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Experts Recommend Hybrid Structures for Tall Timber Buildings

April 18, 2017

Tall mass-timber frames are coming into favor not only because wood is a renewable structural material but also because timber structures are typically faster, safer and simpler to build, compared to steel and concrete construction.

New Officers Named to Key Corps of Engineers Posts

Army picks new Corps deputy chief and head of military and international operations

Tom Ichniowski

April 18, 2017

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Some Corps civil-works projects may be included in Trump's long-awaited, unfinished $1-trillion infrastructure plan.

Construction Accidents

Survey: Workers Intentionally Take 'Calculated' Safety Risks

Departing from company rules and procedures is common, results show

Scott Van Voorhis

April 17, 2017

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What remains to be learned is exactly why workers do it so often.

Transportation

India Constructs Mountain Highway Tunnels Near Border With Pakistan

Single-tube, bidirectional tunnels will connect winter and summer capitals in Jammu and Kashmir

Neelam Mathews

April 17, 2017

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a key component of a two-year roadbuilding effort, valued at more than $1 billion.

Transportation

UK Announces $5.4-Billion Lower Thames Tunnel Crossing

Move follows $1.4-billion Silvertown twin-bore project notification

Peter Reina

April 14, 2017

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Highway crossing designed to relieve congestion on East London's Blackwall tunnel.

Court Awards KBR $435M in Long Contract Battle

April 12, 2017

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The verdict ends a 12-year dispute with PEMEX

Virginia Regulators Boost Pipeline Water-Quality Rules

April 12, 2017

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The rules affect two proposed natural-gas pipelines.

Atlanta's Burned I-85 Bridge on Fast Track to Restoration

Jim Parsons

April 12, 2017

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A collapsed section of I-85 in Atlanta appears to be on track to be restored by mid-June, Georgia Dept. of Transportation officials say.

Montreal Bridge Builders Sue Canada Over New Restrictions

Scott Van Voorhis

April 12, 2017

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SNC-Lavalin-led team concerned over delays from late word on load curbs

GSA Chief Joins WSP-PB; Chester CEO Now Is Hatch Vice Chair

April 12, 2017

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Denise Roth now is WSP-PN senior advisor; Robert Agbede joins Hatch after acquisition.

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Experts Recommend Hybrid Structures for Tall Timber Buildings

New Officers Named to Key Corps of Engineers Posts

Survey: Workers Intentionally Take 'Calculated' Safety Risks

India Constructs Mountain Highway Tunnels Near Border With Pakistan

UK Announces $5.4-Billion Lower Thames Tunnel Crossing

Court Awards KBR $435M in Long Contract Battle

Virginia Regulators Boost Pipeline Water-Quality Rules

Atlanta's Burned I-85 Bridge on Fast Track to Restoration

Montreal Bridge Builders Sue Canada Over New Restrictions

GSA Chief Joins WSP-PB; Chester CEO Now Is Hatch Vice Chair

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