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Construction Accidents

Lawsuit Claims Post-Tensioning Triggered Bridge Failure

An injured motorist's claim draws on visual evidence and NTSB statements

Richard Korman

March 23, 2018

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New theories may emerge that contest the causes of the tragedy

After 'Near Death Experience,' Balfour Beatty UK Rebounds Well

Peter Reina

March 22, 2018

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Four years after serial profit warnings, the contractor reports doubled earnings and a $16B backlog.

Construction Accidents

Theories Outrun Reliable Facts in Florida Bridge Collapse

March 22, 2018

For now, the Florida bridge collapse has many possible causes

Austin Bans Work to Wall Firms As AGC Pushes Cities' Litigation

Scott Van Voorhis

March 21, 2018

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The Associated General Contractors is ramping up efforts to convince the federal government to sue cities in California, Texas and other states that seek to bar contractors who take part in building the Trump administration’s planned Mexican border wall from doing public construction or gaining tax credits.

NJDOT: It's Transition Time in Transportation

Jim Parsons

March 19, 2018

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With infrastructure a hot issue, a big management shift and $615 million in top project starts, ENR New York's Owner of the Year is worth watching

Javits Center Expansion Aims to Defy Conventions

Tom Stabile

March 19, 2018

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A design-build approach helps the team tackle challenges on the $1.2-billion project—like digging on top of the Lincoln Tunnel

Tragedy at Florida International University

Before Collapse, Bridge Builders Dismissed Concerns About Cracks

What if any role cracks played in the structural failure remains unclear

Scott Judy

Richard Korman

March 18, 2018

7 Comments

Among other unanswered questions is whether traffic controls should been used

Viewpoint: Sexual Abuse and Harassment

The Case for Taking Back Architect Richard Meier’s Pritzker Prize

If an investigation substantiates the charges and reports, there’s no other choice

Richard Korman

March 15, 2018

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Revoking the award, if justified, would be good for the architectural profession.

Construction Accidents

NTSB Joins Probe of Fatal Florida Bridge Collapse

Six are known dead, with at least eight vehicles trapped beneath the rubble

Jim Parsons

March 15, 2018

One Comment

State and local officials said Friday that the cables supporting the deck of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University near Miami were being tightened after a stress test when the bridge collapsed over traffic on March 15, killing at least six people.