Cost Cutting Contributed to Fatal CA/T Anchor Accident - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Engineers' decisions to cut costs by using heavier ceiling panels in Boston's Interstate 90 tunnels played a role in the fatal July 10 Central Artery/Tunnel plenum collapse, says a National Transportation
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Manhattan Tunnel Structure Is Built for the Long Term -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Wedged up against high-end, unfinished buildings on New York City’s west side, crews are building the northern half of a “tunnel to nowhere.” But private advocates are betting that by bui
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Why I-84 Is Turning into Connecticut's Unlucky Number - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
State officials are investigating the contractor and inspection engineer on a 3.5-mile, $52-million road widening and improvement project on Interstate 84 in Cheshire, Conn., after the state terminated th
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Panama Projects Will Piggyback on Canal Expansion -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Panamanian officials are op-timistic about prospects for infrastructure development in the wake of the recently approved expansion of the Panama Canal. They include a number of projects tied to the expansi
Publication Date: 06 November , 2006
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Medley of Materials Make Debut On Deicing Facility - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The 2003 mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency was clear: Find a way to control releases of aircraft deicing fluids that threatened nearby waterways, and do it by October 2006. Engineers working
Publication Date: 23 October , 2006
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Planes, Pains and Payments - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
audio slideshow The Roundtable Discussion
Publication Date: 21 October , 2006
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Asset Management Firms See Big Future on Public Programs -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Outsourcing asset management of roads—lane miles, vegetation, paving, bridges, even rest areas—was pioneered by the Virginia and Florida transportation departments less than 10 years ago. Now,
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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Clues Sought In Bridge Collapse -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Educated guesses abound, but conclusive clues had yet to emerge last week as to why a 20-meter-long concrete overpass section of Highway 19 collapsed in Laval, Quebec. The Sept. 29 failure killed five peop
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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Seattle Earthwork Reaches New Environmental Heights -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Earthwork wraps up this month on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $1.13-billion, 8,500-ft-long third runway after years of lawsuits and environmental challenges.
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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Tragedy Raises Road Inspection Questions -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A fatal Sept. 29 collapse of a 20-meter-long section of concrete overpass in Laval, Quebec, emphasized the need to bolster the province’s—and country’s aging infrastructure, say industry
Publication Date: 09 October , 2006
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Q&A with O'Hare Modernization Program Executive Director Rosemarie Andolino -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
She brings to mind the blasts from the jet engines all around Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Rosemarie Andolino, the executive director of the O’Hare Modernization Program, is a
Publication Date: 09 October , 2006
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Vital Oil Artery Still Needs Funds for Next Contract -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Piles and wick drains are plentiful on one part of a new $1.4-billion, 18-mile four-lane route that will support 70% of the nation’s oil operations. But as contractors progress rapidly on their porti
Publication Date: 09 October , 2006
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Construction's 'Super Bowl' Tackles Infamous O'Hare Delays -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Watching construction at O’Hare International Airport is like being on the playing field during a pro football game, except the participants are bigger and mechanized. Powerful pull scrapers sprint a
Publication Date: 08 October , 2006
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New Orleans Landmark is Widened and Strengthened - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In a few weeks, Louisiana officials plan to launch the third phase of a deck-widening project for the 71-year-old Huey P. Long Bridge, a highway and rail crossing over the Mississippi River just above New
Publication Date: 02 October , 2006
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Peters Confirmed as DOT Secretary - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Senate has confirmed Mary E. Peters, former head of the Federal Highway Administration, as Secretary of Transportation. The action came about 2:30 a.m. Sept. 30, shortly before lawmakers adjourned for
Publication Date: 02 October , 2006
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Senate Panel Approves Peters for Top DOT Post - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Mary E. Peters, President Bush's nominee to lead the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, has moved a step closer to confirmation. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Sept. 25 approved Pe
Publication Date: 26 September, 2006
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Historic Bascule Bridge Receives Fascia Lift in Florida - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After decades of decay, the historic Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Fla., is being restored to its former glory. Contractors working the $76.8-million project have completed a 1,600-ft-long temporary br
Publication Date: 25 September, 2006
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Hoover Dam Bypass Project Delayed By Tower Failure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Construction of the $234-million Hoover Dam bypass suffered a setback Sept. 15 when a giant cableway system collapsed under 63-mph winds. While winds are partly to blame, a full investigation is underway t
Publication Date: 25 September, 2006
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Senate Backs Aid For Ports, Transit - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
With mid-term elections on the horizon, the Senate has passed a bill to bolster seaport and mass transit security. The measure, which the Senate approved Sept. 14 on a 98-0 vote, would authorize nearly $3.
