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Transit Construction

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

November 6, 2021

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.

Climate Adaptation

Architect Norman Foster Tells COP26: Change 'Traditional' City Design to Combat Climate Change

James Leggate

November 5, 2021

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"Global warming is a design issue. We have the ability, we have the brains, we have the technology," noted UK-based designer told attendees in global summit panel with Biden climate envoy John Kerry.

The November Vote

Election 2021: $1B New England Power Project Underway Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Funding Measures

November 3, 2021

Project finance exec Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is Virginia governor-elect, while New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy squeaks to re-election; state Senate president Stephen Sweeney, an ironworkers' VP, concedes defeat and four big cities reject spending.

Rail Infrastructure

NY Gov. Hochul Unveils $6B Penn Station Renovation, Redevelopment Plans

James Leggate

November 3, 2021

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Officials say the project will improve the "cramped" Manhattan train station and add office space, housing and public areas.

Workforce Dispute

Terminated Nuke Project Workers Seek New Ruling in Pay Suit Against Fluor

Mary B. Powers

November 2, 2021

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Appellate court is set to decide whether workers at abandoned VC Summer project in South Carolina are entitled to compensation for no notice of layoff.

Georgia Power Says Its Coal Ash Cleanup Tab Has Risen to $9 Billion

Mary B. Powers

November 1, 2021

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The utility has already spent $856 million on remediation and is moving on new cleanup projects, but court battle to stop it from passing costs to ratepayers will likely continue.

Clean Energy Construction

Feds Advance Offshore Wind Builds in Gulf and Off NC, Massachusetts

Debra K. Rubin

October 30, 2021

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Interior Dept. announced proposed leases in U.S. waters off of North Carolina, Louisiana and Texas; environmental review of 2-GW project south of Martha's Vineyard begins.

Building Safety

Spurred by Collapse, Group Calls For Recertification of Florida's Existing Buildings

Nadine M. Post

October 28, 2021

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In the wake of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Florida building professionals issue recommendations for statewide inspections to help avoid another failure.

Clean Energy Construction

Wind Turbine Giant Siemens Will Build $200M Va. Production Plant

Mary B. Powers

October 27, 2021

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First in the US, the factory at Portsmouth port will support Dominion Energy's $2.6 billion offshore wind energy complex set to have 205 turbines.

Investigations

NIST Expands Probe Into Champlain Towers South Fatal Failure

Nadine M. Post

October 26, 2021

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has added a remote sensing and visualization project to its roster of queries into the June 24 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South residential condominium in Surfside, Fla., which killed 98 people.