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Transportation

India Constructs Mountain Highway Tunnels Near Border With Pakistan

Single-tube, bidirectional tunnels will connect winter and summer capitals in Jammu and Kashmir

April 17, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a key component of a two-year roadbuilding effort, valued at more than $1 billion.

Engineering Ethics

Clean Water Warrior Wins 2017 ENR Award of Excellence

How Marc Edwards used engineering skill to expose lead levels in Flint drinking water

Pam Radtke Russell

April 13, 2017

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The inside story of how Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards helped propel the emergency of lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.

Technology Viewpoint

BIM Could Save Money in an Infrastructure Building Surge

Jim Lynch

March 29, 2017

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By aggressively adopting advanced technologies that are available today, we could turn every dollar invested into $1.20 in spending power.

Hot Construction Market Shows No Signs of Slowing

The annual ranking includes a multibillion-dollar sporting venue, mixed-use developments, transit projects and replacement hospitals

Scott Blair

March 27, 2017

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ENR California ranks the largest projects started in the last year

Industrial Projects

Pay Dispute at Australian LNG Project Sends 800 Workers Packing

Laing O'Rourke demobilzes 800, citing several months of nonpayment by KHI

Chris Webb

March 21, 2017

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Work on the $35-billion project in Darwin was in final stage, with four cryogenic tanks at 91% completion.

Highway Construction

Euro JVs Vie for $1.1-Billion Silvertown Tunnel in UK

Short-listed contractors from Austria, Germany, Spain and Sweden

Peter Reina

March 20, 2017

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Work on the twin-drive tunnel could start in 2019 and end four years later, according to the transit authority, Transport for London.

Exxon Mobil Outlines $20 Billion in Projects Along Gulf Coast

Thomas F. Armistead

March 15, 2017

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Exxon Mobil will build or expand 11 projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast in a $20-billion, 10-year program, Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil Corp.’s chairman and CEO, told the annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston earlier this month.

A multi-day biking adventure in Death Valley

Death Valley or Bust

Brian Brenner

March 9, 2017

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As part of a charity ride, the author explores one of the most beautiful National Parks on bike, and returns alive to describe the trip.

City Scoop: Charlotte's 2016 Construction Starts to Gain

March 6, 2017

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Overall Construction Starts in Charlotte Area Expected to Eke Out a Slight Gain in 2017

Firms Lament Slowed Pace of Canada Infrastructure Work

Scott Van Voorhis

February 15, 2017

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Canadian construction and engineering companies are feeling the pinch as a multibillion-dollar federal infrastructure push runs up against mounting delays in getting new projects into the ground.