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Risk Management

Severed Cable May Darken North Carolina Islands For Two Weeks

Tens of thousands affected by evacuation orders following mishap at Bonner Bridge project

Jim_Parsons

July 31, 2017

A steel casing driven into buried line kills power at height of tourist season.

Fire Safety

Tests After Grenfell Tower Fire Show Flaws in 82 UK Towers

Peter Reina

July 30, 2017

Probes of regulations and responsibility also start, after June London blaze that killed 80.

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Transportation Infrastructure

Congressional Committees Reject Trump's DOT Transit Cut

Senate, House clash on other programs

Tom Ichniowski

July 29, 2017

Senate appropriators call for boost for airport construction grants, raise PFC cap.

Construction Risk Managment

Bridge Pile Driving Suspected in North Carolina Vacation Island Power Cut

The Bonner Bridge project's prime contractor, PCL, says it is investigating

July 28, 2017

Thousands are ordered to leave an island during blackout.

AEP Will Purchase World's Second-Largest Wind Farm

July 28, 2017

Utility units will own $4.5B project in Oklahoma, just revealed as being built with Quanta Services named as EPC transmission line contractor

Environment and Safety

The Regulations on the Trump Administration's Chopping Block

The Waters of the US rule is one of hundreds in peril

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Pam Radtke Russell

July 28, 2017

The Trump administration takes step to repeal clean water rule, plans to stop or withdraw many other Obama-era regulations.

Federal Spending

House Passes Spending Bill, $1.6B for Trump Border Wall

Tom Ichniowski

July 28, 2017

Multi-part measure also would boost military construction, Corps civil works budgets, but cut VA projects.

Israel Plans Big Infrastructure Boost in Next Decade

July 28, 2017

Investment, particularly in transportation, is needed to close its global economic gap, analysts say.

Birmingham’s Curzon street station

UK High Speed Rail Moves Ahead As Nuke Plant Falls Behind

Peter Reina

July 26, 2017

First Hinkley nuke site unit may be 15 months late; the second nine months behind.

offshore wind turbines

Virginia Enters East Coast Offshore Wind Farm Push

July 26, 2017

And a New York utility waits for better prices on a second facility.

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