Hurricane Florence Carolinas Brace for Coastal Erosion, Storm Surge and Heavy Rains Jim Parsons September 12, 2018 No Comments South Carolina safety experts fan out to assess dams whose failure would pose the most risk to population and evacuation routesRead More
Legal Maryland Construction Firm VP Indicted on Attempted-Bribery Charge Tom Ichniowski September 12, 2018 No Comments Washington, D.C.-area transit agency suspends Potomac Construction Inc. from new contracts, pending outcome of case.Read More
San Francisco's Park-Topped Transit Center Opens August 29, 2018 No Comments In August, the two-block-long Salesforce Transit Center and its 5.4-acre rooftop public park opened after a decade of design and construction.Read More
Montreal Bridge Span Sprints Toward Completion Scott Van Voorhis August 29, 2018 No Comments Public-private team under pressure to finish New Champlain bridge by Dec. 21Read More
Railroads FRA Sees Train-Control Systems Progress, But Some Railroads May Miss Deadline Tom Ichniowski August 23, 2018 No Comments Nine commuter rail lines "at risk" of failing to reach Dec. 31 target.Read More
The European Infrastructure Cable Design Eyed in Italy Bridge Collapse Peter Reina August 22, 2018 No Comments Some engineers suspect that the 51-year-old bridge’s unusual stay cables may have played a role.Read More
Disasters Death Toll Approaches 40 in Collapse of Cable-Stayed Bridge in Italy Europe's first concrete cable-stayed span, opened in 1967, was undergoing repairs Peter Reina August 14, 2018 3 Comments More than 200 firefighters and specialist rescue teams struggled through huge amounts of debris.Read More
Senate Bill Sends Positive Signals for FY 19 Infrastructure Funding Tom Ichniowski August 8, 2018 No Comments As congressional appropriators make more headway in producing spending measures for fiscal year 2019, construction industry officials see encouraging numbers so far for key infrastructure accounts, including highways and water programs.Read More
Libya Looks to Infrastructure Investment for Stabilization Aileen Cho August 8, 2018 No Comments Infrastructure investment and counterterrorism are intertwined in the form of a planned port in Libya.Read More
Rail Transit Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty in Dulles Rail Concrete Fraud Case Bruce Buckley August 7, 2018 No Comments Former manager for subcontractor says he falsified concrete panel test results.Read More
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