Construction of power upgrades, small modular and advanced nuclear reactors are now eligible for funding under the Energy Dept.’s $12.5-billion nuclear loan guarantee program, the White House announced on Nov. 6 as part of a nuclear energy summit.

Officials in Williston, N.D., are pressing ahead with plans for a new $254-million airport to replace Sloulin International Airport, which experienced a tenfold increase in traffic between 2008 and 2014, partially due to the oil-shale boom in the region.

The Dodge Momentum Index fell 4.8%, to 125.2, in October from its September reading of 131.5.

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen says the Environmental Protection Agency may have short-circuited the usual process for reviewing a permit application for a proposed Alaska gold and copper mine.

Despite a recent setback, Senate Republicans and a few Democrats say they are committed to passing a bill to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw a newly issued water rule and rewrite it to address concerns from construction and agricultural industries as well as landowners.

The long-awaited decision is a blow to construction industry groups and labor unions.

Jerusalem officials have ordered Eden Tower, a planned mixed-use skyscraper adjacent to the city’s main outdoor market, to be reduced in height to 108 from 165 meters.

Citing economic reasons, Entergy Corp. on Nov. 2 announced it will close its 838-megawatt FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Scriba, N.Y., by early 2017.

A newly constructed bridge deck built as part of the 91 Freeway Project in Corona, Calif., will be demolished and rebuilt amid concerns about possible damage associated with an Oct. 9 incident that injured nine workers.