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Environmental Restoration

Maryland-Exelon Pact Aims for Cleaner Susquehanna River

Tom Ichniowski

October 30, 2019

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Elements of deal will be part of Exelon FERC relicensing application for Conowingo Dam.

Autodesk Adds Civil 3D To Cloud Platform

Aileen Cho

October 30, 2019

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Development enhances collaboration between civil and vertical infrastructure.

Water Infrastructure

House Passes Bill to Unlock Harbor Trust Fund Surplus

Tom Ichniowski

October 29, 2019

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If appropriators follow through, the measure is expected to allow increased spending on port dredging projects.

India Looks to Technology to Overcome Construction Difficulties

Pam Radtke Russell

October 29, 2019

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While the conference was focused on innovation and tools, presenters also stressed the importance of basics.

Transportation

Portland Transportation Investment Proposal Comes Into Focus

2020 ballot initiative includes more than $3 billion in regional infrastructure work

Jim Parsons

October 29, 2019

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The largest investment, $975 million, would go toward upgrading the Southwest Corridor parallel to I-5, and includes an 11-mile extension of the MAX light rail line.

Contracts

Salini Impregilo Returns to Canada With Ontario LRT Project

Italian contractor makes another North American inroad

Jim Parsons

October 28, 2019

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The consortium, led by global infrastructure owner-developer John Laing Investments Ltd., will design, build and finance the new 18-km, 19-stop light rail transit line.

Construction Accidents

Recent Scissor-Lift Accident Takes Life of Texas Worker

Jonathan Barnes

October 28, 2019

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An accident described as a collision at a Frito Lay facility in Irving also critically injured another worker.

Water Infrastructure

Corps Studying Multiple-Port Dredging Concept

If funded, plan's focus expected to be on lower Mississippi River

Tom Ichniowski

October 25, 2019

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Senate Appropriations Committee also backs multi-project idea as a test program, recommends $525 million for it.

NTSB’s FIU Bridge Collapse Investigation Finds Many Problems

The agency published 30 findings as part of its presentation on the bridge collapse’s probable cause

Scott Judy

Tom Ichniowski

October 23, 2019

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The extensive list of findings reported by the NTSB addressed actions by numerous parties to the project.

EPA Indiana Loan a New Wrinkle for WIFIA

Tom Ichniowski

October 23, 2019

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As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to sign off on new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans, one of its latest WIFIA approvals has a new twist.