Legal Issues Insurance Broker Stole NY Contractor's Payment, Indictment Alleges Scheme left firm working uninsured for four years, D.A. says James Leggate February 10, 2022 No Comments Broker is accused of stealing $350,000 from his client, a Brooklyn contractor.Read More
Digging Deeper | Office Buildings Tech Sets Up NYC Tower for Carbon-Friendly Future Office development aims to achieve LEED Platinum status and slash carbon emissions by avoiding fossil fuel sources Tom Stabile February 4, 2022 No Comments Manhattan office project aims to beat city’s 2030 carbon emission targets by 46% and meet its 2050 carbon-neutral goals.Read More
Bridge Infrastructure PennDOT Lines Up Funds for Pittsburgh Bridge Rebuild Agency seeking FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2022 No Comments Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge. Read More
East Coast Evaluates Damage After Fast-Moving 'Bomb Cyclone' Storm churns coastal flooding and up to two feet of snow Scott Van Voorhis January 30, 2022 No Comments Coastal cities and towns cope with heavy flooding and up to 2 ft of snow in some areas.Read More
Bridge Safety NTSB To Put Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge 'Under a Microscope,' Chair Says Tom Ichniowski January 29, 2022 No Comments Preliminary report of transportation accident investigative agency, expected by mid-February, will include just facts—not cause—of Jan. 28 incident.Read More
New York and New England Snapshot January 28, 2022 No Comments Photographs chosen by editors from submissions to ENR.com/newengland and ENR.com/newyork.Read More
Aging Infrastructure Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City Early morning accident occurred before President was set to push his infrastructure plan Tom Ichniowski Jim Parsons January 28, 2022 No Comments Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.Read More
New York and New England People: January 2022 January 28, 2022 No Comments Updates about construction professionals in the New York and New England regions.Read More
January 2022 City Scoop: Hartford January 28, 2022 No Comments Dodge data on projected 2022 construction starts in the area Hartford.Read More
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Region Embraces the Great Outdoors: City Scoop January 28, 2022 No Comments Dodge data on projected 2022 construction starts in the Buffalo areaRead More