Mountain States & Southwest Construction News - Articles - Page 193

New Projects

April Construction Starts Retreat 13% Nationwide

June 1, 2017

The public-works sector pulls back after elevated starts activity in March.

Federal Construction Spending

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

Cuts, hikes and open questions abound

Tom Ichniowski

May 24, 2017

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President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal confirms that he will seek federal infrastructure funds over 10 years, but there is still much that is uncertain.

Concrete U-Girder Gaining Traction Outside Colorado

Aileen Cho

May 24, 2017

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A horizontally curved, precast-concrete, trapezoidal type of box-girder design, created more than a decade ago in Colorado, is gaining traction in Florida and Pennsylvania.

More Struggles Are Ahead for VA Medical Construction

Mary B. Powers

May 17, 2017

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In the aftermath of a poorly executed Colorado veterans’ hospital project that tripled in cost from $604 million to $1.7 billion and slipped from a 2013 opening to early 2018, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has taken a critical look at U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility planning and project delivery in two recent reports.

Associations

AGC of America, Manufacturing Group Announce New Infrastructure Coalition

Mark Shaw

May 17, 2017

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Coalition will push for funding and incentives as Trump administration moves forward with its infrastructure plan.

NTSB Joins Colorado Gas Blast Probe

Mark Shaw

May 17, 2017

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Accident investigations board will look into the cause of an April explosion that killed two working on a basement water heater and badly injured a third .