MassDOT Overhauling Congested Boston-Area Corridor Crews start $31.1-million job to rework congested suburban roadways Scott Van Voorhis December 9, 2020 No Comments Crews kicked off a $31.1-million revamp of one of Greater Boston's most congested, pedestrian-unfriendly suburban roadways.Read More
Construction Economics for December 14, 2020 December 9, 2020 No Comments 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/economicsRead More
Pulse: Project News for the Week of December 14, 2020 December 9, 2020 No Comments Augusta Cyberworks LLC is planning to redevelop 300,000 sq ft of the King Mill, a former textile factory in Augusta dating to the 1880s.Read More
Canada Energy Demand Decline Outlook Stirs Project Debates Scott Van Voorhis December 9, 2020 No Comments Officials grapple with climate change push but pipelines move forwardRead More
McCarthy Building More Solar Plants to Power Ga. Facebook Data Center Scott Judy December 8, 2020 No Comments Two new facilities will deliver 187 MW of electricity to Facebook's data center.Read More
Bidders for Aborted Honolulu Rail P3 Are Finally Revealed Jim Parsons December 8, 2020 No Comments City officials now must decide how to fund and build the estimated $1.4B, four-mile lasr section of the light-rail line.Read More
Water Infrastructure House Passes $9.9B WRDA Bill, Sending Measure to Senate Legislation is product of a bipartisan, bicameral deal Tom Ichniowski December 7, 2020 One Comment The new bill would focus exclusively on Corps of Engineers projects, providing no funding for construction of public clean-water facilities.Read More
Sustainability Engineers Launch SE 2050 Commitment to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Structures Nadine M. Post December 5, 2020 One Comment The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which has kicked off the first U.S. campaign aimed at reducing embodied carbon in structural systems, is issuing a call for engineers to join the crusade. Read More
Public-Private Disappointment Lawsuit Marks Pennsylvania County's Souring Bridge P3 Experience Richard Korman December 4, 2020 No Comments Northampton County seeks to remove some bridges from a public-private partnership agreement covering more than 30 bridges.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 27,000 Jobs in November, But Jobless Rate Worsens Tom Ichniowski December 4, 2020 No Comments Residential construction showed stronger jobs increases than nonresidential categories.Read More