Jim Parsons

Demolition Contractor Cited in Fatality

October 26, 2016

An Illinois-based demolition company has been found responsible for the April 2016 death of a 47- year-old construction worker, following a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation.

Craft Competitions: Fastest Trowels Scrape to the Finish Line

Jim Parsons

October 26, 2016

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No one would mistake the casino hotels overlooking the Las Vegas Convention Center’s exhibit lot for the stately spires of Churchill Downs.

Disaster Preparedness

Battening Down a Marine Construction Site for Hurricane

Storm Protection Measures Yield Mixed Results When Hurricane Matthew Comes to Call

Jim Parsons

October 19, 2016

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PCL Civil Constructors made extensive preparations as Hurricane Matthew approached to secure the jobsite and equipment of its project to replace the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on the coast of North Carolina. And yet, as the storm pulled away, two 140-ft-long barges were found beached, almost 30 miles away. An NCDOT engineer provides details.

Hurricane Matthew's Floodwaters Drain, Slowly

October 19, 2016

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s assault on the East Coast, floods continue to isolate large portions of eastern North Carolina.

Natural Disasters

Two North Carolina Construction Barges Drift Far During Hurricane Matthew

Despite Measures to Secure the Site Big Vessels Get Away

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Jim Parsons

October 13, 2016

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Disasters

Hurricane Matthew's Heavy Toll Brings Lessons and Pain

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October 12, 2016

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Hurricane Matthew’s rampage through the Caribbean, the Bahamas and up the southeast U.S. coast tested storm and flood forecasters, utilities, contractor preparations and civil engineering works for more than 1,500 miles and, in some cases, found them wanting.

NJ Reaches Road, Rail Funding Deal One Day After Fatal Train Crash

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Jim Parsons

October 5, 2016

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After a three-month funding dispute that halted thousands of state projects, New Jersey politicians agreed to a new 23¢-per-gal gas tax to restart work. Coming the day after the rail crash in Hoboken, the deal has raised some question on infrastructure investment.

Disasters/Update

Facing Erratic Hurricane, States and Contractors Leave Little to Chance

Hurricane Matthew Expected to Strengthen to Category 4 as it Approaches Florida Today

Jim Parsons

October 5, 2016

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As Hurricane Matthew’s curious, inverted question mark-shaped forecast tracks keep weather experts guessing, transportation agencies in the Southeast are taking no chances.

Top 400 Sourcebook

Infusion of Funds Brings Some Stability to Sector

Passage of $305-billion transportation bill kick-starts projects

Jim Parsons

September 29, 2016

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Though it may be another year before the full effects of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act are felt nationwide, the $305-billion funding measure enacted in December 2015 already has provided many of the sector’s contractors with something they have not experienced in quite a while: a sense of stability.

Jim Parsons

September 20, 2016

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Environmental groups contend water contains elevated level of several contaminants; Dominion Power counters that sampling was done incorrectly.

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ARTICLES

Demolition Contractor Cited in Fatality

Craft Competitions: Fastest Trowels Scrape to the Finish Line

Battening Down a Marine Construction Site for Hurricane

Hurricane Matthew's Floodwaters Drain, Slowly

Two North Carolina Construction Barges Drift Far During Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew's Heavy Toll Brings Lessons and Pain

NJ Reaches Road, Rail Funding Deal One Day After Fatal Train Crash

Facing Erratic Hurricane, States and Contractors Leave Little to Chance

Infusion of Funds Brings Some Stability to Sector

Chemicals Found in Water Near Coal-Ash Site

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