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Norway Picks Design for World's Longest Floating Bridge

Peter Reina

September 27, 2019

Once considered an "impossible" project, Norway has settled on a design for a 5-kilometer-long floating bridge to cross the 550-meter-deep Bjørna fjord.

Highway Infrastructure

EPA Threatens Cut in California's Federal Highway Funds

National construction groups weigh in on the issue

Tom Ichniowski

September 26, 2019

EPA cites problems with state plans for meeting Clean Air Act pollution reduction standards.

Fluor Will Sell Equipment, Government Units to Raise Cash

Debra K. Rubin

September 25, 2019

Airing results of in-depth corporate scrub, contractor execs add some detail on cost cuts and tougher bid scrutiny to restore profits in long term.

East Coast Offshore Wind Projects Take Giant Steps

September 20, 2019

NJ and Md. farms will be first global commercial deployments of GE's 12-MW mega-turbines, while Virginia commits to $7.8B plan to build 2,600 MW by 2026.

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New California Worker Law Has Industry Exemptions, But Not For All

Erica Berardi

September 20, 2019

Starting Jan. 1, workers in the state must meet a three-part standard to retain classification as independent contractors.

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Hurricane Maria

Former Energy Contractor Faces Corruption Charges in Puerto Rico Work

Current, Former FEMA Officials Also Indicted

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Pam Radtke Russell

September 17, 2019

Cobra Acquisitions took over power restoration work in Puerto Rico after a contract with the maligned Whitefish Energy was canceled.

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Construction Workforce

Senate Confirms Scalia to be Labor Secretary

Attorney faces key construction issues, including apprenticeship proposal

Tom Ichniowski

September 17, 2019

Update 9/26: Nominee approved on 53-44 vote along party lines.

Congress

House Oversight Panel Opens Ethics Inquiry into Chao's Actions

Tom Ichniowski

September 16, 2019

One focus of committee probe is whether DOT Secretary's actions aided shipping company her parents founded.

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Court Nixes 'Eminent Domain' for Big East Coast Fracked-Gas Pipeline

Debra K. Rubin

September 15, 2019

Will issues of private seizure of state land on the $1B PennEast project and others head for the US Supreme Court?

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Industry Execs Target Construction Materials Sector on Labor Abuses

Debra K. Rubin

September 15, 2019

Foundation-funded effort would push owners and specifiers to scrutinize product origins and add restrictions to specs, RFPs and contracts.

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