Legal AECOM to Pay $11.8M to Settle Hurricane Katrina False Claims Case James Leggate October 24, 2023 No Comments An AECOM employee allegedly filed inflated disaster recovery applications for educational institutions impacted by the 2005 hurricane.Read More
Officials Detail Conceptual Plans for Up to $4B Southern California Rail Tunnel Aileen Cho Cyrus Fa'amafoe October 24, 2023 One Comment Public outreach has begun related to the San Diego to San Luis Obispo project along a portion of the nation’s second-busiest passenger rail corridor.Read More
Legal Teams To Retrofit Hawaii Multifamily Housing for Accessibility James Leggate October 24, 2023 No Comments The Dept. of Justice alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act regarding accessibility requirements. Read More
Transportation Boston's $2.3-billion Green Line Extension Faces More Problems Defective rails need repairs less than a year after the project opened Scott Van Voorhis October 24, 2023 No Comments A plan to repair 4.4 miles of defective tracks is under review. Read More
Adaptive Reuse Mall's Vacant Sears Store's Conversion to University of Rochester Medical Hub Saves Time Adaptive reuse joins a 'malls-to-medicine trend' Scott Lewis October 23, 2023 No Comments Vacant Sears store conversion at Rochester, N.Y., mall sliced six months off the construction schedule compared with starting from scratch.Read More
Legal Settlement Reached on Troubled Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas Delayed cable-stayed bridge in Texas now set to open in 2025 Daniel Tyson October 23, 2023 2 Comments Under the settlement, TxDOT will close out all claims, clearing the way for possible completion in 2025. Read More
Legal Lane, Skanska, Granite Battle in Court Over Florida Interstate 4 Job The design-builders lost $500 million on the job, substantially complete last year James Leggate October 20, 2023 No Comments The design-builders lost $500 million on the reconstruction job, substantially complete last year.Read More
Environment Critical Wastewater Treatment Situation at San Diego-Tijuana Border Drags on U.S. senators, local reps ask for more federal funding and answers after years of neglected maintenance Jeff Yoders October 20, 2023 No Comments While improvements to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego have begun, local officials stress more money will be needed to stop the raw sewage overflow problem in the cross-border area.Read More
How a Patent Hinders Construction and Engineering Innovation Ron Klemencic October 19, 2023 No Comments A commentary in which the Pankow Foundation director says it is 'immensely disappointed and frustrated.'Read More
Economics Architecture Billings Fall Steeply in September, Reach New Post-Pandemic Low Historic low demand in the housing market cited as biggest factor Jeff Yoders October 19, 2023 No Comments The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index fell steeply to 44.8 in September. Read More