Building inspectors issued a stop work order at a mid-block construction site in Manhattan and ordered the evacuation of a nearby building with signs of damage.

Government and Norfolk Southern Railroad officials seek to counter public criticism about efforts to mitigate public health and environmental damage from the Feb. 3 rail mishap in East Palestine, Ohio.

Nearly two weeks after two severe earthquakes have killed more than 46,000 in central Turkey and northern Syria, the full extent of damage to thousands of buildings and other structures is beginning to emerge.

Changes include new deputy chief of engineers, the Corps' No. 2 position.

Norfolk Southern Railroad has provided Ohio environmental officials with a proposed action plan to remediate environmental damage stemming from a Feb. 3 freight train derailment and ensuing fire.

ABC’s Construction Confidence Index for January shows more contractors expecting growth in sales, profit margins and staffing over the next six months.

While some structures survived the first main shock and performed as designed, experts say having two major quakes in such close proximity would challenge even the most stringent seismic codes. 

Republican lawmakers on the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee criticized the Biden administration's recent rule covering U.S. waters protected by the Clean Water Act, calling it "bureaucratic overreach." 

Unclear details on broadened Buy America rules on projects announced by President Biden during his State of the Union Address have industry officials concerned.

As rescue crews continue to dig out survivors from collapsed buildings in the wake of two severe earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing thousands, engineers' response efforts turn toward cataloguing and evaluating structures that failed or suffered significant damage.