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The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is starting its search in May for a “construction manager advisor” to shepherd work on a $46-million visitors’ center at the Niagara Falls State Park.

Pandemic-spurred financial woes are nightmares for Canadian developer Triple Five on the $5B retail and entertainment complex outside NYC.

The pandemic prevented contractors and hospital staff from using physical mock-ups, but hyper-real VR mock-ups kept the $300-million project on track.

Working on an urban construction site, it’s a common observation that the cranes set the pace of the project. Managing hook time is key to productivity, and it’s been no different for Gilbane Construction Co. providing construction management at-risk services for the new Virginia General Assembly building in Richmond, Va. 

Work on a $65-million expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is on track for completion in early 2022, but later phases are not likely to be as harrowing as the recently completed first phase—built at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $2.3 billion Green Line Extension is trundling towards completion, with the first station in the long-awaited project set to open this fall in Somerville.