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The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

President Trump has rolled back several of former President Obama’s signature efforts to curb climate change.

Action revokes regulation that required potential contractors to disclose violations of labor and safety laws.

Lawmakers quizzed Labor Dept. nominee about issues including overtime and silica rules.

Construction and real estate are the second-most-popular commercial drone applications

Crews completed a permanent splice on the fractured Delaware River Bridge, which links Pennsylvania and New Jersey, one month early, allowing I-276 traffic to resume on March 9 for the first time since Jan. 20, when the crack was found on the 1.25-mile-long symmetrical truss bridge.