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Transportation Infrastructure

DeFazio Hopes to Have Transportation Bill Ready in March

House chairman aiming for April committee vote on the measure

Tom Ichniowski

February 26, 2020

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State DOT leaders' views vary on whether Congress will pass long-term transport bill by October.

Risk Management

Subcontractor Places $1.7M Lien on Big Texas Omni Resort

Brandt Cos. seeks payment months after expansion and renovation opens

Richard Korman

February 26, 2020

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Issues are unclear as closeout payment lingers months after a major project is in use.

Pam McFarland

February 25, 2020

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Latest model code for the first time includes provisions related to electric vehicles, as well as optional paths to reach net zero energy consumption.

Transit Infrastructure

Senate Panel Starts Work on Transit Reauthorization

Tom Ichniowski

February 25, 2020

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Banking committee hearing includes calls for increased overall funding and a focus on rural areas.

Jobsite Killer of Woman Carpenter Apprentice Gets 15-Years-to-Life Sentence

Debra K. Rubin

February 25, 2020

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Assailant in 2017 murder of Outi Hicks switches plea to guilty, in long-awaited outcome of incident that sparked big anti harassment push on U.S. jobsites.

Environmental Regulations

Skirmishing Continues Over Proposed NEPA Rules Revisions

Tom Ichniowski

February 24, 2020

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Industry officials praise changes as way to speed project reviews; critics blast plan as rollback for key environmental law.

Labor

Illinois Developer, Sub-Contractors Ordered to Pay $1.1M for Prevailing Wage Violations

Northbrook, Ill., Senior Housing Project Found to Have Underpaid Union Carpenters in 2018

Jeff Yoders

February 24, 2020

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The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was awarded its largest-ever backpay award by the Illinois Department of Labor in ruling that a developer and two subcontractors must pay $1.1 million for violating prevailing wage law on a senior housing project in Northbrook, Ill.

Firms Picked to Build $1B Patullo Bridge in Vancouver

Scott Van Voorhis

February 22, 2020

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After big change in competitors last year, reconfigured Canadian-Spanish team wins procurement; players also await $2.1B Vancouver subway award by mid-year.

PG&E's Stepped-Up Fire Mitigation Still Is Lacking, California Officials Charge

Mary B. Powers

February 20, 2020

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Utility's 2020 plan includes thousands more vegetation contractors and more hardening, but the state threatens to yank its operating license.

Tightened New York City Facade Law Hikes Non-Compliance Penalties

Eydie Cubarrubia

February 20, 2020

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New rules, which follow an architect's death by falling debris, include more stringent—and potentially more costly—inspections.

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DeFazio Hopes to Have Transportation Bill Ready in March

Subcontractor Places $1.7M Lien on Big Texas Omni Resort

New Energy Code Is More Robust and Flexible than Previous Versions

Senate Panel Starts Work on Transit Reauthorization

Jobsite Killer of Woman Carpenter Apprentice Gets 15-Years-to-Life Sentence

Skirmishing Continues Over Proposed NEPA Rules Revisions

Illinois Developer, Sub-Contractors Ordered to Pay $1.1M for Prevailing Wage Violations

Firms Picked to Build $1B Patullo Bridge in Vancouver

PG&E's Stepped-Up Fire Mitigation Still Is Lacking, California Officials Charge

Tightened New York City Facade Law Hikes Non-Compliance Penalties

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