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Safety Vice President Matthew Compher packages New View safety principles to limit harm from serious injuries.

Inflation Adds $200M to Louisiana I-10 Widening Project

Daniel Tyson

April 4, 2023

The $925-million project, which will widen I-10 through Baton Rouge from three to four lanes each way, has risen in cost more than $200 million in two years, officials say.

Contractor-led Finance Model Propels Nebraska Highway

Aileen Cho

April 11, 2023

A unique contractor-led build-financing model is fueling the accelerated delivery of a $352-million new highway in Lincoln, Neb.

Louisiana Lawmakers Grill Corps, State DOT Over Delayed Canal

Daniel Tyson

March 28, 2023

$500M Comite River Diversion Canal project faces more delays after encountering unexpected issues linked to pipeline removal.

Obituaries

Caddell Construction Founder John A. Caddell Dies at 93

Derek Lacey

March 29, 2023

Executive is remembered as a leader who built a successful construction firm with his unique ability to problem-solve and a penchant for taking risks.

Executive News

Obituary: Valerie McCain Was Bechtel Nuclear Megaproject Leader

A company senior VP and 33-year veteran, she was Hanford cleanup project director and an ENR newsmaker this year

March 31, 2023

Cause of sudden death was not disclosed of exec who led the $17B Hanford nuclear waste vitrification plant project, but Bechtel has named a company nuclear construction veteran as acting project director.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Allocates $776M in Clean Water Revolving Funds

Funds go for wastewater treatment infrastructure

March 31, 2023

New York will receive the largest allocation of the new Clean Water SRF money from the omnibus spending measure, with $83.6 million, with California's $54.2-million allotment ranking second.

Water

EPA Parcels Out $6.5B for Drinking Water Infrastructure

Most of the funds come from the IIJA

April 4, 2023

Texas, California, Florida rank highest among state allotments to upgrade reservoirs, drinking water lines and other infrastructure.

Clean Energy

Offshore Wind Industry Urged to 'Think Bigger' But Still Needs Clarity

April 2, 2023

New Maryland Gov. Wes Moore touts boost to 8.5 GW in state deployment goal, as developing US clean energy sector aims to move queued projects past permitting, financial, labor and supply chain hurdles.

Transit

Grand Central Terminal Area Upgrades in the Works in NYC

Nadine M. Post

March 26, 2023

Work is under way to replace the roof of the ailing underground Grand Central Train Shed and the aging Park Avenue Viaduct.

Research & Development

Study Shows Adding Baking Soda to Concrete Slurry Reduces Embodied Carbon by 15%

Nadine M. Post

April 3, 2023

Fundamental research at MIT is the first step toward commercialization of a simple additive to a concrete mix.

DOE Pumps $466M for Critical Minerals, Renewables at Mine Sites

April 6, 2023

University researchers in West Virginia and South Dakota will gain $16M for front-end design of extraction facilities, with $450M also awarded for clean energy demonstration projects at mine sites across the U.S.

Legal Disputes

GE, Siemens Settle Big Wind Turbine Design Patent Legal Battle

March 31, 2023

Pact details not disclosed in dispute over GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbine design, leaving unclear the status of a court-mandated ban on U.S. sales.

Natural Disasters

Turkey Digs Out From a Catastrophe

Technical experts say quakes’ death toll and destruction were made worse by systemic problems in the nation’s building industry

Pam McFarland

April 11, 2023

Technical experts say quakes’ death toll and destruction were made worse by systemic problems in the nation’s building industry.

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House Clears Big Energy Bill With Permit Shifts, Unclear Future

March 30, 2023

Republican "priority" legislation passed 225-204 but has provisions that will make it "dead on arrival" in the U.S. Senate, said Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as new efforts progress on a bipartisan bill to expedite needed transmission infrastructure

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Environmental Regulation

Judge Rules Against Kentucky Challenge to Biden WOTUS Rule

April 3, 2023

The March 31 decision is only the latest legal battle over the contentious "waters of the United States" rule.

Legal

$6.2B Mountain Valley Gas Line Completion Faces New Court Setback

April 6, 2023

West Virginia approval was vacated by a Richmond, Va., federal court, which cited errors and ordered a permit redo for the 303-mile line from the Marcellus shale region in the currently halted project's latest legal battle.

Construction Workforce

Construction Loses Jobs for First Time in 14 Months

April 7, 2023

A loss of 13,900 jobs reported by specialty trade contractors outweighed job gains in residential and heavy and civil engineering categories.

Sports Construction

Turner-Walsh JV Wins $800M Northwestern U. Stadium Rebuild

Annemarie Mannion

March 29, 2023

The construction management joint venture has committed to a target of 35% of project subcontracts to be awarded to local and minority- and woman-owned businesses.

Legal

Justice Dept. Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

Annemarie Mannion

March 31, 2023

Federal lawsuit seeks seeks penalties and injunctive relief for unlawful discharge of pollutants under the U.S. Clean Water Act, related to Feb. 3 accident rhat toppled 38 cars carrying hazardous chemicals

Construction Unions

Booker to Succeed Retiring O'Sullivan as LIUNA President

March 28, 2023

Terry O'Sullivan has led the Laborers’ International Union of North America since 2000. His replacement, Brent Booker, is LIUNA vice president and a third-generation member of the union.

Jobsite Fatality

Double Fatality Halts Construction Work at JFK International Airport

Scott Van Voorhis

April 3, 2023

Authorities are probing a trench collapse that killed two construction workers, who were identified by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28.

How ENR Editors Created the Award of Excellence Story and Video

Scott Blair

April 13, 2023

Any time ENR mobilizes for an important story, you know the subject touches our hearts.

Safety Week 2023

When Safety Matters, Let All Voices Be Heard

ENR Editorial Board

April 13, 2023

As an index of what people are thinking, event themes can serve an important function. That applies to this year's Safety Week events, May 1-5.

Bentley, NVIDIA See the Future of Metaverse Digital Twins

Jeff Yoders

April 11, 2023

Lori Hufford, Bentley Systems vice president of engineering collaboration, recently spoke about the metaverse and its potential uses for infrastructure design at NVIDIA’s GTC developer conference March 23, offering some insights on where its potential lies.

StructShare Raises $8M, Aims to Streamline Supply Chains

Jeff Yoders

April 11, 2023

Many trade contractors were forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to take a hard look at their supply chains.

Pulse for the Week of April 17, 2023

April 11, 2023

Information derived from the Dodge Construction Network for the week of April 17, 2023.

Construction Economics for April 17, 2023

April 11, 2023