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PennDOT picks HDR-Swank Construction team for rebuild of fallen bridge.

The release covers only part of fiscal 2022 funds; an appropriations measure is needed for the rest.

Contractors oppose changes affecting collective bargaining and tariffs.

President Joe Biden extends Trump administration tariffs by four years, but also eases terms to exclude a panel technology used on utility-grade solar projects.

Industry unemployment rate rises to 7.1% from December's 5%, but improves sharply year-over-year.

Brent Brewbaker, who worked for Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, will be sentenced April 12 for conspiring to rig bids on some 300 North Carolina Transportation Dept. projects.

Structurally deficient bridges declined 3% in 2021, but more than 43,500 remain.

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge.