From 2020 through 2023, total construction spending will increase by 38% over the prior 4-year period to $9.4 billion using innovative practices, according to a New York Building Congress forecast in a July 20 report.
U.S. dam safety frameworks have helped prevent major calamities, but the May collapse of a 95-year-old Michigan structure shows failure risks remain, with multiple causes.
The joint venture will complete engineering work on the new $930-million U.S. Route 181/Harbor Bridge in Texas, taking over from original engineer-of-record FIGG.
As a new 1.1-km replacement in Genoa nears finish, collapsed bridge operator Autostrade per l'Italia and government agreed to provisional terms to nationalize the firm.
Judges say construction start of Bayou Bridge line "trampled" private site owners' due process and trespassed, ordering five-figure payout to three plaintiffs.