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First Drive: Nissan 2017 Titan Pickup Truck

October 5, 2016

If all the flag-waving surrounding the presidential election leaves you feeling compelled to buy American, here’s a new pickup you may want to consider: the 2017 Nissan Titan.

Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge Reopens Following Fire Fixes

Justin Rice

October 5, 2016

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It took longer than expected, but Pittsburgh’s fire-damaged Liberty Bridge finally reopened last month.

Union Aims at Final Report on Canada Bridge Deck Failure

Scott Van Voorhis

October 5, 2016

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A union representing government engineers in Ontario is taking aim at a pair of newly released reports on the deck problem that temporarily closed the newly opened Nipigon River Bridge last winter, severing a major highway link between eastern and western Canada.

ENR cost indexes for 20 cities, pipe prices

Tim Grogan

October 5, 2016

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Risk Management

Construction Work Zone Safety: Will Critics Shutter Speed Cameras?

Drivers' groups hate the speeding tickets, but drivers and passengers are victims of most crashes

Erin Richey

Richard Korman

September 30, 2016

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If speed-enforcement cameras prompt drivers to slow down, how many people would argue against them? As it turns out, plenty.

Prepare Your Submissions for ENR's Annual Photo Contest

September 29, 2016

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Read the rules and deadlines so that your photos can take their place in ENR's prestigious gallery of award-winners.

Pittsburgh's Fire-Damaged Liberty Bridge Finally Reopens

Justin Rice

September 29, 2016

The fire damage to Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge took longer than expected to repair, but the bridge that connects the Steel City’s downtown to the Liberty Tunnels finally reopened to traffic on Monday afternoon.

Water Infrastructure

House Passes $9B Water-Resources Measure

Next step is negotiation with Senate, which passed a much broader WRDA bill

Tom Ichniowski

September 28, 2016

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House bill includes amendment providing $170 million to fix Flint, Mich., drinking water system.

Transportation Finance

Short-Term Fixes Eyed for NJ As Idled Work Impacts Mount

Debra K. Rubin

September 28, 2016

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Four months into the state-ordered shutdown of hundreds of millions of dollars of road and rail projects in New Jersey amid political bickering over funding, owners, contractors and workers scramble for solutions to salvage a fast-disappearing construction season.

Building Materials

Making Better Concrete Connections in Shear-Wall Cores

Northwest teams improve steel-fiber-concrete link beams to reduce rebar congestion in seismic-zone shear walls

Nadine M. Post

September 28, 2016

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Structural engineer Cary Kopczynski once penned a prediction: “There may come a day in the not-too-distant future when concrete building structures will commonly be reinforced with a combination of steel fibers and steel reinforcing bar.