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What the FIU Bridge Collapse Says About Peer Review

August 7, 2019

Attorneys for families of the six people who were killed and for survivors of 2018’s Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse say Louis Berger Group is the last defendant that has not yet agreed to settle lawsuits in state court in Miami.

Competition

After SNC-Lavalin Exits, Short-List For Vancouver Rail Project Is Two Teams

Scott Van Voorhis

July 31, 2019

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Which team will walk away with the big contract next year?

Highway Infrastructure

Senate Committee Unanimously Approves $287B, Five-Year Highway Bill

Updated 7/30/19 Committee approves measure on unanimous vote

Tom Ichniowski

July 30, 2019

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UPDATED 7/30 with committee approval. Measure is silent on how to pay for the increased spending.

Mega-P3 Airport Projects Poised To Take Off

Aileen Cho

July 30, 2019

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Summit discussed ambitious plans in San Diego and New York

The Nation's Infrastructure

Budget Deal Has No Specifics on Infrastructure Spending

Unlike last two-year pact, new agreement lacks overall infrastructure increase target

Tom Ichniowski

July 27, 2019

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Industry officials hope to at least preserve big infrastructure gains won in 2018-2019.

Transportation Infrastructure

DOT Picks Winners for $856 Million in New INFRA Grants

Tom Ichniowski

July 25, 2019

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Largest grants, $125 million, go to new Mobile River, Ala., bridge and expanding Baltimore rail tunnel.

Structural Engineers Launch CROSS-US Failures Database

Nadine M. Post

July 24, 2019

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The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced the launch of a U.S. version of the U.K.’s Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety program.

Highway Infrastructure

Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break

Tom Ichniowski

July 23, 2019

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UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.

Highway Collapse

Colorado DOT Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged Denver-Boulder Freeway

Mark Shaw

July 18, 2019

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A badly damaged section of the Boulder Turnpike, northwest of Denver, will undergo repairs as part of a contract signed this week by the Colorado Dept. of Transportation and Kraemer North America.