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Newark Speeds $120M Lead Water Line Replacement

Tom Stabile

April 1, 2020

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NJ city's 30-month effort to pull 18,000 tainted pipes is halfway complete, officials say.

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Michigan Deal Pushes Transportation Projects, Extends Schedules for Shuttered Jobs

Contractors will get completion date extensions if road projects are delayed due to COVID-19

Jeff Yoders

April 1, 2020

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow COVID-19 halted projects extra time to finish without being responsible for liquidated damages.

Trump Endorses $2T Public Works Program

April 1, 2020

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President Donald Trump says he backs legislation to launch a mammoth infrastructure investment program, in a follow-up bill to the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (see p. 8).

Texas High-Speed Rail Staff Laid Off Due to COVID-19

Jim Parsons

March 31, 2020

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Officials still hope to move forward with $20-billion effort.

EPA Suspends Environmental Compliance Rules, Citing COVID-19 Concerns

Corinne Grinapol

March 31, 2020

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Industry had requested some relief, but environmental groups termed new exemptions "an open license to pollute."

I-74 Bridge Project Resumes Following COVID-19 Halt

Jim Parsons

March 31, 2020

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Lunda Construction had stopped work on March 23.

Shell Withdraws From Energy Transfer's Lake Charles LNG Project

Louise Poirier

March 30, 2020

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Energy giant will immediately begin a phased exit of the Louisiana project, as a result of current market conditions.

Wave of Field Hospitals Deployed Across the U.S.

State and local authorities join Army Corps to convert space to relieve hospitals battling COVID-19

Bruce Buckley

March 30, 2020

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State and local authorities join Army Corps to convert space to relieve hospitals battling COVID-19.

Coronavirus and Construction

Federal Government Issues Guidance to Clarify Areas of ‘Essential’ Work

Mary B. Powers

March 30, 2020

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security document states need to reduce confusion and ambiguity among state and local officials.

Workers at Two NFL Stadiums Test Positive for COVID-19, But Construction Continues

Tim Newcomb

March 30, 2020

After areas where the afflicted workers were working in were shut down and sanitized, work proceeds at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.