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Mass. Green Line Contract Award Goes to Joint Venture

November 22, 2017

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The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation announced the award of a $1.08-billion contract for the Green Line Extension.

Nuclear Power

How Bechtel Limits Risk on Possible Big Plant-Vogtle Role

Georgia Power's new prime contractor on the costly project has a carefully outlined role

Richard Korman

September 13, 2017

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Bechtel is a key part of Georgia Power's has created a plan to save its troubled, billions-over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project.

Delayed Delivery

Fluor Out, Bechtel In at Georgia Power's Troubled Nuclear Project

The owner has revised its schedule for when the project Vogtle nuclear units will be online

Scott Judy

August 31, 2017

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Georgia Power announced Aug. 31 it plans to complete construction of the vastly over budget nuclear project.

$15-Billion Texas High-Speed Rail Plan Advances to Planning and Design

Louise Poirier

August 16, 2017

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A 240-mile high-speed-rail project that would connect North Texas and Houston in 90 minutes is advancing after an Aug. 14 agreement.

Power Plant Construction

Economics Finally Kill Bungled S.C. Nuclear Expansion Project

Scott Judy

August 9, 2017

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The legal, political and economic effects of two South Carolina utilities’ decision to abandon construction of the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project have barely begun.

Finance

Fluor Stumbles on Fixed-Price Power Projects

A second-quarter charge trims the earnings estimate for the year

Richard Korman

August 8, 2017

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The company says it parted ways with key employees in its power unit.

Best Value Selection

The Numbers Behind the Archer Western-Fluor Bridge Clash

How a committee change registered in scoring for a new Miami bridge

Scott Van Voorhis

July 12, 2017

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Behind a bitter legal battle that has stalled plans for an $800-million “signature” bridge project on the Miami skyline, there are two dramatically different interpretations of just how the winning team was to be selected.

Maryland Counts on Emergency Ruling to Get Purple Line Moving

Jim Parsons

June 26, 2017

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Claiming that the Purple Line is nearing a “crisis point,” Maryland transportation officials have asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency order allowing construction to begin on the stalled $5.6 billion light-rail project.

Far Over Budget and Extremely Late

Plan to Accelerate Georgia Nuclear Power Project Failed Badly

With the cost still rising, project observers say Plant Vogtle still lacks an adequate schedule

Scott Judy

June 20, 2017

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According to recent testimony, contractors on the Plant Vogtle nuclear project saw their plan to accelerate construction fall far short of its intended effect.