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Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons is a freelance writer who covers the industry from metro Washington, DC.

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Applying a Lean Construction Mind-Set to Beef Up Jobsite Safety

Jim Parsons

June 6, 2017

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Contractors that embrace lean construction principles in the name of reducing waste and enhancing value often discover other facets of their operations that are ripe for improvement.

Purple Line Prevails in Environmental Suit

Requirement for updated ridership study remains

Jim Parsons

May 30, 2017

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A federal judge has dismissed most of the original lawsuit that sought to block construction of the $5.6 billion project on environmental grounds.

Jim Parsons

May 22, 2017

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Judge's ruling could add delays to existing financial risks on planned $5.6-billion light rail project in DC suburbs.

ENR Midwest Design Firm of the Year - Ghafari

Jim Parsons

May 16, 2017

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A focus on technology and clients' needs has made Ghafari Design Firm of the Year

Fire-Damaged Atlanta Interstate Bridge to Reopen by May 15

Jim Parsons

May 10, 2017

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The contractor will earn a $3.1-million bonus for finishing work roughly a month ahead of the original schedule.

Sediment Basin Tide Gate removal project

Port Dredging

What Made the Savannah Harbor Upgrade So Complicated?

An environmental balancing act was needed to mitigate changes for deep-draught vessels

Jim Parsons

May 4, 2017

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The project’s intricacies represent a strategy developed over 17 years by the Corps of Engineers.

Construction Management

A New Survey Charts the Unfulfilled Expectations of Prefabrication

Off-site fabrication doesn’t always provide results contractors seek

Jim Parsons

May 3, 2017

Many of us have experienced that proverbial “lightbulb moment,” a flash of insight when the complexities of a new or challenging concept finally make sense.

Transportation

Contractors Speed Reconstruction of Atlanta's Collapsed I-85 Bridge

GDOT says I-85 span destroyed in fire will be replaced by June 15

Jim Parsons

April 26, 2017

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Contractor C.W. Matthews construction placed the last of 61 prestressed beams on April 25.

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.

Public Transit

DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz

Jim Parsons

April 5, 2017

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The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

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