A new Interior Dept. rule largely echoes changes made in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that were later walked back under the Trump administration.
At Columbia, the Massachusetts-based construction management firm where I work as executive vice president, there was a 21-member team that was remarkably high-performing.
But the megaproject's current chances of successful delivery was rated "unachievable" by the government's Infrastructure and
Projects Authority in its recent annual review.
But damage and economic impact cost could reach $6 billion, says a Moody's estimate, as President Joe Biden releases funds for emergency repairs and announces FEMA official as federal coordinator for long-term reconstruction
State DOT dumps stalled $7.3B private developer approach of previous administration, but with public funding not in hand, design and construction is years away.