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An aerial photo of the empty Hopper detention basin along the Halls Bayou in Houston, Texas

Flood Resilience

Texas Flood Risk Project Targets Grants for Low-Income Communities

November 9, 2021

Area along the 20-mile Halls Bayou watershed in north-central Harris County, including part of Houston, has a long history of repeated flooding.

Urban Road Construction

Maryland Adds Millions to Boost $6B Beltway Toll Lanes Engineering

Jim Parsons

November 9, 2021

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Consultant team on I-495/I-270 Express Lanes gets $45M to advance project to financial close, while Lane Construction finalizes $600M design-build contract for work on Virginia side of key D.C. region ring highway.

Natural Gas Projects

Court Pushes FERC to Reassess Its 2020 Signoff of $10B Jordan Cove LNG

Mary B. Powers

November 9, 2021

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Agency Canada-owned natural gas export project now is paused, with more risk faced from lack of permits and energy market shifts

Vogtle November 2021 cost increase dispute

Vogtle Nuke Project Delayed Again as Utility Co-Owners Resist Rising Costs

Scott Judy

November 8, 2021

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Owner Southern Co. blames lagging electrical system remediation work and ongoing craft labor shortages for the latest schedule adjustment.

Biden Agenda's Political Entanglements

Viewpoint: Defend House GOP Infrastructure Supporters Against Threats

Richard Korman

November 8, 2021

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Criticism from the party and the media has been intense for the bill's 13 Republican supporters.

COVID-19 and Construction

US Appeals Court Halts OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Unclear How Long

Debra K. Rubin

Jeff Yoders

November 6, 2021

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Government says OSHA enforcement is "unambiguous ... in addressing grave dangers to employees in the workplace," in rollout of COVID emergency temporary rule.

Transit Construction

Dragados-OHL Team Picked to Execute $2.2B Md. Purple Line Reboot

Jim Parsons

November 6, 2021

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Spain-based firms anticipate reaching commercial and financial close on contract for reconstituted P3 project completion in February, with full-scale construction set to begin soon after.

Climate Adaptation

Architect Norman Foster Tells COP26: Change 'Traditional' City Design to Combat Climate Change

James Leggate

November 5, 2021

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"Global warming is a design issue. We have the ability, we have the brains, we have the technology," noted UK-based designer told attendees in global summit panel with Biden climate envoy John Kerry.

Construction Workforce

Big October Employment Gain Drops Construction's Jobless Rate to Lowest Mark Since 2019

Tom Ichniowski

November 5, 2021

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The industry added 44,000 jobs in October, with hiring by nonresidential specialty contractors leading the way.

Tech Viewpoint

Success of Infrastructure Digital Twins Begins with Open-source Technology

Keith Bentley

November 4, 2021

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As was the case with BIM nearly 20 years ago, digital twins are now reshaping the built world in terms of how infrastructure is designed, constructed, and operated.