Bridges $160M Contract Awarded to Replace Alaska Highway's Longest Span C.J. Schexnayder May 13, 2022 No Comments The $160-million Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project is the largest capital project in the history of the Yukon Territory.Read More
School Construction Boston to Spend $2B to Revamp, Rebuild Deteriorating Schools Green New Deal for public schools begins with 14 new buildings or major renovations Scott Van Voorhis May 13, 2022 No Comments Mayor Michelle Wu's "green new deal" for city public schools begins with focus on 14 buildings neeging replacement or buildings or major renovationsRead More
Drinking Water California Coastal Commission Rejects $1.4B Desalination Project Controversial Huntington Beach water plant would have been second large one for developer Poseidon Water Pam McFarland May 13, 2022 One Comment Huntington Beach proposal was too "problematic" to move forward, California Coastal commissioners said. Read More
Labor Ontario Craft Strike Could Delay Hundreds of Projects Across Province More than 25,000 union workers, mostly carpenters, have walked off the job this month Scott Van Voorhis May 13, 2022 No Comments More than 25,000 union carpenters and other trades walked off jobsites across province in the largest wave of labor unrest since the late 1980s. Read More
Environmental Cleanup With Boost From IIJA, EPA Awards $254M in Brownfield Grants Jim Parsons May 12, 2022 No Comments Bolstered by new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the EPA has awarded $254 million in new and supplemental brownfield grants to 265 communities across the country.Read More
Infrastructure Financing Los Angeles Wastewater Tunnel Project Receives $441M EPA Loan James Leggate May 12, 2022 No Comments The clearwater project calls for construction of a 7-mile-long tunnel to prevent sewage from overflowing into waterways.Read More
Transportation FTA Pledges Funds for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Greg Aragon May 12, 2022 No Comments Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has pledged $1 billion toward LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Read More
Lawsuits Possible Funding Sources for the $997M Champlain Towers Settlement Richard Korman May 12, 2022 No Comments Many claims by victims and families were expanded to blame construction work on a neighboring building.Read More
Public Projects No Bidders Submit for $210M St. Louis Convention Center Phase Two Only one bidder bid on the first phase of the pandemic-delayed public project James Leggate May 12, 2022 No Comments The only bid for the first phase of the expansion project was about $48 million higher than officials expected.Read More
How Supertall Buildings Lift Us Higher Richard Korman May 11, 2022 One Comment In a world beset by troubles, supertall buildings, which measure from 984 ft to 1,968 ft, would not seem to rate high on a list of priority concerns.Read More