News - Page 478 | Engineering News-Record

Residents Sue to Stop Development of Former San Francisco Navy Base

February 12, 2020

Plaintiffs seek $2 billion in damages from feds, residential developer and consulting firm over alleged site cleanup flaws.

Transit

Chicago's CTA Board Approves $38.3-Million Red Line Extension EIS

T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes wins contract for impact study

Jeff Yoders

February 11, 2020

No Comments

The Chicago Transit Authority has given a $38.3-million contract for the environmental impact study for the 5-mile extension of the CTA Red Line on the city's south side.

UK Prime Minister Clears HS2 Project To Start Construction

Despite cost overruns, high-speed London-to-Birmingham rail project gains approval

Peter Reina

February 11, 2020

No Comments

Total projected high-speed line budget now is at $114 billion, $33 billion above previous estimate.

Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Wins in Court, But Costs Shoot Up

Scott Van Voorhis

February 11, 2020

No Comments

Government-owned oil carrier beats First Nations' lawsuit but design changes and delays double project price to at least $9.5B.

Ultrafast-Track Wuhan Hospitals Accept First Patients, But More Beds Needed

Scott Blair

February 11, 2020

No Comments

Quebec Bans SNC-Lavalin Units From Public Works for Five Years, After Plea

Scott Van Voorhis

February 10, 2020

No Comments

With shift in design-build giant's strategy, analysts don't see major impact from province's automatic penalty linked to old Libya bribery allegations.

Four-Alarm Blaze Torches Construction Site Outside Washington, D.C.

Owner declares mixed-use project in Alexandria, Va. “destroyed”

Bruce Buckley

February 8, 2020

No Comments

About 150 firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to a four-alarm fire at a construction site outside Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8.

Public Works

Why Atlas Technical Consultants Bested AECOM for Initial Contract on Big Mississippi River Bridge

The engineer must work closely with the Capital Area Road & Bridge District, state secretary explains

Richard Korman

February 8, 2020

One Comment

State transportation secretary says he rejected AECOM appeal of design award on project worth up to $2.8B partly due to firm's existing workload.

Boston Professor Goes on Hunger Strike over Construction of Compressor Station

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 7, 2020

No Comments

Enbridge company Algonquin Gas says they are complying with state requirements.

Energy Use Causes 75% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Says Climate Watch

Nadine M. Post

February 7, 2020

No Comments

Energy consumption is by far the biggest source of human-caused global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 73% of the total GHGs, according to the World Resources Institute.