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Kiewit Said to Withdraw From $2B Newark, NJ AirTrain Competition

June 23, 2021

Contractor's exit appears linked to payment claim on completed Port Authority of New York-New Jersey Goethals Bridge P3 project.

Truck Impact Eyed in D.C. Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Over Highway

Jim Parsons

June 23, 2021

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Bridge spanning six-lane Route 295 highway apparently lifted off its moorings, reportedly causing non-life-threatening injuries to six motorists

Natural Gas

US Judge Rejects Pennsylvania Suit to Reverse Fracking Ban

Stephanie Loder

June 22, 2021

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Marcellus Shale region municipalities and legislators lack standing to overturn Delaware River Basin Commission's February permanent halt

Nuclear Plant Construction

Vogtle Project Owner’s Quality-Assurance Gets NRC Scrutiny

Scott Judy

June 22, 2021

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Georgia nuclear powerplant site's need for construction remediation of installed electrical cable systems triggered US Nuclear Regulatory Commission action

Federal Construction

GAO Faults Corps of Engineers on Fast-Tracked Border Wall Contracts

Mary B. Powers

June 22, 2021

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About $4.3 billion was awarded without competition in the Trump era, a watchdog report says. Many awards lacked full scope details, raising the risk of higher project costs.

Final Agreement Signed for $16B Texas High-Speed Rail Project

Louise Poirier

June 18, 2021

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Lane Construction and Webuild Group will build privately funded Dallas-to-Houston line after state high court declined to hear challenge to developer Texas Central's eminent domain rights.

Transit Construction

Maryland OKs New Funds for Purple Line Consultant Team

Jim Parsons

June 16, 2021

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State board awards $183.5 million for expanded PM role until a new design-build team is picked to complete the much delayed P3 light rail project.

Companies

Ex-Turner Exec Gets 46 Months for Bloomberg Construction Bribes

Eydie Cubarrubia

June 15, 2021

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Ronald Olson, the contractor's former deputy operations manager, is the third of four executives implicated in the scheme who has been sentenced.

Energy Construction

Terminated Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Site Closure Steps Are Still in Play

Competing Enbridge Line 3 wins much watched Minnesota ruling June 14 to continue construction

Corinne Grinapol

Debra K. Rubin

June 12, 2021

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Rival Enbridge Line 3 wins key Minnesota court ruling June 14 to move construction to expected year end completion, while scuttled $8B Keystone had tough road after Biden permit halt, as owner weighs options for pipe laid in Canada and stored.

Clean Energy Build

Feds Add NY-NJ Waters to Gulf of Mexico in Offshore Wind Development Spurt

Developer, public comment sought on energy projects in off NYC and four Gulf states; NC unveils first offshore wind goal

Debra K. Rubin

June 12, 2021

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Administration fast-tracks push for developer interest and public comment on energy projects in shallow waters southeast of New York City and off Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; NY projects would be built under labor pacts, with lease auctions possible before year end.

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Kiewit Said to Withdraw From $2B Newark, NJ AirTrain Competition

Truck Impact Eyed in D.C. Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Over Highway

US Judge Rejects Pennsylvania Suit to Reverse Fracking Ban

Vogtle Project Owner’s Quality-Assurance Gets NRC Scrutiny

GAO Faults Corps of Engineers on Fast-Tracked Border Wall Contracts

Final Agreement Signed for $16B Texas High-Speed Rail Project

Maryland OKs New Funds for Purple Line Consultant Team

Ex-Turner Exec Gets 46 Months for Bloomberg Construction Bribes

Terminated Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Site Closure Steps Are Still in Play

Feds Add NY-NJ Waters to Gulf of Mexico in Offshore Wind Development Spurt

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