Companies - Articles - Page 132 | Engineering News-Record

Structural Failures

Answers Sought in Mexico City Overpass Collapse

International structural experts will be asked to investigate

May 4, 2021

The overpass collapse occurred on a mostly elevated section of Line 12 that began construction in 2008 and cost $1.7 billion to complete.

Technology

Bentley Systems' New Education Portal Includes Free Software for Students

Jeff Rubenstone

May 4, 2021

One Comment

The firm's new Education Program puts its design and engineering software into more young hands and encourages the next generation of engineers.

Ferrovial Team Falls Short on Maryland P3 Bid Protest

Jim Parsons

May 4, 2021

No Comments

Spain-based contractor is appealing decision against its protest charge that winning highway expansion bidder Transurban/Macquarie gamed the evaluation criteria

COVID-19 and Construction

OSHA Imposes New Guidance For Employer-Required COVID-19 Vaccines

Contractors criticize mandate to classify adverse reactions as recordable safety incidents

Jeff Yoders

May 3, 2021

83 Comments

Contractors, construction industry groups say guidance contradicts administration's desire to encourage employees to get vaccinated.

Pandemic Operations

Skanska Says COVID-19 Postponements Still Slow New Contract Awards

Richard Korman

May 3, 2021

2 Comments

The company reports modest gains in profitability even as construction revenue fell in the first quarter.

Flatiron Settles $2M Suit With Sub Over Misaligned Bridge Pier

Tim Newcomb

Mary B. Powers

April 30, 2021

No Comments

Federal court pact settles litigation over surveying error on completed $206M segment of long running $4.5B Washington state bridge replacement and interstate connection program.

Federal Policy

Biden's Next 100 Days: Major Impacts Expected for the Construction Industry

April 30, 2021

The months ahead are expected to generate plenty of legislative and regulatory actions with major impact for construction.

Finance

Senators Probe Caterpillar Alleged Tax Avoidance and Former AG Bill Barr Possible Role

Jeff Yoders

April 29, 2021

No Comments

Two U.S. senators seek details on what they call a "stalled" investigation into equipment maker's tax practices and what role, if any, Trump's attorney general played.

Workforce

Viewpoint: Imagine What's Possible in Construction Sector Diversity—and Do It!

Susan Eisenberg, IBEW member

April 28, 2021

No Comments

Push reset so underrepresented groups can fit into workplaces historically designed to exclude them, or, at best, were designed without them, says a veteran union electrician.