Construction Economics for January 16, 2023 January 11, 2023 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Natural Disasters Struggling With Storms, California Plans to Bolster Flood Protections James Leggate January 10, 2023 No Comments A series of storms has caused flooding, mudslides and power outages across California. More storms are on the way.Read More
Oil Spill EPA To Oversee Keystone Pipe Rupture Damage Cleanup in Kansas Mary B. Powers January 10, 2023 No Comments Line owner-operator TC Energy says it has recovered most of the 14,000 barrels that spilled last month but an 800-person response team remains activated to address environmental damageRead More
Tunnels Norway Sets $900M Award for World Record Subsea Road Tunnel Peter Reina January 9, 2023 No Comments The Norwegian Public Road Authority has yet to award the third contract covering the 5.7 miles of the tunnel's central section.Read More
Renewable Energy Egypt Signs Deal to Build 1,000 MW of Solar and Wind Power Installations expected to come online in first half of 2025 Shem Oirere January 6, 2023 One Comment The two projects, a 500-MW solar PV plant and a 500-MW wind farm are developments of UAE-based AMEA Power Ltd.Read More
Air Quality EPA Proposes Tougher Air Pollution Standards Under Clean Air Act First update to the health-focused standard since 2012 Pam McFarland January 6, 2023 No Comments Some industry groups say the more stringent air pollution standards would be difficult to meet. Read More
Construction Economics for January 9, 2023 January 5, 2023 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Infrastructure Act US DOT Awards $2.1B From IIJA for Major Bridge Projects Brent Spence Bridge between Kentucky and Ohio receives largest grant Tom Ichniowski January 4, 2023 No Comments Awards are the first of the IIJA bridge program's large project grants to go out.Read More
Interview Five Minutes With Diaa Elmaddah, Jacobs Program Manager Project director on LIRR Third Track Expansion offers lessons on handling large capital projects Aileen Cho January 3, 2023 No Comments Rail veteran talks about the success of the $2.6B Long Island Rail Road third-track expansion.Read More
Transit Balfour Beatty-VINCI Finishes Rail Bridge Slide Over UK Highway Peter Reina December 30, 2022 No Comments The joint venture working on the London-Birmingham high-speed rail project says this is the world's longest slide of its type. Read More