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Special coverage from ENR reporters, contributors and outside news sources in text, photos and video, on the biggest stories of the past and present.

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Low & Slow Across America



ENR's Aileen Cho and author Dan McNichol set off across America in a vintage 1949 Hudson to inspect the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

Dream Projects



Ambitious engineers and architects are pushing the limits of technology and scale, but what are the impacts?

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ENR's team of writers reports on all the latest equipment, environmental rules and training issues.

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ENR asked its readers to open up their minds and take a shot at writing short fiction about the future of construction. The top selections and many honorable mentions are presented in this ENR Special Report.
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Special Report: How Engineers Are Preparing for Sea-Level Rise

From Seattle to Cape Cod, see what's being done at 18 different locations
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Pam Radtke Russell
August 10, 2017
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As sea levels rise—compounding coastal problems such as erosion, storm surge and tidal flooding—engineers are changing the way they work, using adaptive design and new technologies to prepare for an uncertain future


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Low & Slow: Folsom Dam's Watershed Agreement

Two federal agencies formed a first-ever $900-million partnership to upgrade Folsom Dam and protect Sacramento from potential floods
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Aileen cho
Aileen Cho
October 30, 2015
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It may seen ironic at first glance that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are fasttracking a $900-million effort to address flood-risk and dam-safety issues at Folsom Dam, located near Sacramento, Calif., amid a headline-making, ongoing drought.


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Low & Slow Is Making Its Mark

Low & Slow Series Is Making Its Mark

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Tudor Van Hampton
October 30, 2015
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ENR’s “Low & Slow Across America’s Infrastructure” tour started with a basic idea: Drive a car as old as the interstate highway system across the U.S. to identify infrastructure progress and critical needs.


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Low & Slow: Mrs. Martin Meets the Mile-High City

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Mark Shaw
June 5, 2015
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ENR's "Low & Slow" tour stopped in Denver in early June to see first-hand some of the key public-private transportation infrastructure partnerships that are transforming the Denver area.
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Low and Slow: Missouri—A State's Transportation Funding In Misery

May 30, 2015
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Missouri Diary, part 1: After Memorial Day, the intensity of the road trip accelerated to NASCAR-like conditions, even as Mrs. Martin continued to mosey along at about 60 mph on the highway. After our tour of the St. Louis arch park project (story to come soon), we hustled to Kansas City for two jam-packed non-stop days,
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Low & Slow: Driving Mrs. Martin

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Tudor Van Hampton
May 23, 2015
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We were in a parking lot, and in that lot I was ordered to stay.
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Low and Slow: A Rocky Start

May 19, 2015
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Monday, May 18: T his was actually the first day that Dan and I truly spent a whole day together on our road trip   - and it was hard. Really, really hard. Mrs. Martin got stuck in traffic in Philly, on our way to a visit with the local DPW. It was hot – exactly the kind of weather we were trying to
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Low And Slow Across America: Starting Out Is Above and Bayonne Expectations

May 14, 2015
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People have been confused about the start of our road trip. I’ve been walking into my neighborhood watering holes and they go: “Wait, what? I thought you were on the road!” (Hopefully with pleasantly surprise, as in "Oh, glad you're still here" and not disappointed surprise, as in "Why the hell are you
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Dream Projects: Feasibility Rankings and Meet the Judges

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Scott Lewis
November 12, 2014
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The projects we profile in this special section all stretch the limits of what is possible. At first glance, they may seem impossible to build. some of the projects are technically possible to build but may be economically unfeasible.


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Dream Projects: Nicaragua Canal Faces Huge Costs

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Janice L. Tuchman
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Tudor Van Hampton
November 12, 2014
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The idea of an interoceanic waterway through Nicaragua is far older than the existing, 100-year-old Panama Canal.


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