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Technology

DroneDeploy Acquires Structionsite, Promises Integrated Reality Capture

Combined firm will offer both ground and aerial site documentation

October 12, 2022

Aerial reality capture SaaS platform DroneDeploy has agreed to acquire StructionSite in order to strengthen its ground game.

Editorials

NEPA and Permitting Reform After Joe Manchin Flops

ENR Editorial Board

October 12, 2022

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A commentary on the missing piece of the U.S. infrastructure future.

Labor

Illinois Orders Firm to Pay $500K for Prevailing Wage Violations

Annemarie Mannion

October 12, 2022

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Contractor Bulk Storage Inc. must pay back wages to employees, plus penalties, for not meeting state-required compensation rules on public sector projects.

Construction Economics for October 17, 2022

October 12, 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

Infrastructure Act

FHWA Parcels Out $59.9B in IIJA Formula Funds

Tom Ichniowski

October 11, 2022

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Full 2023 highway funding under the law is not yet locked in.

Technology

Autodesk Talks New Integrations, and an Unexpected Data Journey

Messages from user conference indicate what's next for AEC tools

Jeff Yoders

October 11, 2022

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Autodesk explained the rationale for its new separate cloud services at its user conference, while a number of the company's technology partners unveil new integrations for their services.

Contracts

Skanska-Railroad JV Wins $200M NYC Subway Station Contract

James Leggate

October 11, 2022

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Project involves repairs to stations on the MTA's No. 7 Line between Queens and Manhattan's west side.

Companies

Kiewit Set To Acquire Weeks Marine as Wholly Owned Unit, Chiefs Say

Debra K. Rubin

October 11, 2022

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In other key deal, designer WSP Global won't vie for UK consultant RPS Group PLC, with Tetra Tech now set to complete acquisition of firm

Legal

Framework Forged to Resolve Corpus Christi Bridge Design Dispute

Jim Parsons

October 10, 2022

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TxDOT officials say a new timeline for the stalled project has not yet been finalized.

Energy

UK Government Expands Offshore Oil Leases in North Sea

Peter Reina

October 9, 2022

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The new Conservative government is offering as many as 100 new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea, as it also ends a moratorium on shale gas extraction imposed three years ago.