Items Tagged with 'Superstorm Sandy'

Under new Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), the Resilient Environments and Landscapes rule (REAL) now has one-year reprieve from July 20 before it mandates higher shorebuilding elevations and other requirements for high-risk area—giving pro and con forces more time to battle over likely amendments. 

Academicians suggested ideas that eliminated the need for planned long shutdown of key L Train line.

Why did a developer and construction manager seek to collect builders-risk insurance for a storm-battered tower crane?

To combat rising waters and storm surge in Atlantic City, N.J., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a $34-million seawall-like project—the Absecon Inlet Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Structure.

After Superstorm Sandy brought the reality of sea-level rise home  to New York City, city leaders and the community responded.