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'Unacceptable' Injury Rate Suspends LA Purple Line Construction

October 26, 2022

Contractor Tutor Perini/O&G has two weeks to evaluate past incidents, review safety programs and propose a revised plan, LA Metro told project managers.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 31, 2022

October 26, 2022

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Workforce

Obituary: Ray Tide, 83, Was Structural Steel Defects Expert

Jennie L Phipps

October 26, 2022

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Former Wiss, Janney Elstner principal tackled structural challenges from material deterioration to brittle fractures and collapses of steel buildings and bridges.

Campaign Spending

Political Donations Ramp Up in Tight Midterm Election Season

Pam McFarland

October 25, 2022

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Companies, unions help push construction-related contributions to more than $105M so far.

Energy Construction

Sempra, Bechtel Sign $10.5B Fixed Price EPC Contract for Texas LNG

Previous 2020 cost of Port Arthur facility award was not disclosed, but speculated at $8B to $9B, as community advocates press legal action for stricter air pollution controls

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 25, 2022

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Neither owner nor contractor disclosed previous 2020 cost of "restated" Port Arthur LNG facility award, with earlier reports suggesting it at between $8 billion and $9 billion—as community advocates press legal action for stricter air pollution controls.

Disaster Response

Sanibel Causeway Repair: Contractors Flooded Site With Crews, Resources

Derek Lacey

October 24, 2022

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The approach for Superior Construction and The de Moya Group to restore access to Sanibel Island was "pounding the effort with resources," says one contractor manager.

Workforce

OSHA Probes Fatality at NJ Temple Project Cited for 2021 Labor Violations

Stephanie Loder

October 24, 2022

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Concrete subcontractor foreman Antonio A. Marques died in an equipment accident at the 160-acre Hindu temple complex in Robbinsville, police confirm.

2022 Elections

Divided Government Likely, Industry Aims for Legislative Consensus

Tom Ichniowski

October 24, 2022

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A top industry priority: protecting IIJA funding.

Hurricane Ian

US Transportation Dept. Releases $50M to Florida for Post-Ian Repairs

Tom Ichniowski

October 21, 2022

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Funding will support fixes to Sanibel and Pine Island causeways and other hurricane-damaged infrastructure

Legal

Contractor Agrees to Pay $1.5M Over Contaminated Fill

Former superintendent pleads guilty to charges

James Leggate

October 21, 2022

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Barletta Heavy Division improperly imported stone and soil from other projects, federal prosecutor says.

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'Unacceptable' Injury Rate Suspends LA Purple Line Construction

Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 31, 2022

Obituary: Ray Tide, 83, Was Structural Steel Defects Expert

Political Donations Ramp Up in Tight Midterm Election Season

Sempra, Bechtel Sign $10.5B Fixed Price EPC Contract for Texas LNG

Sanibel Causeway Repair: Contractors Flooded Site With Crews, Resources

OSHA Probes Fatality at NJ Temple Project Cited for 2021 Labor Violations

Divided Government Likely, Industry Aims for Legislative Consensus

US Transportation Dept. Releases $50M to Florida for Post-Ian Repairs

Contractor Agrees to Pay $1.5M Over Contaminated Fill

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