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In Texas Power Outages, Clear Problems and No Easy Answers

February 24, 2021

Power outages that left 4 million cold and in the dark had happened before, but markets and politics have prevented changes

FDOT Races to Re-Open Storm-Damaged Pensacola Bridge

Jim Parsons

February 23, 2021

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Pensacola Bay bridge construction became a repair effort

Finance

Granite Construction Claims Staff, Managers Gave Auditors 'Potentially Misleading' Data

Richard Korman

February 23, 2021

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The company says it has received SEC subpoenas.

Maryland Picks Transurban-Macquarie for $11B Maryland P3 Megaproject

Jim Parsons

February 18, 2021

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Pending state approvals and environmental review, team will negotiate a 50-year agreement to design, build and operate added toll lanes and new Potomac River bridge for busy I-495/I-270 corridor.

Federal Transit Administration Gives New Momentum to Hudson Tunnel Project

Aileen Cho

February 17, 2021

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Agency reverses Trump-era block of U.S. funding for $11B replacement of 110-year-old tunnels that are key to busy northeast rail route.

Commentary

Should You Trust Construction Market Forecasts? Not In My Opinion.

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

February 15, 2021

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The survey process does a disservice to timely business decision-making by companies.

Obituary

World-Renowned Structural Engineer Les Robertson, ENR's Man of the Year in 1989, Dies

Nadine M. Post

February 11, 2021

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Leslie E. Robertson, preeminent structural engineer of supertall buildings, died on Feb. 11—one day before his 93^rd birthday.

How Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Construction

Jeff Rubenstone

February 10, 2021

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Recent advancements in machine learning provide advice on bidding, scheduling and labor allocation, pointing the way to a more data-driven project life cycle