California State, County Clarifications to Stay-at-Home Orders Raise More Questions Erica Berardi March 24, 2020 No Comments Many questions remain about whether local restrictions on construction supersede state guidance.Read More
Contractors Meet Deadline To Button Up Boston Construction Sites All but a few projects are required to comply with work-stop order Justin Rice March 23, 2020 No Comments Boston officials expected nearly full compliance with an order to shutter and secure construction sites in an effort to combat coronavirus. Read More
Airport Projects Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year Mark Shaw March 23, 2020 Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction COVID-19 and Falling Oil Prices Roil Oil and Gas Sector Construction Projects Delayed Pam McFarland March 23, 2020 No Comments Lower oil prices plus lower demand, in addition to work stoppages because of the coronavirus, is leading to major uncertainty for related projects.Read More
Construction Groups Push Back on OSHA's COVID-19 Reporting Rule Jim Parsons March 23, 2020 No Comments Tracing the virus to workplace exposure for recordkeeping, as noted in March 13 agency guidance, presents a compliance challenge, firms say.Read More
Everglades Restoration First Contract Awarded for $1.6B Everglades Project Thomas F. Armistead March 23, 2020 No Comments The contractor's bid came in well below the engineer's estimate of $38.8 million.Read More
Industry Workshop Focuses on Calif. Infrastructure For 2028 LA Olympics Aileen Cho March 23, 2020 No Comments Global event will require smart-city technologies and billions of construction that will start during the current COVID-19 pandemic, firms said at recent conference.Read More
Work Continues on Nearly Complete Sports Facilities, Some to Sit Empty Tim Newcomb March 23, 2020 No Comments Crews press ahead with stadium and ballpark construction projects despite schedule pauses by the major sports leagues.Read More
Obituary COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner Engineer died March 22 from his non-industry related infection. Jeff Yoders March 23, 2020 2 Comments Engineer, also a former manager for design firm T.Y. Lin, died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Tourism’s Tumble Halts Airline’s $420M Florida Resort Project, for Now Is what happened in Florida a sign of more to come? Richard Korman March 23, 2020 One Comment Travel and tourism, which had provided a boost to Charlotte Harbor, Fla., is in trouble all over the world.Read More