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Nearly 20 years after beginning construction and $1.23 billion later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Charleroi Lock and Dam in Monessen, Pa., is scheduled to be completed later this year. 

Construction and transportation officials say implementing the new requirements could pose problems.

The charges result from an ongoing probe into anticompetitive conduct in the asphalt paving sector, officials say.

A $283-million gas power plant being built near Billings may face added environmental scrutiny as state Supreme Court weighs Aug. 14 lower court ruling of state law barring greenhouse gas emission impact review as unconstitutional.

Report by transportation trade group ARTBA says the number of deficient bridges declined by 560, or 1.3%, over the past year.

Proposed EPA mandate's reliance on hydrogen and carbon capture evoked concern in comments sent by an Aug. 9 deadline, but supporters say investment in clean transition approaches already are well underway. 

City officials plan to replace the Rikers Island jail with facilities in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

MBE programs are deeply entrenched, but conservative opponents now target disparity studies that have been their foundation.

President Joe Biden disaster declaration for hard-hit historic center Lahaina and other affected areas on Aug. 10 makes federal funds available for recovery, even as fires are not fully contained.

Occidental Petroleum and Battelle lead Texas and Louisiana projects set for award of first-round federal funds, with 19 regional direct air capture hub teams—that include AEC firms—set to gain a total of $100M.