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In New Pact, US, Canada, Mexico to Cancel Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum

Agreement lifts tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum in place for almost a year.

NYC Design Firm Executives Plead Guilty in Pay-to-Play Scheme

Under plea agreements, two one-time top executives of HAKS will sell stakes and could face jail.

Pelosi Bullish About Outlook for Infrastructure Plan

In speech, House Speaker says advocates want to move on the plan and "build, build, build."

Study: More Than 600 Sites in US Contaminated by PFAS

While the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a clean up standard of 70 parts per trillion for some PFAS chemicals, the Environm...

Multimodal Panel Hopes For Best With Proposed $2-Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Transportation experts discuss bipartisan plan at ACEC event

Hoyer: Trump Must Take Lead on Infrastructure Funding Solution

President and top Democrats expected to meet by end of May to discuss infrastructure finance options.

Semiconductor Manufacturer Announces $1B Expansion in N.C.

Construction is expected to begin in 2019 as soon as permitting is complete. Project completion is scheduled in 2024.

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Southeast Construction News

Spreading Cracks On FIU Bridge Failed to Alarm Project Team

Scott Judy

Richard Korman

At a meeting held the morning of the collapse to discuss cracking, the engineer of record assured the project team the bridge was safe. …

Finance

How AECOM Made 2018 Taxes Vanish

Scott Van Voorhis

Pinning down the legal moves that helped AECOM pay no 2018 corporate tax. …

Design

Repair of Fractured Girders Complete at Shuttered Salesforce Transit Center

Nadine M. Post

Workers have completed repairs of the fractured girders at the beleaguered Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, shuttered since late September, some six weeks after it opened. …

Project delivery

Trades Strike in Canada in Tough Bargaining Season

Scott Van Voorhis

Sheet metal workers and other trades walk out in Ontario, PEI over work rules; carpenters reach tentative deal on May 10 …

Companies

In May 8 Stock Offering, Parsons Corp. Nets $500M

Debra K. Rubin

As it grows a lucrative government services and cybersecurity business, the design firm seeks cash beyond its ESOP …

Business

Construction Cybercrime Is On the Rise

Tom Sawyer

Jeff Rubenstone

Cybercriminals find the construction world a rich phishing ground with fat prey and soft targets …

Projects

Living Building Challenge Group Relaxes Requirements

Nadine M. Post

The International Living Future Institute, steward of the world’s most demanding sustainable-building program, is no longer satisfied with its boutique status as a third-party certifier of super-green buildings. …

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Architect I. M. Pei Dies at 102 in New York

I. M. Pei, the Chinese-born American architect who designed iconic landmarks around the world, died this week in New York City at the age of 102.

Materials

Building TWA Hotel's Quiet Space in the Middle of JFK Airport

Eydie Cubarrubia

Adapting an old terminal came with multiple noise challenges: muffling the sound of road traffic to the east, idling or taxiing aircraft to the west, and planes flying above.

Blogs

Judlau is ENR New York's 2019 Contractor of the Year

By Eydie Cubarrubia

You might best know the firm because it's on the team doing a $477 million rehabilitation on the Canarsie Tunnel, commonly called the L-train subway tunnel, which addresses saltwater damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Pepper Construction is Midwest Contractor of the Year

By Jeff Yoders

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By Brian Brenner

Construction Economics for May 20, 2019

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

Ideas

A Blogger's Bridge Obsession

Richard Korman

Brian Brenner’s semester at Tufts, where he teaches bridge engineering, is coming to an end.

Transportation

Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition to Last Through Summer

Seattle’s 66-year-old Alaskan Way Viaduct isn’t going down without a fight, as demolition work originally scheduled for completion in early June is now expected to last through the summer.

Information technology

Study Finds Construction Cranes Vulnerable to Hacking

Jeff Rubenstone

When securing a jobsite against malicious hackers, most go to protect computer files, and few look up and worry about the tower cranes.

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May 20, 2019

At a meeting held the morning of the collapse to discuss cracking, the engineer of record assured the project team the bridge was safe.

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