New England Construction News

ENR 2020 Top 25 Newsmakers

Martin J. Walsh: First Mayor of Major City to Halt Construction After COVID-19 Outbreak

January 21, 2021

Martin J. Walsh made national news long before President-elect Joe Biden nominated the mayor of Boston to serve as labor secretary.

City Scoop: Hartford

January 19, 2021

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Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts in the area Hartford

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Is Tapped as U.S. Labor Secretary

Scott Van Voorhis

January 7, 2021

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Labor union leaders hailed selection of the former construction union exec, as Biden aims to fulfill his promise of being a pro-labor president.

Industry Groups Worry Massachusetts Climate Bill Could Derail Development

Legislation would slash emissions by 50% of 1990 levels by the end of this decade

Scott Van Voorhis

January 6, 2021

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A provision in the newly passed NextGen Roadmap bill would enable individual cities, towns and suburbs to mandate tough, net-zero-energy building codes that could hurt construction and development at a time when the economy remains shaky, developers say.

Portland, Maine's Green New Deal Worries Local Contractors

Stringent apprenticeship requirements take hold on Jan. 1

Johanna Knapschaefer

December 27, 2020

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Firms are concerned that new ballot initiative's mandates, which take effect Jan. 1, could threaten their eligibility for city public works.

Boston Construction Bands With Health Care to Fight COVID-19

A testing, tracing and treatment initiative targets tens of thousands of workers across city

Scott Van Voorhis

December 22, 2020

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Union leaders, industry executives and international experts team to stop virus spread in city's booming construction sector.

Rare Inclined Elevator Is Nearly Complete at Pilgrim Monument

Provincetown, Mass., project will ferry visitors up 85 ft to monument entrance

Scott Van Voorhis

November 25, 2020

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The Bradford Access Project, set to finish next spring in Provincetown, Mass., will create added entrance to historic site where access has been long restricted by geography.

Rhode Island Crew Takes Novel Approach to Replace Deck

All lanes on the Newport Pell Bridge reopen ahead of Thanksgiving

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 23, 2020

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Using a novel approach, crews are expect to finish the final phase of the $20 million Newport Pell Bridge deck rehabilitation project by Thanksgiving.