Construction spending in the U.S. fell by 0.2% in December, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.18 billion, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s Census Bureau.
After Democrats continued to boycott a committee vote on Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environment and Public Works Committee's Republicans changed its rules, clearing his nomination for a floor vote.
The International Code Council has approved—as expected—the updated structural building-design standard, written by the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute, for inclusion in the 2018 edition of the ICC’s model International Building Code.
In its so-called Fight Plan 2037, Vancouver International Airport identifies 75 projects as part of a 20-year, $5.6-billion improvement plan, which expands everything from terminals to a potential new runway.
What began as an investigation into the July 2016 derailment of a Washington, D.C., Metro train has uncovered several years’ worth of falsified track inspection records, resulting in dismissals or disciplinary action for more than half of the system’s track inspection staff.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 25 granted a permit for Spectra Energy’s proposed Atlantic Bridge pipeline, a $450-million project set to expand natural-gas transport from the Marcellus shale region into New England and Canada.