| 05/21/2013 | Four Teams Shortlisted for $2.1B Makeover of Interstate 4 in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel
May 21--Four teams made up of some of the largest companies in the world are in the final running for the $2.1 billion makeover of Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando, state officials said Tuesday. |
| 05/21/2013 | Energy Sec. Moniz: LNG Exports on Hold Until He Reviews Data
Associated Press/AP Online
WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices. |
| 05/21/2013 | Editorial: Caltrans Faces Corrosion of Confidence Over Bay Bridge
Sacramento Bee (CA)
May 21--Meeting the Labor Day deadline for opening the long-delayed eastern span of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge must no longer be the singular focus of Caltrans. |
| 05/21/2013 | Calif. Lawmakers Seek Probe as Doubts Are Raised on Bay Bridge Opening
Sacramento Bee (CA)
May 21--Elected officials voiced increasing doubts Monday about opening the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as planned on Labor Day weekend, and asked for a formal investigation into state management of the massive construction project. |
| 05/21/2013 | Deadly Oklahoma Tornado's Winds Reached 200 MPH
Associated Press
MOORE, Oklahoma -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile (800 meters) wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph (320 kph). |
| 05/17/2013 | In D.C., Levee Project Is Drowning in Problems
The Washington Post
Work on the controversial 17th Street levee, designed to prevent floodwaters from surging across the Mall into downtown Washington, has stopped, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said, and it's not clear when the project will resume. |
| 05/20/2013 | UAE Construction Giant Arabtec Faces Rare Labor Strike
Associated Press/AP Online
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. |
| 05/20/2013 | Earthquake Scenarios for Wash. State Show Potential for Huge Damage, Loss of Life
Seattle Times (WA)
May 20--If there were any lingering doubts that Washington is earthquake country, a new set of scenarios developed by state and federal geologists makes it clear that no part of the state is immune to seismic mayhem. |
| 05/20/2013 | New St. Croix River Bridge a Learning Opportunity for Students
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN)
May 20--A poster in the technology lab at St. Croix Catholic School in Stillwater features a computer rendering of the new St. Croix River bridge that will be built south of Stillwater. |
| 05/20/2013 | Penn. Shows Progress on Deficient Bridges, But Much Works Remains
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
May 20--Across the state and in the region, a bad bridge situation has gotten better in recent years. |
| 05/20/2013 | Calif. Gov. Cites Safety in Possible Bay Bridge Opening Delay
Associated Press/AP Online
BERKELEY, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. |
| 05/20/2013 | Russian Oligarchs Foot Most of 2014 Sochi Olympics Construction Bill
Associated Press/AP Online
SOCHI, Russia - The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. |
| 05/20/2013 | Feds Again Delay San Onofre Nuclear Restart Decision
Associated Press/AP Online
LOS ANGELES - Federal regulators have indefinitely delayed a decision on the proposed restart of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, raising new questions Monday about whether the twin reactors will produce electricity again. |
| 05/19/2013 | Letters Show Rift Over San Onofre Nuclear Plant Repairs
Los Angeles Times
May 19--In a flurry of letters late last year, Southern California Edison and the manufacturer that designed the steam generators at the now-dark San Onofre nuclear power plant appeared to be at odds over a long-term plan to repair the troubled facility. |
| 05/18/2013 | Official: Broken Rail Eyed in Conn. Train Crash
Associated Press/AP Online
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. |
| 05/17/2013 | Boston Mayor Rolls out $1.8B Plan to Upgrade Buildings, Roads, Parks
Boston Herald (MA)
May 17--Mayor Thomas M. Menino's victory lap -- 20 years in the making -- begins today as he unveils a new handicapped-accessible park in Charlestown that's part of a $1.8 billion parting kiss to Boston to upgrade buildings, roads and public spaces. |
| 05/19/2013 | Italian Minister Says High-Speed Rail Line Project Proceeding
BBC Monitoring European
Text of report by Italian popular privately-owned financial newspaper Il Sole-24 Ore, on 16 May |
| 05/16/2013 | Japanese Group Offers Fast-track on Alaska LNG Project
Alaska Journal of Commerce (Anchorage)
May 16--A Japanese consortium working on an independent Alaska liquefied natural gas project has completed a feasibility study and given it to state officials. |
| 05/19/2013 | Corrosion Plagues New Bay Bridge Span
Sacramento Bee (CA)
May 19--Doug Coe, a normally confident engineering manager for the new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, walked into the nearby Oakland project office looking as if he were fighting back tears. |
| 05/16/2013 | China Approves Plans for Major Hydroelectric Dam Project
Irish Times
China's environment ministry has approved the construction of what will be the country's tallest hydroelectric dam despite conceding that the new dam will have serious environmental consequences. |
| 05/16/2013 | N.C. Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Crack Discovered
Associated Press/AP Online
RALEIGH, N.C. - A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. |
| 05/15/2013 | Scrapping of N.J.'s Iconic Roller Coaster Wrecked by Sandy Begins
Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- For the past six months, it has come to define the post-Sandy world at the Jersey Shore -- a steel skeleton sitting in the surf that was once the JetStar roller coaster. |
| 05/16/2013 | Interior Dept. Issues Fracking Disclosure Rule for Drilling on Public Land
Associated Press/AP Online
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Thursday it will require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. |
| 05/16/2013 | Senate Confirms Physicist Moniz as Energy Dept. Chief
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the new U.S. energy secretary. |
| 05/16/2013 | Maryland Seeks Private Partners for Purple Line
The Washington Post
About 300 engineers, financiers and consultants filled a hotel conference room Wednesday to learn how they might help build - and profit from - a $2.15 billion light-rail Purple Line through the Maryland suburbs. |
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