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This 1927 cover depicts the tallest timber bridge in the world. Standing 204.5 ft high and 893 ft long, it was part of a rail line that hauled logs for the Pacific States Lumber Co. from its mill at Selleck, Wash., to Tacoma.

Heavy and civil engineering construction was the strongest sector, adding 12,500 positions in February.

Most of President Joe Biden’s March 7 speech to a joint session of Congress centered on domestic issues, but he also announced one construction-related overseas action.  

The agency aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturers and boost jobs, but removing the 40-year-old general waiver has drawn criticism from industry groups.

The technology provider for small-to-medium business enterprise introduces generative AI tool and a unified cloud suite of construction products at its Las Vegas user conference on Feb. 28. 

Greenhouse gas cuts from already built gas-fired power plants are being addressed in a separate rulemaking, agency chief Michael Regan said, with some in Congress pushing that it be proposed by year end.

While ENR typically delves into lessons learned in stories about projects currently under construction, for the past 27 years our Best Projects awards have also highlighted success in your completed projects where there has been exceptional teamwork, outstanding safety and community benefit.

A growing population, aging infrastructure and more stringent effluent limits spurred the need for a large-scale expansion of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, which first began operations in 1955 in Johnson County, Kan.

The NBA All-Stars played their annual exhibition game last month in Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, whose $360-million, year-and-a-half-old renovation is itself an all-star in the sports and entertainment category.

Stabilizing a quarry where rockfalls threatened to crush critical infrastructure under construction demanded a meticulous approach and required workers to rappel slopes to remove loose material.