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Legal challenges have once again played havoc with the construction schedule for Maryland’s Purple Line, raising the possibility that the 16-mile light rail system may miss its planned 2022 start-up date according to state transportation officials.

The National Transportation Safety Board slammed Amtrak’s approach to safety management, charging that it spawned a host of deficiencies that led to the fatal 2016 derailment of a passenger train in Chester, Pa.

Transforming a workhorse into a show horse is difficult.

As part of a $15-million flood-control effort, a former flood-prone brownfield on the 14-acre site of a razed shopping mall was remediated and turned into a park.

Cambridge, Mass., mixed-use project used Lean Construction principles to help finish 10-story building eight months ahead of schedule

The University of New Hampshire’s $25.3-million stadium renovation improved and increased the number of seats at the school’s multisport facility.

It took 17 months to complete a 3,000-sq-ft transit center with a dedicated busway that had been a city street—all the while maintaining access to an adjacent state building.