Residents Sue to Stop Development of Former San Francisco Navy Base Mary B. Powers February 12, 2020 No Comments Plaintiffs seek $2 billion in damages from feds, residential developer and consulting firm over alleged site cleanup flaws.Read More
Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Wins in Court, But Costs Shoot Up Scott Van Voorhis February 11, 2020 No Comments Government-owned oil carrier beats First Nations' lawsuit but design changes and delays double project price to at least $9.5B.Read More
Construction Disputes Solution Over Modular Project Problems Leads to Surety Lawsuit A Boston apartment project ends up in litigation Scott Van Voorhis February 5, 2020 No Comments The problem involves a Boston apartment project constructed by a subsidiary of Tocci Building Corp.Read More
North Carolina DOT Unlocks Lots of Budget-Stalled Project Awards Jim Parsons February 3, 2020 No Comments Design and construction set to resume on hundreds of jobs halted by storm emergency and other shortfalls.Read More
States Push to Limit Fossil-Fuel Plant Shutdowns Mary B. Powers February 1, 2020 One Comment Indiana bill, which would reward utilities that keep coal-fired plants open, is tied to Trump push for fossil-fuel power, says analyst.Read More
NYC's Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup Begins in Earnest Eydie Cubarrubia January 31, 2020 No Comments A $125-million segment of the eventual $500-million urban project requires full-scale dredging and capping of one site area and restoration of another. Read More
Virginia Gov. Seeks Gas Tax Hike To Raise $1B for Transportation Jim Parsons January 29, 2020 No Comments Four-cent increase, set to fund statewide rail expansion, would take effect in July if legislators approve.Read More
New Report Pegs UK High Speed Rail Megaproject Cost at $115 Billion London's Elizabeth Line also misses key deadline Peter Reina January 26, 2020 No Comments Jan. 24 audit cites failed assessments of HS2 complexity and risk, but construction CEOs and other chiefs tell Boris to build whole line.Read More
ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers Chad Ratkovich: Kept Largest Ohio Highway Job, and First P3, On Track to Completion Jeff Yoders January 24, 2020 No Comments Project manager for Beaver Excavating helped deliver the $429-million job's complex earthmoving.Read More
ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers Jim McLamb: Pressure Cooker Job Meets Immovable Deadline for $1.4-billion Chase Center Warriors Arena Janice L. Tuchman January 22, 2020 No Comments Pressure-cooker job meets its immovable deadline to open arena for Metallica concertRead More