infrastructure

Thousands of Mass. Union Members Walk Off Jobs Due to COVID-19 Fears

April 6, 2020

More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.

Safety

Michigan Deal Pushes Transportation Projects, Extends Schedules for Shuttered Jobs

Contractors will get completion date extensions if road projects are delayed due to COVID-19

Jeff Yoders

April 1, 2020

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow COVID-19 halted projects extra time to finish without being responsible for liquidated damages.

Coronavirus

Northern California Shelter-in-Place Orders Exempt Most Construction

Erica Berardi

March 19, 2020

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Residents in several counties are sent home except for those providing or obtaining essential services, which for now includes most construction projects.

Redevelopment Spurs Infrastructure in Camden, N.J.: City Scoop

March 17, 2020

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Overall construction starts expected to fall 4% in 2020 after dropping 7% in 2019

Building, Transportation Projects Cut From New Mexico Budget

Jim Parsons

March 12, 2020

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The decision follows a previous move to cut $50 million in transportation projects from the state budget.

Rising Costs Delay Start of Duluth’s 'Can of Worms' Interchange

Jim Parsons

March 12, 2020

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The project, in a former industrial area, was already problematic.

Owner of the Year

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Divisions Named ENR Midwest's Owner of the Year

Agency's Northwest, Mississippi Valley and Ohio and Great Lakes Region Tested by Heavy Rains, Flooding

Jeff Yoders

February 4, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is facing the challenges of a changing climates, the demands of river commerce in a changing economy and the needs of the other agencies it acts as a developer for simultaneously.

Big Data - the book

Millions of Random Digits

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Brian Brenner

January 13, 2020

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Back in the day, data was randomly reported the old-fashioned way.

Infrastructure Spending

Industry Waits for 2020 Funds to Start Flowing

Tom Ichniowski

January 8, 2020

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With a massive appropriations package now in place for the rest of fiscal year 2020, engineering firms and contractors can breathe easier as the construction season approaches, knowing how much funding is available through Sept. 30 for important federal infrastructure programs.