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Global Survey Shows Growth Amid Some Hesitance in Third Quarter

Alisa Zevin

November 18, 2021

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Material prices and shortages weigh on industry professionals.

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Delay Close of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, MIT-Stanford Study Says

Mary B. Powers

November 18, 2021

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Keeping Calif. facility open until 2035 would cut state carbon emissions and save $2.6 billion in power costs, researchers say.

Hudson River Tunnel Construction Start Targeted for 2023

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2021

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Engineering for the much-disputed, estimated $11.6B N.J.-N.Y. rail link could begin next year, says a Gateway program official, with a funding boost from the Biden administration and the infrastructure spending bill.

US Trade Court Throws Out Trump Tariff on Solar Panel Imports

Mary B. Powers

November 18, 2021

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US developers fought duties on two-sided solar arrays, citing project cost impact, but domestic manufacturers said they are needed against 'unfair' Chinese competition.

Clean Energy Construction

Giant Virginia Offshore Wind Project Makes Five Key Construction Awards

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 11, 2021

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Dominion Energy says project cost rose $2B to nearly $10B, citing commodity price hikes and power transmission route changes, but ratepayer impact stays within approved range.

Energy

Administration Won't Close Line 5 Pipeline as Canada, Tribes Write Letters

Battle over Enbridge replacement tunnel heats up over environmental impact statement implications

Annemarie Mannion

November 9, 2021

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White House has clarified comment that it might consider partial shutdown of Enbridge oil and natural gas line under the straits of Mackinac.

An aerial photo of the empty Hopper detention basin along the Halls Bayou in Houston, Texas

Flood Resilience

Texas Flood Risk Project Targets Grants for Low-Income Communities

James Leggate

November 9, 2021

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Area along the 20-mile Halls Bayou watershed in north-central Harris County, including part of Houston, has a long history of repeated flooding.

Urban Road Construction

Maryland Adds Millions to Boost $6B Beltway Toll Lanes Engineering

Jim Parsons

November 9, 2021

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Consultant team on I-495/I-270 Express Lanes gets $45M to advance project to financial close, while Lane Construction finalizes $600M design-build contract for work on Virginia side of key D.C. region ring highway.

Natural Gas Projects

Court Pushes FERC to Reassess Its 2020 Signoff of $10B Jordan Cove LNG

Mary B. Powers

November 9, 2021

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Agency Canada-owned natural gas export project now is paused, with more risk faced from lack of permits and energy market shifts

Transit Construction

Dragados-OHL Team Picked to Execute $2.2B Md. Purple Line Reboot

Jim Parsons

November 6, 2021

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Spain-based firms anticipate reaching commercial and financial close on contract for reconstituted P3 project completion in February, with full-scale construction set to begin soon after.