Railroads NTSB: Poor Safety Planning, Engineer's Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Crash Board cites combination of factors as probable cause of 2017 DuPont, Wash., derailment Tom Ichniowski May 21, 2019 No Comments Safety board faults Sound Transit for failing to have "effective mitigation" for hazardous curve that lacked operating train-control safety system.Read More
Construction Materials In New Pact, US, Canada, Mexico Cancel Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Update 5/20: Tariffs officially removed as of May 20 Tom Ichniowski May 17, 2019 No Comments Agreement lifts tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum in place for almost a year.Read More
Ethics NYC Design Firm Executives Plead Guilty in Pay-to-Play Scheme Eydie Cubarrubia Debra K. Rubin May 17, 2019 No Comments Under plea agreements, two one-time top executives of HAKS will sell stakes and could face jail.Read More
US Infrastructure Pelosi Bullish About Outlook for Infrastructure Plan May 14, 2019 No Comments In speech, House Speaker says advocates want to move on the plan and "build, build, build."Read More
US Infrastructure Hoyer: Trump Must Take Lead on Infrastructure Funding Solution Tom Ichniowski May 13, 2019 No Comments President and top Democrats expected to meet by end of May to discuss infrastructure finance options.Read More
Military Construction House Panel OKs Bill Barring Mil Con Funds Shift to Border Wall Tom Ichniowski May 10, 2019 2 Comments FY 2020 spending bill has 2% hike for core military construction, 9% boost for major VA projects.Read More
Companies In May 8 Stock Offering, Parsons Corp. Nets $500M Debra K. Rubin May 9, 2019 No Comments As it grows a lucrative government services and cybersecurity business, the design firm seeks cash beyond its ESOPRead More
Honolulu Light-Rail Audit Identifies Invoicing Issues May 8, 2019 No Comments The agency overseeing the troubled $9.2-billion Honolulu light-rail project frequently overpaid its contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., the primary construction management consultant, according to a recently released state audit.Read More
Budget Forces Maine To Defer Multiple Road, Bridge Projects May 8, 2019 No Comments Rising costs will force the Maine Dept. of Transportation to cut multiple road and bridge projects from its $393-million work plan for 2019.Read More
Tetra Tech-U.S. Cleanup Dispute in San Francisco Grows Mary B. Powers May 8, 2019 No Comments Issues linger in federal suit over contract and test results at former Navy base being redevelopedRead More