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Deconstruction Safety

New Plan Submitted for Explosive Demolition of Old Tappan Zee Bridge

One part of NY span is structurally unsound and dangerous for workers

Eydie Cubarrubia

December 7, 2018

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Safety concerns could tilt the decision toward use of explosives on the partly dismantled old Hudson River crossing.

Construction Workforce

Construction Nov. Jobless Rate Drops Year-Over-Year, Up Vs. Oct.

Tom Ichniowski

December 7, 2018

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BLS reports construction added 5,000 jobs in Nov., a more modest gain than in Oct. and Sept.

The American Infrastructure

Study Calls for Major Program to Rebuild Interstate Highway System

Report recommends boost in federal motor-fuels tax

Tom Ichniowski

December 6, 2018

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National Academies' report proposes hiking federal and state capital spending by $20 billion to $45 billion per year.

Ex-White House infrastructure advisor DJ Gribbin

Private Investment Seeks Gain As Infrastructure Politics Shift

Debra K. Rubin

December 6, 2018

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But perspectives are at odds related to a reduced federal funding role in looming legislation.

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Now Set for Trial in Bribe Case

Debra K. Rubin

December 6, 2018

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Pierre Duhaime was forced out in 2012 in the wake of a contract payoff scandal in Libya and Montreal.

EPA Approves $614M WIFIA Loan for San Diego Project

December 5, 2018

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $614-million loan to the City of San Diego for a water purification project.

Elon Musk Scraps L.A. Test Tunnel Project

December 5, 2018

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Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has dropped plans to construct a tunnel beneath Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles after a settlement with project opponents.

Urban Flooding Called Nation’s Great ‘Hidden Challenge’ in New Report

Pam Radtke Russell

December 5, 2018

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Urban flooding is a “hidden” problem that is affecting large and small communities and will only get worse as the population grows, infrastructure ages, and extreme weather events become more common, according to a new study.

Aecon Sheds Mine Unit as Infrastructure Work Booms

Scott Van Voorhis

December 5, 2018

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Toronto contractor cites record backlog months after its sale to a China-government-owned firm was quashed, citing national security.

Contractors, Steel Firms Blast Mighty Earth Report on 'Dirty' Structural Steel

Nadine M. Post

December 5, 2018

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Environmental advocacy group Mighty Earth’s call to action to reduce the carbon footprint of structural-steel production is well intended but naive, say construction and steel-sector firms.