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Contractor Pauses $215M W.Va. Highway Job Over Worker COVID-19 Concerns

Bruce Buckley

March 19, 2020

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State approval of one-week shutdown was easier with work ahead of schedule; a longer stoppage is not yet clear.

Pandemic Sidelines Some November Infrastructure Ballot Measures

Jim Parsons

March 19, 2020

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$100-billion Bay Area plan will not go before voters on Election Day, with backers concerned that changing economics could lead to defeat.

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Coronavirus Confusion in California

Firms unclear about shelter-in-place directives and orders

Erica Berardi

March 18, 2020

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Confusion grew in California as businesses struggled to understand locally issued shelter-in-place and other COVID-19 related directives and orders that onsite work could continue only at “essential” or vital services, which make exceptions for certain construction.

COVID-19 Global Market Slowdown Shuts Equipment Maker JCB Through March 30

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

March 18, 2020

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UK firm's hiatus will enable it to "replan our production," says its CEO; company is weighing a government request to produce ventilators for affected patients, media report.

Houston Construction Sites To Remain Open For Now

Louise Poirier

March 18, 2020

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No COVID-19 shutdowns now are planned on projects for the city, TxDOT and Harris County agencies as long as contractors are willing to work, says the Houston Contractors Association.

City Creek's Retractable Skylight and Creek Replica Survive Temblor

Nadine M. Post

March 18, 2020

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There is no apparent damage from March 18th's magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Salt Lake City to City Creek Center's two-block-long retractable skylight or to the creek replica flowing beneath it.