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Port Construction

Lawsuit Settlement Clears Way for Boston Harbor Dredging

Deal includes laying new electric cable away from shipping channels.

Tom Ichniowski

July 14, 2017

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Corps has $18 million in fiscal 2017 funds to start final design and solicitation-preparation work.

Federal Buildings

Senate Panel To Look Into Decision To Kill FBI Headquarters Project

Plan includes new suburban D.C. FBI building, redeveloping downtown site

Tom Ichniowski

July 13, 2017

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GSA and the FBI say funding is $882 million short of what's needed for the 2-million-sq-ft project.

Utilities Put Hold on Access Northeast Pipeline

July 12, 2017

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Massachusetts’ two largest utilities, Eversource and National Grid, have mothballed their $3.2-billion Access Northeast natural-gas pipeline project, citing lack of regional support.

New Hudson River Tunnel Plan Faces Rising Costs, Questionable Support

Jim Parsons

July 12, 2017

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While plans for a Hudson River replacement rail tunnel remain unclear, one thing is certain: The cost is climbing.

Wave Energy Desalination Is Small, Modular and Cheap

Thomas F. Armistead

July 12, 2017

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In 18 months, a new company hopes to bring to market an ocean-wave-powered process that supplies potable water, cutting costs and limiting pollution, as compared to traditional desalination systems that require power plants.

Industrial Leads for the Week of July 17, 2017

July 12, 2017

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Project News from Industrial Reports

DOE-CH2 Report Sees Risk of Tunnel Collapse at Hanford

Tim Newcomb

July 12, 2017

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Following a partial tunnel collapse in May at Hanford’s Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant, a facility unused since the 1980s, a report from DOE and its contractor for the area, CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co., says a second facility tunnel, which once processed chemicals needed in nuclear production, does not meet current standards.

Construction Safety

Fatal Worker Fall at Detroit Arena Is Believed a Suicide

July 12, 2017

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Witnesses say electrical worker Michael Morrison was not wearing fall-protection gear.

Lake Erie Wind Farm Issues Substation, Cable Bid Package

July 12, 2017

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Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) put two engineer-procure-construct packages out for bid in June for an onshore substation and submarine cable and installation for its planned 18-MW lake-based wind project in Cleveland.