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Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis writes regularly for ENR about risk management, insurance, and the Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors. He launched his own freelance writing business in 2008 after nearly two decades as a reporter and business columnist for the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal and The Eagle-Tribune.

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'Tension-Type' of Bolt Failure Eyed in Ontario Bridge Deck Split

Scott Van Voorhis

January 28, 2016

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Ontario transportation officials have made some initial findings on what triggered the deck split and nearly 2-ft upward displacement on one span of the province’s first cable-stayed bridge.

Bolts Thought to be Key to Sudden Displacement of Canada Bridge Deck

Scott Van Voorhis

January 16, 2016

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Traffic has resumed over the new Nipigon River Bridge while transportation officials study uplift forces and bolt failures.

Why Massachusetts Agencies Hit Pause Button on Green Line Extension

Massachusetts transportation officials confront ‘cost growth’ as terminated contractor hopes for future role on the project

Scott Van Voorhis

January 13, 2016

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There is one bright spot in the December “termination for convenience” of the main contracting joint venture on the Boston area’s Green Line Extension light-rail project: No one is pointing fingers at the contractor as the key culprit behind the project’s soaring cost, which currently is $700 million to $1 billion over its roughly $2-billion budget.

Commodity Price Dip: Will it Last?

Scott Van Voorhis

January 11, 2016

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The so-called commodities supercycle has simply taken a pause, a new report finds.

Terminated From Light-Rail Extension, White-Skanska-Kiewit Seeks Future Role

Scott Van Voorhis

December 29, 2015

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A key player in the litigation that led to the project says the contracting joint venture should be allowed to bid.

SNC-Lavalin Signs Canada Government Pact To Continue Public Works Bids

Already a key federal contractor, the Montreal giant can compete despite pending corruption case.

Scott Van Voorhis

December 18, 2015

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Already a key federal contractor, the Montreal giant now can compete despite pending corruption case under agreement.

First Round in Bertha Insurance Battle Goes to the Contractor

Scott Van Voorhis

December 17, 2015

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Judges head off builders' risk insurers attempts to have $85 million of disputed coverage decided in New York.

Construction Liabilities Add to Zurich Problems

Scott Van Voorhis

December 10, 2015

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The CEO of Zurich Insurance Group AG departed not long after the company announced an additional $306 million in reserves to cover auto and construction liabilities in the U.S.