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Transportation and Transit

Canceled WSP Contract Sends Message To NY Construction Industry

June 5, 2019

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has imposed a 10% fee cut on current projects and its CEO has talked of the importance of stricter future treatment of large companies.

Stock Award for DOT Sec. Chao Draws Spotlight

June 5, 2019

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A published report has raised questions about Vulcan Materials Co. deferred stock units that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao received for her earlier stint as a board member of the company.

No End in Sight to Record Midwest Flood

Pam Radtke Russell

Jeff Yoders

June 5, 2019

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Scrutiny falls on existing water management solutions. One expert calls, once again, for an integrated, cohesive effort

Public Works Attack

In Aftermath of Fatal Attack, Virginia Beach Resumes Operations

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

June 5, 2019

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With about 400 public works and public utilities employees in new locations, police probe could take six months of areas where 11 municipal staff and a contractor were killed by a project manager on May 31.

Military's Issues With Offshore Wind Farms Now Added to U.S. Spending Bills

Mary B. Powers

June 5, 2019

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House Appropriations Committee allows new mandates that industry opposes

Now Facing a Bribery Trial, SNC-Lavalin Explores Business Options

Scott Van Voorhis

June 5, 2019

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Industry observers are watching how the Montreal design-build firm responds to calls for dramatic action to shore up results.

Transportation and Transit

Engineers Face Demand For Fee Cut On NY Projects

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants 10% off current contract work

Richard Korman

May 28, 2019

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It isn’t clear how many engineers complied with the cut required by the transportation authority.

The Trump Administration

Trump Ends Infrastructure Talks Before They Begin. Now What?

The president's abrupt exit from a meeting with Pelosi and Schumer leaves a $2-trillion plan hanging.

Tom Ichniowski

May 23, 2019

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Industry officials still see path forward, with highway-transit bill a key.

Amid Funding and Design Battles, Border Wall Contracts Are Challenged

May 22, 2019

As Congressional Democrats push new blocks to milcon funds for barriers and President Donald Trump seeks expensive changes, awarded contracts are protested.

Environmental Groups Push for Tighter PFAS Standards

Mary B. Powers

May 22, 2019

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Two environmental groups are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate and require the cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and list them as hazardous substances under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.