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Coronavirus and Construction

PennDOT Unfreezes 60 Critical Highway, Bridge Projects

April 2, 2020

Restarted projects total about $1 billion and equal about 8% of PennDOT projects suspended by governor's overall construction pause.

Financial Turmoil

AECOM and WSP Halt Talks to Create Megafirm, Sources Say

Value uncertainty created by COVID-19 pandemic is apparent reason

Debra K. Rubin

April 2, 2020

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Two giants won't confirm negotiations, but deal was close before COVID-19 projections, with talks that could pick up by summer, source says.

Financial Turmoil

Anticipating Possible Buyout Attempt, Fluor Announces Poison Pill

The company also cites the Covid-19 pandemic

Richard Korman

April 2, 2020

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Contractor outlines defensive measure against an unfriendly takeover bid.

EPA Aims to Allow Some Project Work Without Clean-Air Permits

Pam McFarland

April 2, 2020

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New Source Review new guidance would let construction start on non-pollutant emitting parts of facilities, but not all states may follow it.

COVID-19: Confronting The New Normal

ENR Editors

Debra K. Rubin

April 2, 2020

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As the global pandemic rages, the construction sector copes with constantly shifting realities to keep projects, workforces, clients, bottom-lines and futures on track.

Special Report

McCormick Place to Become a COVID-19 Hospital; Chicago Veterans Home Fast-Tracked to Help

As case numbers rise in Illinois, state-owned resources are tapped for response

Jeff Yoders

April 1, 2020

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As cases increase in Illinois, the state has fast-tracked a 200-bed veterans home to be used as a hospital. McCormick Place convention center also is undergoing a $71-million rehab to become an acute-care treatment facility.

Newark Speeds $120M Lead Water Line Replacement

Tom Stabile

April 1, 2020

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NJ city's 30-month effort to pull 18,000 tainted pipes is halfway complete, officials say.

Massachusetts Unions Call for Statewide Halt on Building Projects

Scott Van Voorhis

April 1, 2020

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In letter to Gov. Charlie Baker, building trades want all but emergency work stopped through April over COVID-19 concerns.

Safety

Michigan Deal Pushes Transportation Projects, Extends Schedules for Shuttered Jobs

Contractors will get completion date extensions if road projects are delayed due to COVID-19

Jeff Yoders

April 1, 2020

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow COVID-19 halted projects extra time to finish without being responsible for liquidated damages.

U.S. Jobsites Now Face Array of State COVID-19 Restrictions

ENR Editors

April 1, 2020

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With need to curb virus spread and protect workers and residents, governors and mayors from New York to California enact tougher rules, and shut down projects.