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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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A construction fell from a project site in the South End neighborhood of Boston

Safety & Health

Suffolk Stands Down After Consecutive Serious Boston Site Injuries

City's largest contractor voluntarily stops work in wake of two accidents in two days

Scott Van Voorhis

May 6, 2022

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After two serious safety incidents in consecutive days, Boston area’s largest contractor voluntarily issued a safety stand down on projects ending May 6.

Dr. Indrani Ghosh presents at ACEC conference

Developers Look to Triple Greater Boston Area Life Sciences Space

Outlook highlighted ACEC's first private market symposium on health care and life sciences sectors

Scott Van Voorhis

May 5, 2022

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Outlook highlighted ACEC's first private market symposium April 29 on health care and biotech R&D and manufacturing sectors

Boston EMS rescue workers after a catwalk collapse at a jobsite

Safety

Boston Catwalk Collapse Injures Three Workers

Incident is the latest in a serious of construction accidents in the city

Scott Van Voorhis

May 4, 2022

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The collapse of a catwalk in a defunct, 124-year-old power plant building in Boston injured three workers.

First Carbon Capture, EV Minerals Funds in Canada New Budget

Scott Van Voorhis

April 28, 2022

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Federal 2022-23 budget, released last month includes first-time funding and incentives for projects to stem climate change impacts; Aecon, FCC Construccion head group awarded big Toronto rail electrification project

A section of the Government Center parking garage in Boston collapsed during demolition work, killing a crew member.

Jobsite Fatality

Interior Work Resumes on Jobsite of Fatal Boston Garage Demolition

A worker died at the Government Center parking garage on March 26 after part of the structure collapsed

Scott Van Voorhis

April 14, 2022

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Work resumed two weeks after a worked died at the Government Center parking garage in Boston on March 26.

A train arriving at Union Square Station in Somerville, Mass.

Transportation

Boston Area's Long-Delayed Green Line Extension Approaches Completion

Trains are finally rolling on the $2.3-billion project three decades in the making

Scott Van Voorhis

April 4, 2022

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Construction on the $2.3-billion Green Line extension is clanging towards its final stop.

A progress photo of the Government Center garage before a collapse there killed a worker

Jobsite Fatality

Fatal Boston Garage Demolition Leaves Long Road to Recovery

Accident that killed union worker shuts down part of subway

Scott Van Voorhis

March 28, 2022

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Massachusetts officials are bracing for a lengthy recovery process following the partial collapse of a parking garage that killed one worker.

Climate Change

Canada’s Eastern Provinces Weigh Major Flood-Risk Fix

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2022

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New engineering study prices cost up to $250M to bolster very old earthen dikes that are the only defense for a low-lying, critical Nova Scotia-New Brunswick transportation corridor.

Bankrupt Canada Contractor Execs Ordered to Repay $26 Million

Scott Van Voorhis

March 22, 2022

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Ex-president of Bondfield Construction, once a major Ontario public contractor, will appeal the repay order, which the court said is based on a bankruptcy monitor's allegation of fraudulent invoicing.