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Parties Settle in Flawed Maryland Transit Hub Suit

June 6, 2017

A May 30 settlement in a convoluted legal dispute over an array of project issues on a much-delayed and overbudget bus-rail hub in a Washington, D.C. suburb, has brought parties less than they hoped for.

Federal Buildings

VA Aims to Unsnarl $1.4B in Delayed Projects

Veterans Affairs Dept. and Corps of Engineers plan awaits approval

Tom Ichniowski

June 5, 2017

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The VA is also launching a study of what do do about more than 1,000 vacant or underused facilities.

Construction Workforce

Construction Adds 11,000 Jobs in May

Heavy-civil sector's workforce rises by 7,200; nonresidential specialty contractors shed 6,300

Tom Ichniowski

June 2, 2017

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Industry's unemployment rate drops to 5.3% from April's 6.3% but is up from May 2016's 5.2%, BLS says.

Industry Studies Tenets of Trump Infrastructure Plan

Newly released principles include encouraging "self-help" funding by states, localities

Tom Ichniowski

May 26, 2017

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New outline calls for focusing federal spending on critical national and regional projects.

Canada Weighs First High-Speed-Rail Project

Scott Van Voorhis

May 25, 2017

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But planned $15-billion Ontario line, which would seek funds from a pending infrastructure bank, has its critics.

Federal Construction Spending

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

Cuts, hikes and open questions abound

Tom Ichniowski

May 24, 2017

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President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal confirms that he will seek federal infrastructure funds over 10 years, but there is still much that is uncertain.

States Augment Protections For New Mothers on Jobsites

Justin Rice

May 24, 2017

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Helen Robinson took three maternity leaves during her 14-year tenure as a geotechnical field engineer at a Pennsylvania design firm.

AGC, Manufacturers Plan Infrastructure Funding Push

May 24, 2017

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Groups lay groundwork for broader industry funding coalition.

Caltrain $647M Rail Electrification Grant Gets DOT Approval

May 24, 2017

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A three-month deferral of a $647-million federal grant to electrify 52 miles of commuter rail in northern California ended May 22, as the Federal Transit Administration announced it would release the funds.

New York State Moves To Cut Methane-Gas Emissions

May 24, 2017

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has put forth 25 actions meant to reduce methane-gas emissions by 2020 as part of the state’s effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050.