENR’s Best of the Best Projects 2016
CCA Civil’s MTA 7 Line Subway Extension project won the Airport/Transit Best Project title in ENR’s 2016 National Best of the Best Projects competition. The big win was featured in the publication’s March 6, 2017 issue as well as its online edition.
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