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Airports

Senate Approves FAA Bill With Boost for Airport Grants

Tom Ichniowski

April 19, 2016

Senate measure has larger 2017 increase for construction grants than House committee's version.

German Trailer Maker Scheuerle Bets on 'Made in the U.S.A.'

Editorial: Construction Safety

Time To Focus on Silica-Dust Rule Compliance

After safety rule-making process ends, only legal action now blocks future enforcement

April 19, 2016

Now that the safety rule-making process has ended, employers must meet the challenges of the dramatically tougher silica-dust standard.

African Development

Construction Begins on Major Cement Plant in Nigeria

Infrastructure Investment Drives Boom in Support Capacity

Shem Oirere

April 19, 2016

The $1-billion cement plant joins a fleet of similar, Dangote Cement-owned plants that are either under construction or recently finished in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Senegal and South Africa.

French Joint Venture To Expand Cairo Metro to 100 Kilometers

Transportation: Cairo Metro

Peter Reina

April 18, 2016

The contract includes a tunnel under the Nile river, five elevated stations and two at-grade stations. When complete, the project will increase Cairo's network to 100 km.

Building Design

Cambridge Research Team Reveals Design for London Timber Skyscraper

Peter Reina

April 18, 2016

A 300-meter-tall timber skyscraper would be more sustainable and faster to construct than conventional buildings, says the Centre for Natural Material Innovation.

World Bank To Help Developing Nations Meet Climate Pledges

Pam Hunter McFarland

April 18, 2016

Bank commits major funds to help meet climate pledges made in Paris.

MassDOT's Biggest Accelerated Bridge Project Pushes On

Johanna Knapschaefer

April 13, 2016

Rusty cables, cut-up steel and column remnants lie in heaps along Interstate 95 as crews prepare for construction of the southbound half of the new Whittier Bridge.

Disaster Recovery

What Rebuilding of Earthquake-Stricken City Shows

The lesson is about financing disaster recovery, not seismic safety.

April 13, 2016

Rebuilding after the Feb. 2011 magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, a city of 382,000 people, offers a cautionary tale for future disaster recovery.

California Solar Farm Moves Forward

Thomas F. Armistead

April 13, 2016

The U.S. Interior Dept. has approved construction of a 287-MW solar-photovoltaic project on 1,767 acres of federal land in the Mojave Desert, near Baker, Calif.