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Feds Pinpoint Cause of Deadly Mass. Gas Explosion

October 17, 2018

Crews failed to relocate pressure-sensing lines from an old cast-iron distribution main during a mid-September Columbia Gas pipeline replacement, igniting a series of explosions and fires north of Boston, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators.

In Seattle, Transit Team Eyes Cause of Rail System Cracks

Jim Parsons

October 17, 2018

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Seattle’s Sound Transit is investigating the cause of cracks in the rails of its signature Link light-rail system.

Disaster Relief

World Bank Proposes $1B for Indonesia Disaster Relief

Tom Ichniowski

October 15, 2018

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Bank's preliminary estimate pegs housing, buildings, infrastructure damage at $531 million.

Crews Swarm to Bring Back Power Hurricane Michael Took Down

Luke Abaffy

Tom Sawyer

October 15, 2018

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Tyndall Air Force Base suffered significant damage to every structure throughout the base

Problem Girders Shored at Salesforce Transit Center

Nadine M. Post

October 14, 2018

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The Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced the completion of shoring under the problematic twin girders in the Salesforce Transit Center.

Shoring of Problem Girders at Salesforce Transit Center Taking Longer than Expected

Nadine M. Post

October 12, 2018

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The Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced on Oct. 10 that emergency remedial work at the 4.5-block-long Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, on the closed Fremont Street, will continue into early next week.

Infrastructure

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Water Infrastructure Bill

Measure, approved 99-1, next goes to Trump for signature

Tom Ichniowski

October 10, 2018

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Legislation, including new Water Resources Development Act, authorizes $3.7 billion for new Corps civil-works projects.

Public Safety

25 Days After Explosion, Another Utility Shuts Off Gas in Boston Area

Columbia Gas uprading system following September explosions

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 10, 2018

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In Woburn, Mass., National Grid shut off gas to 339 homes after a worker inadvertently over-pressurized a line Oct. 8. A similar occurrence Sept. 13 in a Columbia Gas line in the region apparently triggered explosions and fires that burned 80 structures in three localities.

Federal Court Vacates Corps Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

October 10, 2018

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A federal appeals court has vacated a Corps of Engineers construction permit for the 300-mile Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to southern Virginia.

Fluor/JGC Gets Go-Ahead on $40B Canadian Gas Terminal

October 10, 2018

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Joint partners Fluor and JGC will begin construction on a $40-billion liquefied natural gas export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, following a final decision Oct. 1 to build the facility, which will move Canadian natural gas to Asia.