Photo Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Savannah harbor dredging is one of few WRRDA projects to win appropriations so far. Related Links: Text of WRRDA Water Resources Bill Sails Toward Enactment When the Water Resources Reform and Development Act was signed into law June 10, 2014, it was hailed as a major accomplishment. WRRDA was the first big Army Corps of Engineers water policy and authorization measure enacted in more than six years and a rare case of a bill winning strong Republican and Democratic support in a Congress tangled in partisan disputes.As WRRDA reaches its one-year
Related Links: In New York City, Alexander Hamilton Bridge Gets Complicated Rehabilitation As Pulaski Deck Replacement Begins, Officials Push Hard to Manage Both Traffic And Public Trust Northern Construction is nearing completion of the $19.3-million Willimansett Bridge Rehabilitation ahead of schedule despite the challenges of a hard winter and taking over after Canton, Mass., contractor Pihl Inc. went broke.The 125-year-old, 800-ft x 50-ft bridge carries Massachusetts Route 116 over the Connecticut River and Pioneer Valley Railroad between Holyoke and Chicopee in western Massachusetts."MassDOT [Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation] was helpful," says Shawn Clark, project manager for Northern Construction, Palmer, Mass. "But
Photo Courtesy of Xcel Energy Solar panels sited near substations will avoid generation losses. Related Links: Minnesota Law Judge Favors Solar Over Gas In PUC Opinion U.S. Renewables Sector Soars, With Help From Tax Credits Construction is expected to start this summer on Minnesota's largest solar-energy project, 100 MW total in distributed photovoltaic arrays sited near utility substations. The state's Public Utilities Commission approved the $250-million project's site permit last month and the developer says the operator is seeking bids for construction.Minnesota PUC approved 21 sites for the Aurora Distributed Solar Energy project on May 28, concluding a process that
Image Courtesy Silverstein Properties Architect Bjarke Ingels asserts that from one vantage point 2 World Trade Center "will appear like a vertical village of singular buildings stacked on top of each other." Related Links: Progress Slow but Steady at World Trade Center Development Architect BIG Gets Museum Commission From Swiss Watchmaker Ground Zero’s makeover is entering its final phase. New York City-based architect Bjarke Ingels Group recently unveiled design concepts for 2 World Trade Center, the 80-plus-story office building being developed by Silverstein Properties as the site’s final tower. BIG’s 2 WTC design scheme involves stacking seven separate building volumes
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Low and Slow team visits major projects in the Dever area, aided by ENR Mountain States editor Mark Shaw.Click the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Our hosts in Glenwood Springs for the Low & Slow Tour were Stan and Cindy Orr of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) whose world headquarters is on the 800 block of Grand Avenue in the heart of the Rocky Mountain town. AEMP hosted Mrs. Martin and myself at their annual meeting in Orlando, Florida this year. Yes, that’s right, Mrs. Martin went to Disney World - all expenses paid. Impressive is their association’s membership. They are aligned with our sponsor’s on the Low & Slow Tour, APWA and CASE Construction
Photo Courtesy APWA At Kansas City Union Station, staff members of the American Public Works Association got a close look at the Hudson. Photo by Aileen Cho / ENR 'Low & Slow' reporters Aileen Cho and Dan McNichol visited the top of Gateway Arch in St. Louis after interviews at the project connecting the arch to the city. Related Links: ENR Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Low and Slow: One Day in Kansas City At their headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., staff members of the American Public Works Association greeted ENR's "Low & Slow" tour reporters Aileen Cho and
Related Links: Link to EPA assessment Link to additional peer-reviewed articles and reports A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft assessment confirms what many engineering, construction and oil and gas companies have been saying for years: that hydraulic fracturing, when done properly, does not have a negative impact on drinking-water sources.The long-awaited, congressionally mandated study, released on June 4, examined the potential impacts that hydraulic fracturing and related activities can have on current drinking-water sources and potential sources, such as groundwater.The assessment, which EPA says is more a scientific document than a policy report, concludes that U.S. hydraulic fracturing activities
Photo By Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Critics contend that EPA and the Corps went too far in redefining wetlands (pictured) and other bodies as "Waters of the United States.: Related Links: New Rule's Definition of "Waters of the United States" House OKs Bill to Block EPA's Waters Rule (ENR 05/18/2015 issue) [subscription] With a newly issued final regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are seeking to end years of uncertainty over which streams, wetlands and other bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction and which are governed by the states.But the rule, which
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