| 02/01/2012 | $1B Price Tag for Fla. Water Reservoir Twice What Expected
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
A $1 billion price tag threatens to sink a proposed reservoir unless more Broward and Palm Beach County utilities agree to help pay, project backers said Tuesday. |
| 02/01/2012 | Caterpillar To Expand N.C. Manufacturing Plant
Morning Star
Feb. 01--Caterpillar Inc. will expand its manufacturing facilities in Clayton, creating 199 jobs and investing $33 million over the next five years, Gov. Beverly Perdue's office announced Wednesday. |
| 02/02/2012 | NRC: 'Unusual' Wear on New Tubes at Calif. Nuke Plant
Associated Press/AP Online
LOS ANGELES - Federal regulators said Thursday that unusual wear has been found on dozens of virtually new tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California's San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant. |
| 02/02/2012 | Philly Lost Highest Number of Construction Jobs in U.S.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feb. 02--A construction industry trade group says Philadelphia lost the most construction jobs of all metro areas in the nation last year. |
| 02/02/2012 | For Congress, Solution to Crumbling Roads, Bridges Elusive
Associated Press/AP Online
WASHINGTON - Congress is struggling to come up with a solution to the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems, which are at the point of hindering economic growth. |
| 02/01/2012 | Maine DOT Speeds Repairs for Bridge Cited by Obama
Portland Press Herald
Feb. 01--Construction is under way to replace the bridge in Westbrook that got its 15 minutes of infamy last fall when President Obama cited its deterioration as an example of the nation's desperate infrastructure needs. |
| 02/02/2012 | Interior Dept.: Mid-Atlantic Wind Farms Take Step Forward
Associated Press/AP Online
BALTIMORE - Offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the renewable energy source would not cause major environmental damage, officials said Thursday. |
| 02/01/2012 | Cincinnati Casino Construction Official Updates Collapse
Associated Press/AP Online
CINCINNATI - A construction management official says structural connections in unrestricted areas at the Cincinnati casino where a collapse injured more than a dozen workers have been checked thoroughly. |
| 02/01/2012 | Calif. Gov. Plans to 'Redesign,' Accelerate High-Speed Rail Plan
The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 01--Gov. Jerry Brown is scaling back the state's highly controversial bullet train project to keep it alive. |
| 02/01/2012 | Federal Roads Projects in N.D. Moving Forward Despite Lack of Long-Term Funding
The Bismarck
Feb. 01--Despite a lack of a long-term federal highway funding bill, local entities are moving forward on planning federally backed road projects, at least for the short-term. |
| 02/01/2012 | Ohio DOT Adds Another Year to Delays on Highway Projects
The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio
Feb. 01--Ohio Department of Transportation officials added another year's delay today to 18 major highway projects that already were slated for delays of five to 17 years. |
| 02/01/2012 | Idaho Construction Hiring Outlook Remains Bleak for 2012
The Idaho Statesman, Boise
Feb. 01--Construction jobs may take fewer blows this year than last in Idaho -- but that doesn't mean the industry is in good shape. |
| 02/01/2012 | Cincinnati Casino Work To Resume After Floor Collapse
Associated Press/AP Online
CINCINNATI - Work is scheduled to resume Wednesday in unrestricted areas of a Cincinnati casino construction site where a floor collapsed, injuring more than a dozen workers. |
| 02/01/2012 | Mo. Governor Backs Plans for Midwest Oil Pipeline
The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri)
Feb. 01--JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday enthusiastically endorsed plans for a new Midwestern oil pipeline -- along an existing pipeline route, which could make winning approval easier. |
| 02/01/2012 | NRC Inspecting Water Pumps at Stalled U.S. Reactor
Associated Press/AP Online
CHICAGO - A failed electrical insulator blamed for a power loss to a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois was replaced Tuesday, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection into how some equipment responded to the outage, officials said. |
| 01/31/2012 | Standoff Over $101M Silver Spring, Md. Transit Hub Flaws
The Washington Post
Montgomery County Council members met Monday to assess what they are describing as major flaws in a $101 million Silver Spring transit hub, the _blankindefinite delay in completing the structure - and who is to blame for the problems. |
| 01/31/2012 | Fracking Disclosures Are Now Required in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A new Texas Railroad Commission rule requiring oil and natural gas operators to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells takes effect Wednesday. |
| 01/31/2012 | 44 Senators Push for Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
The Washington Post
A group of 44 U.S. senators, all Republican but one, have signed on to proposed legislation that would authorize the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the refusal of President Obama to advance the project. |
| 01/30/2012 | Ky. Takes Step Toward Funding Ohio River Bridges Project
The Evening News and The Tribune
Jan. 30--JEFFERSONVILLE -- A notice of intent was issued by Kentucky transportation officials Monday, which is the first step in procurement for its portion of the Ohio River Bridges Project. |
| 02/01/2012 | World Trade Center Design Flaw Could Cost Millions
Associated Press/AP Online
NEW YORK - The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex's signature tower. |
| 01/29/2012 | In Standoff With Forest Service, Caltrans Proposes Abandoning Highway 39
Los Angeles Times
In a standoff with federal forest officials, Caltrans is proposing to abandon a popular, cliff-hanging highway in the San Gabriel Mountains because it is too expensive to maintain. |
| 01/29/2012 | With State Funding Gone, Fate of Construction Projects in Modesto, Calif. Uncertain
The Modesto Bee
Jan. 29--Gov. Jerry Brown maintains that eliminating redevelopment agencies will free up money for vital services. |
| 01/30/2012 | Cracks Found in New N.Y.-Vt. Champlain Bridge
Press-Republican
Jan. 30--CROWN POINT -- Unlike cracks found in the old bridge, state officials say those found in the concrete of the new Champlain Bridge are nothing to worry about. |
| 01/28/2012 | Cincinnati Casino Collapse to Delay Building's Construction
The Journal-News
Jan. 28--CINCINNATI -- Construction of a new casino will be indefinitely delayed following the building's partial collapse Friday. |
| 01/30/2012 | Standards Vague for St. Paul Light-Rail Construction Bonuses
Star Tribune, Minneapolis
Jan. 30--They didn't mince words in their written descriptions of life in the construction zone of the Central Corridor light-rail line in St. Paul. |
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