On a Saturday morning in the summer of 1966, Vinton Bacon, general superintendent of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Chicago, pulled his car into a service station near his suburban home for gas and an oil check. The attendant found four sticks of dynamite wired to the car’s engine. Only a faulty connection prevented them from exploding.

The Renfrew Bridge is due to close for the first time this month with halves built separately in Belgium and Netherlands.

A commentary that says too often, when we investigate safety incidents, we focus on the immediate cause and not the “root cause.” They aren’t the same thing.

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Ground Penetrating Radar Systems recently released a mobile app for SiteMap, its cloud platform that can bring GIS and BIM project data together in one workflow.

Commercial spending continues will continue to lag, according to the AIA mid-year forecast.

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

The aging Livingston Avenue Bridge causes delays for passenger and freight trains crossing the Hudson River at Albany.

Agency publishes updated flood standard requiring project participants who rebuild after disaster to consider future flood risks.