Construction No Chicago Looting Damage Estimate As Downtown Access Restricted Overnight looting on city's Magnificent Mile leads to rail service interruption, bridge closures Jeff Yoders August 10, 2020 One Comment Transportation in and out of downtown will be restricted during overnight hours to residents and workers.Read More
Texas Border Landowners, Federal Watchdog Report Elevate Trump Wall Battle Mary B. Powers August 9, 2020 No Comments As feds award $565M in back-to-back barrier contracts in city of Laredo, opponents fight land seizures and watchdog cites flawed construction plans.Read More
Canada's Heavy Construction Sector Gets a Player Shakeup Scott Van Voorhis Debra K. Rubin August 9, 2020 No Comments Infrastructure heavyweight Bird Construction is set to buy energy contractor Stuart Olson in deal that could create diversified firm with 5,000 staff and $2.25-billion in backlog.Read More
Private Construction is Down Amid COVID Crisis, Global Survey Says Alisa Zevin August 7, 2020 No Comments Residential and non-residential U.S. workloads fell in Q2, says RICS report, but infrastructure and public works activity rose.Read More
Trouble in Fossil Fuels Emcor's Q2 Loss Tied to Decline in Value of Industrial Assets Richard Korman August 7, 2020 No Comments Electrical contractor faces exposure in its energy-sector investments.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 20K Jobs in July, Growth Slows from May, June August 7, 2020 No Comments Residential building added 16,300 jobs and specialty trade contractors added11,200 but nonresidential building lost 9,300.Read More
Transit Maryland Agencies Ready to Take Over Troubled Light Rail P3 Project Jim Parsons August 6, 2020 No Comments State tells 171 project subs it will "step in" to manage work on $2B Purple Line as a public-private cost feud nears an Aug. 23 showdown.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Approves $235M WIFIA Loan for Miami-Dade County Tom Ichniowski August 6, 2020 No Comments The new loan is the third for the county in 16 months, totaling $661 million.Read More
Water Resources $250M Corps Dredging Project Will Deepen Lower Mississippi River Louise Poirier August 6, 2020 No Comments Plan calls for deepening the river from Baton Rouge to the Gulf to 50 ft., from 45 ft. now.Read More
Environmental Cleanup EPA Gives Utilities Until April 11 to Meet New Coal-Ash Storage Rules Mary B. Powers August 5, 2020 No Comments Agency extends compliance six months before waste is banned from disposal in unlined storage ponds.Read More
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