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Canada's New Budget Keeps Big Infrastructure Spend

But firms lament lack of projects moving to design

Scott Van Voorhis

March 29, 2017

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But firms lament lack of projects moving to design.

Steel-Castings Design Guide Expected in About Two Years

Nadine M. Post

March 29, 2017

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The first U.S. design guide for steel castings—structural joints without welds or bolted plates—is likely to be published in about two years.

Caterpillar Responds to Fed Raid of HQ

Jeff Rubenstone

March 29, 2017

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Following a dramatic March 2 raid that saw the company’s Peoria, Ill., headquarters and two other nearby facilities searched by federal officials, Caterpillar offered few new insights into the long-running tax investigation that likely prompted the action.

Hanford’s Plutonium Reclamation Facility

Plutonium Processing Facility Demolition Proceeds at Hanford Site

Tim Newcomb

March 29, 2017

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As crews from CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. tear down the four main buildings that make up the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) at the Dept. of Energy’s Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeastern Washington state, removal of contaminated buildings at one of the nation’s most radioactive sites nears key milestones en route to a full demolition later this year.

Cities Aim Penalties at Border Wall Bidders

With the design competition closed, San Francisco is among those seeking to bar contracts to bidding firms.

Debra K. Rubin JT Long

March 29, 2017

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San Francisco is latest political entity seeking to bar contracts to bidding firms.

Smart Cities Offer New Ideas for Connectivity

Integrated elements designed and constructed through innovative partnerships offer the keys to success for future-looking communities

Jennifer Seward

March 29, 2017

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Innovative, technology-driven communities are being designed and constructed for the next generation—and beyond.

Engineering Firm Develops Interactive Transit Tool

Aileen Cho

March 29, 2017

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Several U.S. cities have used isochrones—lines that connect geographic points on a map to compare transit travel times—to redesign their transit systems.

Trump Administration's Keystone XL Approval Sets Off Next Fight

Pam Radtke Russell

March 29, 2017

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On March 24, after years of delays and an earlier rejection by the Obama administration, the Trump administration approved TransCanada’s application to build the 1,200-mile cross-border Keystone pipeline.

Subcontractor Sentenced in Chicago DBE Fraud Case

Jim Parsons

March 29, 2017

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A former Chicago-area concrete and carpentry subcontractor has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for fronting a women’s business enterprise/disadvantaged business enterprise (WBE/DBE) fraud scheme that involved multiple major public infrastructure projects.

Former DOT Sec. LaHood To Lead DC Metro Review

Jim Parsons

March 29, 2017

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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will lead an independent review of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in an attempt to find solutions to numerous operations, governance and financial issues that increasingly have compromised service on the 118-mile Metrorail system.