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Hurricane Matthew caused flooding in Charleston in October 2016

Flood Resilience

Charleston, S.C.'s $1.1B Wall Is 'Optimized' Solution to Stop Floods: Corps

James Leggate

September 28, 2021

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan calls for a 12-ft elevation storm surge wall to ring the Charleston Peninsula.

Wind Turbine Inspection Drone Startups Gain Ground in UK

Two firms take different approaches to automating a laborious process

Peter Reina

September 27, 2021

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As wind farms proliferate in more remote onshore and offshore locations, a U.K. startup is deploying self-piloting drones to survey turbine blades and transmit data for detailed images of damage using artificial intelligence.

Contractors Must Pay For Using Foreign Steel Components, Court Rules

Jonathan Barnes

September 27, 2021

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court said lower court miscalculated $244K penalty for use of Chinese steel in sewage plant blowers; one firm attorney disputes rules under 2013 state law as "previously unknown."

Energy Construction

Developers Cancel $1B PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline

Mary B. Powers

September 27, 2021

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Controversial Pa-NJ project won in Supreme Court but battled local regulators, landowners and environmental groups.

Infrastructure Investment

New Money Sources Must Supplement Infrastructure Bill, Experts Say

James Leggate

September 27, 2021

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Former state DOT leaders say the $1.3 trillion infrastructure bill would be a start, but other funding is needed for critical infrastructure maintenance and new projects.

Clean Energy Construction

Offshore Wind Projects Move Forward in Northeast, California

Mary B. Powers

September 26, 2021

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Massachusetts gains new proposals in third bid round for 1,600 MW of added capacity, while state's first project closes on $2.3B of construction finance and feds expand development off New York.

Design Professional Insurance

Viewpoint: Adjusting to the ‘Post-Truth’ Environment Driving Up Insurance Claims Costs

Michael Germano

September 24, 2021

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How the pandemic has added to the unpredictability.

Water & Dams

Project Team Modernizes Historic Springfield, Mass., Dam

Constrained space on the $3.6-million Watershops Pond Dam overhaul challenges GZA and its team

Scott Van Voorhis

September 24, 2021

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Work recently started on a $3.6-million overhaul and modernization of the Watershops Pond Dam in Springfield, Mass.

Kendall Parkway early rendering of transit station

Highway Improvements

Fla. Gov. DeSantis Clears Way for Controversial $1B Kendall Parkway Project

Jim Parsons

September 24, 2021

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An administrative law judge had recommended that the project not move forward due to environmental concerns.

Lake Powell level behind Glen Canyon Dam in August 2021

Drought Could Lower Ariz. Hydro Plant Water Level Below Operating Minimum

James Leggate

September 24, 2021

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Projection for 1.3-GW Glen Canyon plant comes as total US hydropower output to fall 14% in 2021 due to western states' rain shortfall, says US Energy Dept.