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Coronavirus and Construction

Mask Donations Rise as Industry Combs Sites to Support Healthcare Workers

Bruce Buckley

March 24, 2020

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Firms tap inventories to make PPE contributions to local hospitals and other facilities to keep COVID-19 under control.

California State, County Clarifications to Stay-at-Home Orders Raise More Questions

Erica Berardi

March 24, 2020

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Many questions remain about whether local restrictions on construction supersede state guidance.

Contractors Meet Deadline To Button Up Boston Construction Sites

All but a few projects are required to comply with work-stop order

Justin Rice

March 23, 2020

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Boston officials expected nearly full compliance with an order to shutter and secure construction sites in an effort to combat coronavirus.

Airport Projects

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

Mark Shaw

March 23, 2020

Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.

Coronavirus and Construction

COVID-19 and Falling Oil Prices Roil Oil and Gas Sector

Construction Projects Delayed

Pam McFarland

March 23, 2020

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Lower oil prices plus lower demand, in addition to work stoppages because of the coronavirus, is leading to major uncertainty for related projects.

Construction Groups Push Back on OSHA's COVID-19 Reporting Rule

Jim Parsons

March 23, 2020

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Tracing the virus to workplace exposure for recordkeeping, as noted in March 13 agency guidance, presents a compliance challenge, firms say.

Everglades Restoration

First Contract Awarded for $1.6B Everglades Project

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2020

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The contractor's bid came in well below the engineer's estimate of $38.8 million.

Industry Workshop Focuses on Calif. Infrastructure For 2028 LA Olympics

Aileen Cho

March 23, 2020

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Global event will require smart-city technologies and billions of construction that will start during the current COVID-19 pandemic, firms said at recent conference.

Work Continues on Nearly Complete Sports Facilities, Some to Sit Empty

Tim Newcomb

March 23, 2020

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Crews press ahead with stadium and ballpark construction projects despite schedule pauses by the major sports leagues.

Obituary

COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner

Engineer died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

Jeff Yoders

March 23, 2020

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Engineer, also a former manager for design firm T.Y. Lin, died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

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Mask Donations Rise as Industry Combs Sites to Support Healthcare Workers

California State, County Clarifications to Stay-at-Home Orders Raise More Questions

Contractors Meet Deadline To Button Up Boston Construction Sites

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

COVID-19 and Falling Oil Prices Roil Oil and Gas Sector

Construction Groups Push Back on OSHA's COVID-19 Reporting Rule

First Contract Awarded for $1.6B Everglades Project

Industry Workshop Focuses on Calif. Infrastructure For 2028 LA Olympics

Work Continues on Nearly Complete Sports Facilities, Some to Sit Empty

COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner

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