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Crews rush to finish a longawaited, much-delayed $654-million system of floodprotection gates and pumps that will spare New Orleans from the damage of another Katrina.

New Orleans permanent pump station

Flood Protection and Hurricanes

New Orleans Pushes to Finish Last Big Storm-Surge Project

The final post-Katrina flood protection project nears completion

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Pam Radtke Russell

May 4, 2016

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina winds pushed water from Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans’ three major drainage canals, putting pressure on floodwalls-topped levees that failed to withstand the load of the water.

damage from Hurricane Ike

Texas Takes Aim at Coastal Risks

May 4, 2016

Hurricane Ike's devastation in 2008 to vulnerable Texas coastal areas, $29 billion in damage and a lingering economic drain of $142 billion, was the wake-up call for a defensive solution.

retention ponds

Orlando's Rare Luxury: Room To Expand

A $3-billion program is addressing passenger growth and anticipated rail connections

Aileen Cho

May 4, 2016

With a fast-growing transit network and biomedical industry and an aging terminal bursting at the seams, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is hurrying to fulfill a $3-billion capital improvement plan through 2023.

installing fiber-optic cable

Gigabit-Network Buildout Spawns Scrap for Market Share

May 4, 2016

Some specialized national contractors are seeing big results from new fiber-optic work aimed at the design and construction of superfast, gigabit-per-second broadband networks across the U.S.

NYC water tunnel map

New York City Outlines Plan to Complete Third Water Tunnel

May 4, 2016

Deep under the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens is a water tunnel waiting for the water to be turned on. Actually, it is waiting for money to flow.

Marcellus Pipeline map

Marcellus Pipeline Backers Vow To Move Forward

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

The backers of a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region through New York state say they are “steadfastly committed” to building the pipeline, despite the April 22 decision by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to deny a permit for the project.

EPA Defends Pebble Mine Decision

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

At an April 27 hearing, GOP lawmakers blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for limiting the scope of the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, before the project’s developer had formally submitted plans and applied for a permit.

Amtrak accident

Amtrak Crash Report Released

Jim_Parsons

May 4, 2016

A mobile maintenance backhoe struck by an Amtrak train near Chester, Pa., on April 3 was authorized to operate on the rail tracks within a scheduled 55-hour maintenance window, according to a preliminary report of the incident by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

natural gas fuel cell

Natural-Gas Fuel Cells Power Conn. Manufacturing Facility

Johanna Knapschaefer

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 4, 2016

On the edge of a quiet, wooded neighborhood in West Hartford, Conn., on April 18, executives at Legrand North America’s headquarters switched on a 500-kW fuel-cell array outside its decade-old manufacturing facility.

Dig Indy Tunnel TBM

Water & Dams

Shea, Kiewit Mine Into $500M Indiana Deep-Tunnel Contract

Citizens Energy Group plans to award the contract to S-K JV in early June

Tudor Van Hampton

Tudor Van Hampton

May 3, 2016

The contractor has completed 50% of the concrete lining of the first major portion of the $1.9-billion program, now called the Dig Indy Tunnel System.

Florida Keys Restoration Costs May Reach $600M

Thomas F. Armistead

May 4, 2016

A series of demonstration projects, which will complete at the end of 2016, will set the stage for a project to restore water quality in more than 300 canals in the Florida Keys, with a conceptual cost estimate of between $300 million and $600 million.

Onagawa earthquake and tsunami aftermath

Natural Disasters

Building Code Adoption Urged for Tsunami-Resilient Design

U.S. building codes covering natural disasters don't include consideration of tsunami hazards

Tom Sawyer

May 5, 2016

The American Society of Civil Engineers has proposed that a new chapter in its ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, which addresses tsunami-resistant design, also be explicitly referenced in the ICC’s 2018 International Building Code.

Mobile Crane Operators Wait for Extra Hours of Service

Mike Anderson

May 3, 2016

Mobile crane operators who drive their machines onto public roads expect extra time in new federal hours-of-service regulations.

Georgia Seals P3 Deal With Tax-Exempt Bank Loan

May 4, 2016

The Interstate 285/S.R. 400 interchange reconstruction, Georgia’s first public-private partnership to be financed with a tax-exempt bank loan, has received a notice to proceed.

Textura in Chicago

Oracle Is Buying Textura for $663 Million

Textura was founded in 2004 by three former PwC partners who sought to automate construction payments

Tudor Van Hampton

Tudor Van Hampton

April 28, 2016

Construction payment tech provider Textura Corp. has inked a sale to Oracle for $26 per share of stock, valued at roughly $663 million.

Construction Executives

Balfour Beatty US Reshuffles C-Suite—One CEO is Gone

Mark Layman departs the Dallas-based building unit of the large UK contractor

Debra K. Rubin

May 3, 2016

Reasons are not clear for Mark Layman's departure from the Dallas-based building construction unit of the large UK contractor.

Platform

Industry Buzz

May 4, 2016

As uncertainty keeps contractors relying on rental equipment, aerial-work platform use is growing, says a new study by the International Powered Access Federation.

