Scott Van Voorhis

Canada's $12B Site C Hydro Dam Aims for Long-Haul Completion

July 19, 2023

As cost and schedule pressures rise, controversial B.C. megaproject, set to commission in 2025, awaits key government ruling before reservoir filling can start this fall.

Safety

Feds Tighten Leash On Embattled Massachusetts Transit Agency

The MBTA filed a required safety plan with federal regulators for dangerous repair work

Scott Van Voorhis

April 24, 2023

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The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

Residential Development

New York Building Congress Calls for Zoning Changes to Ease Housing Crisis

Group recommends potential development sites near transit hubs

Scott Van Voorhis

March 28, 2023

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The New York Building Congress proposes changes aimed at removing local zoning obstacles and transit-oriented development.

Boston EMS rescue workers after a catwalk collapse at a jobsite

Contractors Face $700K OSHA Fines for South Boston Power Plant Collapse

OSHA proposed combined penalties against Suffolk Construction and NorthStar Contracting Group

Scott Van Voorhis

November 14, 2022

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Suffolk Construction and subcontractor NorthStar Contractng Group face federal penalties for incident that injured three workers, one seriously.

Nuclear Energy

Bank Invests $700M to Build Canada's First Small Nuclear Reactor

Scott Van Voorhis

Mary B. Powers

November 4, 2022

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First 300-MW modular facility in Ontario, to be built at site of existing 3,500-MW nuclear plant, may cost billions; US power producer TVA also will use GE Hitachi BWRX-300 design in up to 20 SMRs.

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Jobsite Fatality

Another Worker Dies in Boston's Latest Construction Accident

At least seven industry fatalities have occurred in the last 18 months

Scott Van Voorhis

June 9, 2022

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Accident in city's Seaport district caused the latest of at least seven industry fatalities in the last 18 months.

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Canada's $12B Site C Hydro Dam Aims for Long-Haul Completion

Feds Tighten Leash On Embattled Massachusetts Transit Agency

New York Building Congress Calls for Zoning Changes to Ease Housing Crisis

Contractors Face $700K OSHA Fines for South Boston Power Plant Collapse

Bank Invests $700M to Build Canada's First Small Nuclear Reactor

Another Worker Dies in Boston's Latest Construction Accident

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