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North Carolina Elevator Project Approved Over Budget

When bids came in for the New Bern, North Carolina, City Hall elevator project, the lowest one came in at more than US$1 million over budget, the Sun Journal reports....

Elevator Upgrades on the Table for Courthouse in Illinois

Up to US$1.8 million in improvements to the elevator system serving the Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is being considered by county leaders, The Intelligencer reports. During an April...

Penn Accessibility Upgrades Include Elevators, LU/LA

Accessibility upgrades at the University of Pennsylvania include two elevators and a limited use/limited application (LU/LA) lift for students living at The Quad and two elevators for those at Stouffer...

Inclined Elevator in Store for Coastal Alabama City

City leaders in Fairhope, Alabama, just to the east across Mobile Bay from ELEVATOR WORLD global headquarters in Mobile, Alabama, plan to vote in April on waterfront improvement plans that...

New Jersey Station Upgrade To Meet ADA Requirements

Renovations to the historic Perth Amboy, New Jersey, train station are set to begin, after a US$45.5-million construction contract was awarded to Hall Construction Co. of Monmouth County, my central jersey reported...

Belleville Public Schools Install Elevators, Become ADA Compliant

The Belleville, New Jersey, Public School System became Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant with the installation of elevators at eight of its schools, Essex News Daily reports. The installations were the last...

MTA projects, record-breaking towers and more

MTA Cuomo Announces East Side Access Civil Construction Completion On May 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced completion of civil construction on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) East Side Access megaproject....

Philadelphia Representatives Request Funds for New Elevators

Philadelphia representatives Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle have teamed up to request US$7.2 million for new elevators on Broad Street Line’s Erie Avenue Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station, WHYY reports. Announced...

Pittsfield City Hall Elevator Being Renovated

The elevator at the Pittsfield City Hall in Massachusetts is getting a US$100,000 renovation to become Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant and receive fire code upgrades, iBerkshires.com reported in June. The building was...

Mongrain ADA-Compliant Elevators Installed at LIRR Station

A trio of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators manufactured by Mongrain Vertical Transport and installed by Mid-American Elevator Co. were unveiled on June 16 by the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)...