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Italy Recovers From Quake that Killed 300—and Weighs New Protections

August 31, 2016

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a long-term program to reinforce millions of aging buildings against earthquakes following the Aug. 24 shocks, measuring magnitude-6.2, that caused nearly 300 deaths as of Aug. 30 in an area northeast of Rome.

Top 250 International Contractors: Seeking Stable Markets

Political and economic uncertainty in several regions have global firms looking for markets that are reliable and safe

Gary J. Tulacz

Peter Reina

August 24, 2016

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The global construction market has taken a series of hits over the past couple of years.

Risk Management

Salini Impregilo Expects U.S. Acquisition To Cut Risk, Raise Profit Margins

Pietro Salini shifts the focus to North America

Andrew G. Wright

August 24, 2016

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One afternoon this May, a group of journalists and market analysts convened in London at the Royal Society headquarters in Carleton House to hear the CEO of Salini Impregilo unveil the Italian engineering and construction conglomerate’s strategy for the next four years.

Panama Canal Construction Disputes Are Still Unresolved

Nearly $3.5 billion in contractor claims need adjudication.

Scott Blair

August 24, 2016

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More than 100 ships have passed smoothly through the Panama Canal's new $5.4-billion third lane; more turbulent is the ongoing dispute over nearly $3.5 billion in contractor claims.

Spanish Firm FCC Bids Abroad As Home Workload Slows

Peter Reina

August 24, 2016

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The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.

Bechtel’s Brief

Haunted by Grim Statistics on Megaprojects

A call by Brendan Bechtel to improve schedule and cost performance

August 24, 2016

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Brendan Bechtel, soon to be chief executive of the engineering and construction company that bears his family’s name, sounded an alarm about the industry’s performance on megaprojects with words as plainly spoken as any you will hear at a conference.

Public-Private Partnerships

When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections.

Risk Management

How a Lapse and Missing Bolts Led to an Ironworker's Death

Report shows how apparent miscommunication led to fatal 2015 Massachusetts hoist accident

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 19, 2016

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A field crew assumed missing bolts were in place in last year's accident in Massachusetts.

Water Quality

Lack of Wastewater Treatment Puts Black Eye on Rio Olympics

Challenges in Brazil—including connections to sewer lines—has made progress difficult

Pam Hunter McFarland Augusto Diniz

August 17, 2016

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The 2016 Summer Olympics boating and swimming events have put an international spotlight on a long-running problem in Rio de Janeiro—untreated sewage and trash are clogging up bays and waterways.