CEO Doug Bowen

Client Needs Drive Bowen Engineering's Strategy

Bowen Engineering fine-tunes its niche in the water-wastewater and power markets to keep up with demand and the industry’s changing climate

Jennifer Seward

Jennifer Seward

May 4, 2016

From its humble beginnings in 1967, when construction teams were mustered at the owner’s home, to being ranked 254th on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list in 2015, Indianapolis contractor Bowen Engineering Corp. has grown strategically while playing to its strengths.

Beavers sponsored tour of the Sellwood Bridge Project

Workforce Education

Construction Endowments at Universities Lift Industry’s Profile Among Students

Endowments create a range of educational opportunities that are not covered by standard scholarships and grant programs

May 4, 2016

Contractors are acutely aware of the need to attract new talent to the construction industry.

Crisis communication planning

Crisis Communication: What Should You Say When the Press Calls?

When a construction jobsite crisis occurs, experts say that communicating, not cocooning, is the best strategy

Jim_Parsons

May 4, 2016

It is a contractor’s worst nightmare: Despite months of project preparation, daily safety briefings and double- and triple-checking jobsite protocols, an incident has occurred. And the news is not good.

NYC crawler crane

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Fatalities Drive New Safety Regulations

Best practices are often not enough to prevent jobsite injuries

May 4, 2016

Out of the 4,251 worker fatalities in private industry in 2014, 874 of those, or 20.5%, were in construction.

Use of Safety Practices Chart

Contractor Safety Engagement Varies Across the Industry

Steve Jones

Donna Laquidara-Carr

Donna Laquidara-Carr

May 4, 2016

New industry research shows that while many large U.S. construction firms have created and maintained effective safety cultures, a high percentage of smaller firms are lagging behind in making critical safety investments and adopting formal procedures.

CBQ: The Numbers Page

CBQ: The Numbers Page

May 4, 2016

A compilation of key data from targeted segments of the industry

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Workforce Education

We Should Put Our Money Where the Jobs Are

May 4, 2016

We need to update our approach toward career and technical education (CTE).

Orlando International Airport

Airport Infrastructure Tour Takes Off

Jan Tuchman

Janice L. Tuchman

May 4, 2016

Last year at this time, ENR Transportation Editor Aileen Cho was heading out on the “Low & Slow Across America’s Infrastructure” tour, exploring the nation’s aging roads and highways in a 1949 Hudson Commodore.

Inhofe-Boxer bill approved

Wide-Ranging Senate Water Resources Bill Advances

Tom Ichniowski

May 4, 2016

A Senate committee has approved an $11-billion water-resources bill authorizing funds for 27 new Army Corps of Engineers projects. But in a striking change from similar past measures, the new one has an array of drinking-water and wastewater provisions, too, including a new trust fund.

New Waste-Storage Facility Planned for Texas

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Pam Radtke Russell

May 4, 2016

With support from AREVA, Waste Control Specialists (WCS) LLC on April 28 submitted a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a consolidated interim-storage facility in Andrews County, Texas.

Proposal Calls For $1.5B For Power Transmission in NY

Thomas F. Armistead

May 4, 2016

Empire State Connector Corp. has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to negotiate agreements with customers for electric transmission service on a high-voltage, direct-current line.

UK Blacklisting Scandal Settled for Some, Others Holding Out

May 4, 2016

Three groups of U.K. construction workers have secured compensation for losses caused by an unlawful blacklist used by leading contractors for years, starting in the mid-1990s (ENR 10/19/15 p. 7).

Oregon's $6B LNG Project Hits a Major Roadblock

May 4, 2016

Construction of liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) export terminals in the Northwest appear to be stalled.

Construction Economics

Construction March Spending Up Vs. Feb., Year-Earlier Levels

Tom Ichniowski

May 2, 2016

Commerce Dept. report says value of construction finished in March increased just 0.3% from February but rose 8% year over year.

Nairobi Building Collapse

Nairobi Building Collapse Kills 21 During Pending Demolition Lawsuit

May 2, 2016

Another 65 or more people remain missing in the fallen six-story structure.

Commercial Nighttime-Flight Waiver

Roofer Uses First Commercial Nighttime-Flight Waiver

Luke Abaffy

May 4, 2016

Beachwood, Ohio-based Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance teamed up with Toronto-based Industrial SkyWorks, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and data solutions company that received the first-ever approval for nighttime flights in the U.S.—moving the construction industry to the forefront of the UAV field.

Milwaukee Tool

Product Snapshot: Tool Storage Chest and Tower Crane

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

May 4, 2016

Milwaukee has expanded its line of tool-storage chests with a 60-in. Mobile Work Station.

ENR Pulse News

Pulse: Project News

May 4, 2016

The City of Boulder is planning to make improvements to the Betasso Water Treatment Facility.

Global Warming

Overcoming Setbacks in the Climate Change Crusade

Promising signs even as opponents refuse to accept efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions

May 4, 2016

Engineers and architects are among the leaders of the movement to slow climate change.

Construction Economics

Construction Economics

Tim Grogan

May 4, 2016

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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