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With Big Claims, Designer Insurance Costs Can Only Go Up

February 25, 2022

As engineers' Flint water liability trial starts, new survey finds more than half of insurers report claim severity worsened in 2021 than the prior year, with half saying they raised premiums 6% to more than 10%.

Rural Transportation

Feds Suspend $600M Alaska Mine Road Project for New Permit Review

James Leggate

February 24, 2022

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Interior Dept. says prior administration's environmental analysis of the Ambler mine access road across national park and federally managed land had “significant deficiencies.”

Workforce

Concrete Delivery Strike Impacts Big Seattle Transportation Projects

Federal mediation has begun in months-long strike of Teamster drivers

Tim Newcomb

February 24, 2022

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Ongoing labor dispute between King County, Wash., concrete suppliers and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 that has reduced or halted deliveries now is delaying Seattle-area projects such as multiple Sound Transit extensions and Washington State Convention Center addition.

Workforce

Ironworkers: Use Pre-Apprenticeships To Boost Industry Diversity

James Leggate

February 23, 2022

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Unions and contractors are looking to attract more women and people of color to construction.

Infrastructure

FAA Probes KC Airport on Minority, Women-Owned Business Participation

Annemarie Mannion

February 23, 2022

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Federal agency alleges Kansas City failed to properly track minority- and women-owned businesses on $1.5-billion international airport terminal project.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

US DOT Seeks Proposals for $1B in Airport Terminal Grants, $450M for Ports

Tom Ichniowski

February 23, 2022

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Airport terminal grant funding is just year one of five-year $5B program.

Workforce

ABC Says Infrastructure Act Will Worsen Industry's Labor Crunch

Pam McFarland

February 23, 2022

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New Associated Builders and Contractors model shows industry this year will need nearly 650,000 additional workers above normal hiring pace to meet demand for labor.

Construction Economics for February 28, 2022

February 23, 2022

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Legal

UPDATE: Feds Want Court Ruling By March 15 to Restore Social Cost of Carbon Metric

Mary B. Powers

February 22, 2022

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In appeals court filing, Justice Dept. says Louisiana judge's Feb. 14 injunction of metric is "illogical, unreasonable, and unlawful," and has halted work on oil and gas permits, NEPA reviews and rulemaking.