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Construction Accidents

Safety Data: Noon Presents the Hour of Greatest Danger

New AGC report provides a revised view of the most potentially lethal time of day

Richard Korman

April 18, 2017

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What surprises were discovered in the Associated General Contractors' fatality research report?

Tax Increase Pumps $52 Billion Into California Construction

JT Long

April 18, 2017

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Repairs to 17,000 lane-miles could start in 2018

Experts Recommend Hybrid Structures for Tall Timber Buildings

Nadine M. Post

April 18, 2017

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Tall mass-timber frames are coming into favor not only because wood is a renewable structural material but also because timber structures are typically faster, safer and simpler to build, compared to steel and concrete construction.

New Officers Named to Key Corps of Engineers Posts

Army picks new Corps deputy chief and head of military and international operations

Tom Ichniowski

April 18, 2017

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Some Corps civil-works projects may be included in Trump's long-awaited, unfinished $1-trillion infrastructure plan.

Construction Accidents

Survey: Workers Intentionally Take 'Calculated' Safety Risks

Departing from company rules and procedures is common, results show

Scott Van Voorhis

April 17, 2017

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What remains to be learned is exactly why workers do it so often.

Transportation

India Constructs Mountain Highway Tunnels Near Border With Pakistan

Single-tube, bidirectional tunnels will connect winter and summer capitals in Jammu and Kashmir

Neelam Mathews

April 17, 2017

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a key component of a two-year roadbuilding effort, valued at more than $1 billion.

Transportation

UK Announces $5.4-Billion Lower Thames Tunnel Crossing

Move follows $1.4-billion Silvertown twin-bore project notification

Peter Reina

April 14, 2017

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Highway crossing designed to relieve congestion on East London's Blackwall tunnel.

Court Awards KBR $435M in Long Contract Battle

April 12, 2017

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The verdict ends a 12-year dispute with PEMEX

Virginia Regulators Boost Pipeline Water-Quality Rules

April 12, 2017

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The rules affect two proposed natural-gas pipelines.

Atlanta's Burned I-85 Bridge on Fast Track to Restoration

Jim Parsons

April 12, 2017

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A collapsed section of I-85 in Atlanta appears to be on track to be restored by mid-June, Georgia Dept. of Transportation officials say.

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Safety Data: Noon Presents the Hour of Greatest Danger

Tax Increase Pumps $52 Billion Into California Construction

Experts Recommend Hybrid Structures for Tall Timber Buildings

New Officers Named to Key Corps of Engineers Posts

Survey: Workers Intentionally Take 'Calculated' Safety Risks

India Constructs Mountain Highway Tunnels Near Border With Pakistan

UK Announces $5.4-Billion Lower Thames Tunnel Crossing

Court Awards KBR $435M in Long Contract Battle

Virginia Regulators Boost Pipeline Water-Quality Rules

Atlanta's Burned I-85 Bridge on Fast Track to Restoration

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