EVs Bring Big Shifts to Construction of Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Charging Networks To meet 2035 goals, designers are testing charging technology, while automakers are becoming their own contractors Aileen Cho Jeff Yoders November 22, 2023 No Comments The Biden administration’s Federal Sustainability Plan, announced in April, will require all agencies to transition to light-duty electric vehicles by 2027 and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles by 2035.Read More
Transportation LA Freeway Reopens Eight Days After Fire; Repairs to Continue James Leggate November 20, 2023 No Comments Structural testing revealed that fewer repairs were needed than initially expected, and crews worked around the clock.Read More
Project Delivery Kyiv Airport Signs Deals With AECOM, Hyundai E&C for Reconstruction James Leggate November 16, 2023 No Comments Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine's largest, has been closed since Russia began its invasion last year.Read More
Federal Spending Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Ending Shutdown Threat UPDATE: Biden signs measure extending funds to early 2024 Tom Ichniowski November 16, 2023 No Comments The bill continues funding for federal agencies until early next year.Read More
Transportation Caltrans Launches Repairs to Reopen Fire-Damaged LA Freeway Tim Newcomb November 14, 2023 2 Comments California officials say the fire-damaged section of Interstate 10 in LA will not need to be rebuilt and could be open to traffic in about a month.Read More
Transportation Engineers Assess Damaged Los Angeles Freeway Section Shut Down by Blaze Tim Newcomb November 13, 2023 No Comments As structural analysis continues on I-10 near downtown L.A., shoring has been put in place to stabilize the damaged section of roadway. Read More
Infrastructure Act White House Issues Progress Report on Infrastructure Act Rollout Tom Ichniowski November 9, 2023 One Comment As IIJA nears its two-year mark, the White House outlines infrastructure funding that has gone out to date.Read More
Project Finance Texas OKs $10B Energy Build, Maine Rejects New Utility in Off-Year Voting Jim Parsons November 8, 2023 No Comments Nov. 7 election outcomes are among others in states where new project funding measures and political makeup of statehouses were closely watchedRead More
ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Owners Caught Between Shifting Markets Construction in progress rebounds from pandemic disruptions, but owners must balance increasing risks against rewards Emell D. Adolphus Jonathan Keller November 8, 2023 No Comments On the surface, an increase in construction in progress spending last year illustrates greater owner confidence in a post-COVID-19 market.Read More
Aviation ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Eyeing Air Growth in Iowa Des Moines International Airport ramps up passenger capacity Jim Parsons November 8, 2023 No Comments Construction broke ground in October on a $445-million terminal expansion at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa.Read More