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Canada Redirects Federal Funds to Fast-Track Stimulus Projects

August 12, 2020

Government carves 10% of $25B infrastructure program for school, health care and community projects with accelerated contracting; two provinces push new COVID-19 spending.

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown

Construction

No Chicago Looting Damage Estimate As Downtown Access Restricted

Overnight looting on city's Magnificent Mile leads to rail service interruption, bridge closures

Jeff Yoders

August 10, 2020

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Transportation in and out of downtown will be restricted during overnight hours to residents and workers.

Texas Border Landowners, Federal Watchdog Report Elevate Trump Wall Battle

Mary B. Powers

August 9, 2020

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As feds award $565M in back-to-back barrier contracts in city of Laredo, opponents fight land seizures and watchdog cites flawed construction plans.

Canada's Heavy Construction Sector Gets a Player Shakeup

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

August 9, 2020

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Infrastructure heavyweight Bird Construction is set to buy energy contractor Stuart Olson in deal that could create diversified firm with 5,000 staff and $2.25-billion in backlog.

Private Construction is Down Amid COVID Crisis, Global Survey Says

Alisa Zevin

August 7, 2020

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Residential and non-residential U.S. workloads fell in Q2, says RICS report, but infrastructure and public works activity rose.

Trouble in Fossil Fuels

Emcor's Q2 Loss Tied to Decline in Value of Industrial Assets

Richard Korman

August 7, 2020

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Electrical contractor faces exposure in its energy-sector investments.

Construction Workforce

Construction Adds 20K Jobs in July, Growth Slows from May, June

August 7, 2020

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Residential building added 16,300 jobs and specialty trade contractors added11,200 but nonresidential building lost 9,300.

Transit

Maryland Agencies Ready to Take Over Troubled Light Rail P3 Project

Jim Parsons

August 6, 2020

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State tells 171 project subs it will "step in" to manage work on $2B Purple Line as a public-private cost feud nears an Aug. 23 showdown.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Approves $235M WIFIA Loan for Miami-Dade County

Tom Ichniowski

August 6, 2020

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The new loan is the third for the county in 16 months, totaling $661 million.

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Water Resources

$250M Corps Dredging Project Will Deepen Lower Mississippi River

Louise Poirier

August 6, 2020

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Plan calls for deepening the river from Baton Rouge to the Gulf to 50 ft., from 45 ft. now.

Sept 21, 2020

A panel of industry judges reviewed a record number of entries to select 30 winning projects located in 21 countries on six continents. Colón, Panama’s urban renewal, providing modernized, safe and livable infrastructure for the country’s second-largest city, was chosen as ENR’s Global Project of the Year.

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