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Transit Construction

Stalled Maryland Light-Rail P3 Won't Open Until 2026, With Cost Up $1.4B

January 13, 2022

Purple Line's new JV contractor Dragados-OHL will start in spring as state approves its contract on Jan. 26. Construction tab now is $3.4B, with opening four years past original estimate, say officials.

Clean Energy Consruction

Spain Set to Launch First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Fall

Peter Reina

January 10, 2022

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Contractor Ferrovial used two 500-ton crawler cranes to raise and rotate six vertically cast floater elements for transport and assembly to support the 2-MW turbine in 85 ft of water.

Federal Contracting

FERC Pulls Burns & McDonnell Gas Project Contract, Cites Conflict

Mary B. Powers

January 6, 2022

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Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.

Legal

Balfour Beatty Unit Will Pay $65.4M in Military Housing Fraud Settlement

James Leggate

January 4, 2022

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A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.

The Most Read ENR Stories of 2021

Scott Blair

January 2, 2022

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Coverage related to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to attract the most page views, but there were also several engineering failures that garnered much attention as well.

Court Decision

Skanska Found Negligent for Damages From Breakaway Barges

A federal judge's ruling opens the door to hundreds of potential claims

Jim Parsons

December 30, 2021

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Federal judge's decision clears the way for hundreds of lawsuits to proceed.

Clean Energy Technology

Utility Pushes U.K.'s First Big Pumped Storage Hydro Project in 30 Years

Peter Reina

December 29, 2021

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Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain.

Materials

Hydrogen, Carbon Black Plant Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan for Cleaner Technology

Materials producer Monolith plans commercial-scale expansion at Nebraska plant

James Leggate

December 23, 2021

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Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.

Global Infrastructure

Record Baltic Road-Rail Tunnel Gets Major Push on German Side

Michael Dumiak

December 22, 2021

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Major construction launched in early December on Germany's Fehmarn Island for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel—an 18-km underwater immersed-tube tunnel that is set to be the world's longest.

Legal

Plant Subcontractors Shorted Workers on Overtime, Illinois AG Says

Illinois Officials Settle with Foreign-Based Project Subs

James Leggate

December 22, 2021

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Vehicle maker Rivian plant project subs from China, Spain and Mexico used complex arrangement to avoid paying overtime wages, state attorney general says.