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Urban Streetscapes

Denver Selects PCL to Lead $100M Makeover of City's 16th Street Pedestrian-Bus Mall

Nancy Kristof

February 8, 2021

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Rehab could begin later this year if the Denver City Council approves the design-build contract.

With Md. Set to Award $11B Beltway Expansion P3, More Project Pushback

Jim Parsons

February 7, 2021

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State choice of two express toll lanes in each direction on I-495/I-270 project is faulted by key regional planning agency; P3 development team to be announced this month.

Construction Workforce

Construction Loses 3,000 Jobs in Jan., First Monthly Dip Since April

Tom Ichniowski

February 5, 2021

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Industry's jobless rate improved slightly from December, but was much worse than year-earlier level, BLS reports

UPDATE: US, State Courts Say Disputed $2.6B Minnesota Pipeline Fix Can Continue

Scott Van Voorhis

February 4, 2021

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Judges reject halt to Enbridge oil pipe replacement while suits to stop the Canada-supported project are weighed and opponents seek Biden intervention; but new Keystone-XL project battle emerges

Biden Administration

Labor Dept. Nominee Walsh Looks Likely to Be Confirmed

Tom Ichniowski

February 4, 2021

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Walsh adheres to Biden's positions and says OSHA workplace safety shouldn't be an "us vs. them" issue.

EPA Nominee Regan Outlines Climate Jobs Vision at Confirmation Hearing

Corinne Grinapol

February 3, 2021

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Biden's choice to lead US Environmental Protection Agency stressed state and local input and science-based decision making.

Nonresidential Spending Falls in December

February 3, 2021

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Spending in the nonresidential sector has been falling for several months, says ABC

Biden Administration

Buttigieg Confirmed as DOT Secretary as Infrastructure Plan Looms

Tom Ichniowski

February 2, 2021

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Senate approves former South Bend, Ind., mayor on a strong 86-13 vote.

Canada, UK Governments Boost Mega-Battery Storage Projects

Scott Van Voorhis

February 1, 2021

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Ontario 250MW facility, Canada's largest, could get federal infrastructure bank investment, while U.K. regulators approved record-size lithium-ion storage project in November.