Interior Dept. Delays Vineyard Wind Construction Until 2020 Mary B. Powers September 9, 2019 One Comment Order to now assess cumulative impacts of adjacent planned offshore wind farms could put 800-MW Mass. project's key tax credit at risk.Read More
Legal TVA Cleanup Pact Cancels Coal-Ash Case Going to Supreme Court Mary B. Powers September 6, 2019 No Comments Justices still could settle this year the much-disputed issue of whether the US Clean Water Act regulates groundwater-carried pollutants.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 14,000 Jobs in Aug., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Tom Ichniowski September 6, 2019 No Comments Industry's August unemployment rate slipped to 3.6% from July's 3.8% but rose from year-earlier 3.4%.Read More
Highway Infrastructure State DOTs Receive Extra $4B from FHWA Unspent 2019 Balances Tom Ichniowski September 6, 2019 One Comment Annual "August redistribution" of obligation authority due mainly to slow TIFIA loan, INFRA grant spending.Read More
Odebrecht and Financier Settle on Project Bribes Debra K. Rubin September 5, 2019 One Comment Brazil builder, in bankruptcy, to donate $50M to fix communities but faces limited bid debarment in Latin America bank pact.Read More
Policy Brexit Uncertainty Dampens UK Construction Market Orders fall to lowest level in a decade Peter Reina September 4, 2019 No Comments New orders have dropped every month since April at the fastest rate since March 2009.Read More
Environment New Loan Fast-Forwards Newark’s Lead Water Pipe Replacement $120-mil. loan will compress 10 years' work into 30 months, officials say Jim Parsons September 3, 2019 No Comments Elevated lead levels were discovered in drinking water samples in early 2017. Newark’s system provides approximately 80 million gallons per day to more than 300,000 customers.Read More
Transportation Revised Gateway Tunnel Proposal Pares Price Port Authority plan shaves estimate by 13%, to $9.5 billion Jim Parsons September 3, 2019 One Comment Advancing the design to the 30% stage for federal agency review opens the door to using design-build.Read More
Transportation UK High-Speed Rail Project Cost Rises 40%, Before Work Begins Budget projected to hit $106 billion, with completion pushed out 2-5 years Peter Reina September 3, 2019 No Comments Budget now could hit $106 billion, but work continues until a government ordered review concludes; insufficient study of ground conditions is cited.Read More
Dorian Hits Bahamas, Expected to Threaten Southeast Coast Pam Radtke Russell August 30, 2019 No Comments The category 5 storm had winds of 185 mph and gusts of up to 200 mph as it crossed the Abaco Islands on Sunday.Read More