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Skanska Lands $1.4 Billion Contract to Revamp Seattle's Portage Bay Bridge

Engineering News Record - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 14:25

The bridge rebuild is a key piece of WSDOT's $5.67 program to reconstruct the entire SR 502 corridor from I-405 in Bellevue to I-5 in Seattle

AtkinsRealis to Lead $3B Canada Green Hydrogen Project First Design

Engineering News Record - Sun, 04/07/2024 - 17:13

Quebec project is intended to produce 70,000 metric tons annually of green hydrogen to supply the province’s developing industrial decarbonization hub.



Biden Pledges Federal Support to Swiftly Rebuild Baltimore Bridge

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 23:10

Temporary channels are open for shipping, with reopening of the main channel slated for May. 

Lessons from Logistics: Embrace Technology to Modernize Construction

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 19:00

Welcoming, artificial intelligence, construction robotics and the internet of things into our jobsites offers an opportunity for construction to modernize the way the logisitics sector already has.

Ft. Lauderdale Crane Incident Leaves Worker Dead, Three Others Injured

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:35

Work has stopped and OSHA is investigating after Jorge De La Torre, 27, was killed April 4 when a portion of a crane fell onto a Ft. Lauderdale bridge. 

Aecon-led Team Picked for US Virgin Islands Airports P3

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:00

VIports Partners will renovate, maintain and operate Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix under an agreement with the U.S. Virgin Islands Port Authority.

Construction Jobs Soar by 39,000 in March

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 16:30

The latest BLS report on the nation’s employment showed increases in all construction segments, paced by nonresidential specialty trade contractors.

US Supreme Court Upholds Panama Canal Owner in Dispute with Contractors

Engineering News Record - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 14:16

In long running $271.8-million dispute over concrete standards used in the waterway expansion's new locks, high court ruling goes against its builders group, but other claims are pending, including one against Panama itself.

FTA Parcels Out $20.5B in IIJA Formula Transit Funds

Engineering News Record - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 23:00

Population shifts and ridership trends increased some regions' transit funding but reduced others.


Army Names New Deputy Chief for Corps of Engineers, First Woman in the Role

Engineering News Record - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 20:30

Colloton will be first woman to serve as the Corps deputy chief and deputy commanding general.

EPA Awards $20B in Grants for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Financing

Engineering News Record - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 20:18

The $27-billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was created under 2022's Inflation Reduction Act.

Autodesk Investigating Its Accounting Practices, Delays Release of Annual Report

Engineering News Record - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 16:21

The construction software giant disclosed April 1 that it is conducting an internal investigation into its own accounting practices and filed for an extension to submit its 2023 annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission.

Outrage Erupts Over Claimed Watering Down of 2024 Model Energy Code

Engineering News Record - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:59

Decarbonization advocates rail against ICC for removing mandatory greenhouse-gas-reduction readiness provisions.

TVA Starts Procurement of $2.2B Gas Power Plant at Old Tenn. Coal Site

Engineering News Record - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 23:30

Tennessee Valley Authority will build new 1.5-GW gas-fired power plant in east Tennessee, announcing final decision April 2 to retire the 70-year-old Kingston coal-fired facility, despite EPA concerns.

Taiwan Earthquake Destroys at Least 28 Buildings, Causes Deadly Landslides

Engineering News Record - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 21:57

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake is the most severe to impact Taiwan in nearly 25 years.

Five Minutes With Aviation Pro Sabina Chaudhry

Engineering News Record - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 20:59

Female founder of American Infrastructure Development is marking its 15th anniversary.

Construction Economics for April 1, 2024

Engineering News Record - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:00

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

EPA Finalizes Heavy Truck Emissions Rule, Looks to Boost EVs by 2032

Engineering News Record - Tue, 04/02/2024 - 22:18

Contractors are already embracing electric equipment as well as hybrids and electric trucks, but the new EPA rule could spur manufacturers to push for even faster EV adoption.

First US Advanced Reactor at Scale Seeks Federal Construction Permit

Engineering News Record - Tue, 04/02/2024 - 21:48

Bechtel has EPC contract to build TerraPower's estimated $4B sodium cooled reactor at commercial scale at former coal power plant site in Wyoming. 

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