An examination of the legal record shows how concern on paper prior to work on a bridge at Baylor University in 2014 did not foreclose choices and lapses in the field that culminated in tragedy.
The new contractors at Plant Vogtle, the nuclear powerplant project where completion cost estimates have ballooned to $16 billion, know that the eyes of the world’s construction and engineering industry, not to mention Georgia Power ratepayers, are upon them.
The Southeast’s construction economy continues to show significant growth, evidenced by a still-strong residential market and a recent rebounding of the health care sector, contractors and engineers say.