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Repair Work Underway On I-40 Span

No timeline or cost for bridge repairs under design by state DOTs. Arkansas DOT terminates bridge inspector.

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

May 27, 2021

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Workers with Kiewit Infrastructure Group race to stabilize a fractured tie girder that forced an indefinite closure of the key Tennessee-Arkansas crossing.

ENR Top 400 Contractors: The Pandemic's Second Act

Emell D. Adolphus

May 26, 2021

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Many ENR Top 400 Contractors plan a return to normal, but will the COVID-19 vaccine be a shot in the arm or a shot in the dark?

Arkansas DOT Rejects Terminated Employee Safety Concerns Over Incomplete Bridge Inspection

Jim Parsons

May 24, 2021

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Bridge inspector asserted it was unsafe for him to access the area of the bridge where the fracture occurred.

Government

Egypt's Huge Capital Complex Rises East of Cairo

Gary Lakes

May 21, 2021

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Designed by U.S.-based Skidmore Owings and Merrill, the project consists of three phases, with first-phase development estimated at $58 billion when finished in 2030; several buildings are set to complete in 2022.

Federal Contracting

Biden Restores Obama-Era Local-Hire Pilot Program on FHWA, FTA Projects

Tom Ichniowski

May 19, 2021

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Organized labor praises DOT action, but AGC criticizes it.

Litigation

US Supreme Court Punts on First City Climate Change Damages Suit

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

May 19, 2021

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Merits of Baltimore claim against oil and gas firms for infrastructure damage costs are skipped, as case is returned to lower court with changed guidelines; 25 other municipal and state suits now await new decisions.

Top 20 Under 40: Evolve as the Industry Adapts

May 14, 2021

The next generation of A/E/C leaders applies lessons learned heading toward a post-pandemic future.

2Q Tech Report

Putting 3D First, a Model Bridge Rises in Norway

Aileen Cho

May 14, 2021

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When the Norwegian Public Roads Administration asked the design-build team of Sweco, PNC, Armando Rito Engenharia and Isachsen to deliver a 643-meter-long concrete box-girder bridge completely in 3D, designers with Armando Rito were initially a bit skeptical.

Crack on I-40 bridge over Mississippi River

Fractured Beam May Close Key Mississippi River Crossing for Months

Jim Parsons

May 13, 2021

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Arkansas and Tennessee transportation officials say “a catastrophic event” was averted with the discovery of a fractured steel beam in the I-40 Mississippi River Bridge, but it could be months before the crossing is fully repaired and reopened to traffic.