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Infrastructure Act

Biden Administration Highlights IIJA's $13.4B for Tribal Infrastructure

Tom Ichniowski

May 31, 2022

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Total includes $3.5B for Indian Health Service sanitation facilities.

Map showing path of the Gateway South Transmission Project from from Utah, through Colorado to Wyoming

Power Construction

Western Transmission Projects Pushed to Link New Power Sources

Mary B. Powers

May 31, 2022

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Large scale voltage lines move ahead in federal reviews, as utilities seek to link more onshore wind and other renewable energy in their changing power source mix.

Energy Construction

EU's Russia Oil Embargo Pressures Global Infrastructure Dynamics

Michael Dumiak

Debra K. Rubin

May 31, 2022

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Euro countries and US push projects to support new cuts in Russian supply, agreed to in May 30 pact and set to take effect by year end, but impacts of changing energy strategies are raising concerns

Launching girder for HS2's Colne Valley Viaduct.jpeg

Transportation

Giant Launch Girder Begins Deck Construction on UK's Longest Train Viaduct

Peter Reina

May 31, 2022

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A 525-ft-long sliding girder, originally built for a Hong Kong project, will place around 1,000 concrete elements of a 2.1-mile viaduct for a new high-speed railroad.

Hazardous Waste

Utilities Voice PFAS Liability Fear as Chemicals Head to Superfund List

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

May 30, 2022

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Major US water, waste utility groups lobby Congress for exemption from developing federal enforcement of stiffer rules to clean up ubiquitous toxic substances in the environment.

Transportation

White House Names New Port and Supply Chain Envoy

Retired US Army general Lyons called "a master of logistics"

Tom Ichniowski

May 30, 2022

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Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons will lead efforts to improve cargo flow at U.S. ports and untangle slowdowns in the sprawling domestic freight supply chain.

Sustainability

Corporate Leaders Seek Feds' Help to Meet Climate Emissions Reduction Pledges

More funding for technology development and research; tax incentives will go a long way, they say.

Pam McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2022

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New ERM study also reveals what 40 public firms spend to disclose their climate risks, as the SEC proposes to make that reporting a new requirement.

Rail

Record-Setting Tunnel Under the Alps Reaches Interim Milestone

Peter Reina

May 27, 2022

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An excavator recently broke through a wall separating two sections of the $9.6-billion Brenner Base Tunnel, creating a 24.1-km continuous bore from the south portal at Fortezza, Italy to the Austrian border.

Economics

Strong Employment Numbers Ease Some Industry Recession Fears

Alisa Zevin

May 27, 2022

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But economists see certain construction markets as more vulnerable to recession than others.

Next Generation Workforce

Firms Extend ACE Mentor Student Links to Expand Industry Talent Pool

Johanna Knapschaefer

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2022

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High school mentor support is elevated to college level to boost engineering and construction graduation rates and broader array of industry career options