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Florida Engineers Gain Liability Protection in Storm Damage Inspection

Stephanie Loder

June 17, 2021

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New law, which takes effect July 1, also extends to other practitioners and first responders in the state

Who’s the Next Target in Feds’ Nuke Plant Fraud Investigation?

Scott Judy

June 14, 2021

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Government used an internal Westinghouse email chain to earn guilty plea from former project director Carl Churchman.

Contech Engineered Products plea aagreement

Legal

Engineered-Products Firm Sentenced to $7M Fine For Bid-Rigging

Tom Ichniowski

June 8, 2021

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Sentence in fraudulent bids to state DOT is in line with Contech Engineered Products' plea agreement with US Justice Dept.

Kiewit Could Start I-40 Bridge Permanent Repairs By End of June

Jim Parsons

June 3, 2021

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The contractor is procuring components to reinforce fractured girder as DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits Mississippi River site.

Engineer board fights drone survey photographer

Construction Technology

State Engineering Boards Target Drone Photographers For Unlicensed Survey Work

Scott Van Voorhis

June 1, 2021

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Where is the line between land surveying and photography services?

Repair Work Underway On I-40 Span

No timeline or cost for bridge repairs under design by state DOTs. Arkansas DOT terminates bridge inspector.

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

May 27, 2021

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Workers with Kiewit Infrastructure Group race to stabilize a fractured tie girder that forced an indefinite closure of the key Tennessee-Arkansas crossing.

Arkansas DOT Rejects Terminated Employee Safety Concerns Over Incomplete Bridge Inspection

Jim Parsons

May 24, 2021

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Bridge inspector asserted it was unsafe for him to access the area of the bridge where the fracture occurred.

Drone Inspections

Beam Fracture on Closed Mississippi River Bridge Is at Least Two Years Old

Jim Parsons

May 17, 2021

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State's DOT inspector is fired for not noticing or reporting the crack at the I-40 Mississippi River bridge during an earlier inspection.

Crack on I-40 bridge over Mississippi River

Fractured Beam May Close Key Mississippi River Crossing for Months

Jim Parsons

May 13, 2021

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Arkansas and Tennessee transportation officials say “a catastrophic event” was averted with the discovery of a fractured steel beam in the I-40 Mississippi River Bridge, but it could be months before the crossing is fully repaired and reopened to traffic.

Accidents

Skanska Worker Dies in Struck-By Incident at Pensacola Bay Bridge

Jim Parsons

April 30, 2021

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Mark Carter, a 61-year-old construction industry veteran whose position was not identified, was fatally struck at Florida site by a subcontractor dump truck on April 28.