Publication Date: 25 September, 2006
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Will Europeans Again Play Key Role in New York City Tunnel Bidding? - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Contractors are evaluating two major New York City subway tunneling projects in Manhattan that will be bid later this year. The contracts are part of a more than $6-billion project called East Side Access,
Publication Date: 19 September, 2006
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BP Takes Flak Over Big Alaska Problems - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
As oil company BP pushes to finish repairs on Alaska pipelines where leaks forced a shutdown of a big oil field, the company has been hit with a wave of bipartisan criticism in Congress over what lawmakers
Publication Date: 18 September, 2006
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Bridge Section Is Pushed, Pulled and Lifted into Place - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In an operation that altered the landscape of Providence, R.I. overnight, a contractor late last month wheeled a 5.5-million-lb bridge section onto specially equipped barges, then placed it onto 30-ft-tall
Publication Date: 18 September, 2006
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Tunnel Option Canned To Keep Rail Project On Track - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Plans to route a 0.4-mile segment of a proposed extension of the Washington, D.C.-area Metro subway through a tunnel under congested Tysons Corner, Va., have collapsed.
Publication Date: 18 September, 2006
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Port Security Bill Boosts Transit Security Gets Funding - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Efforts to increase funding for port and transit security got a big boost Sept. 14 when the Senate voted unanimously to approve the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006. The bill authorizes nearly $3.3 bi
Publication Date: 15 September, 2006
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Engineering Audits Required For California Oil Facilities - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
California marine oil terminals are preparing to audit their facilities in compliance with a February upgrade to the state's building code. The process, which must be completed within two years, is expecte
Publication Date: 11 September, 2006
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House Lawmakers Slam BP for Alaska Pipeline Maintenance - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In the wake of oil spills from BP pipelines in Alaska, members of a House subcommittee strongly criticized company officials for what the lawmakers contended was an inadequate maintenance and corrosion pre
Publication Date: 08 September, 2006
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Virginia Governor Vetoes Tunnel Option - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Plans to route a proposed extension of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail line through a tunnel in Tysons Corner, Va., have collapsed under political pressure. Virginia Gov. Tim
Publication Date: 08 September, 2006
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Alaska Redraws Plans for Controversial Span - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Alaska is rethinking the “bridge to nowhere.”
Publication Date: 07 September, 2006
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Missouri DOT Puts Forth Unique Design-Build-Maintain Bridge Contract - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Show-Me state's transportation agency wants to see what the private sector can to do to improve and maintain 800 structurally deficient bridges throughout the state. The Missouri Dept. of Transportatio
Publication Date: 07 September, 2006
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Bush Taps Road Vet Peters to Run Transportation Dept. - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
President Bush has named Mary E. Peters, former head of the Federal Highway Administration, as his choice to lead the Dept. of Transportation. In announcing Peters as his nominee to be DOT secretary Sept.
Publication Date: 05 September, 2006
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Former Union Pacific Official Named New Amtrak President - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Amtrak's board has picked Alexander Kummant, a former senior executive at the Union Pacific Railroad, to be its new president and CEO. Kummant, whose appointment was announced Aug. 29, will begin his new j
Publication Date: 30 August , 2006
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Course Will Help Car Dealers Take Buyers for a Ride - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
This fall, some suburban tire-kickers will roll off car dealers’ lots and onto what is believed to be the nation’s first public performance track. If the concept is successful, it may launch a
Publication Date: 28 August , 2006
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After Bechtel and San Jose Hit Impasse, Hensel Phelps Steps In - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Back in May it appeared that Bechtel Infrastructure, the country’s largest design-build contractor, won the $712-million contract to upgrade Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport. In mid-Au
Publication Date: 24 August , 2006
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BP Could Have Saved $170M With Better Monitoring - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
New technologies could help slow the corrosion that forced the partial shutdown of Prudhoe Bay, materials science experts say, but the best prevention is improved monitoring. The producer's early estimate
Publication Date: 15 August , 2006
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Public Outreach Reshapes Road - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Reflecting a growing trend of soliciting public input early in road projects, Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation officials have adopted an alternative plan proposed by a retired electronics enginee
Publication Date: 14 August , 2006
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Bits And Building Work May Be Factors In CA/T Collapse - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Publication Date: 07 August , 2006
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Panel: Dulles Rail Tunnel Feasible, Costlier Than Aerial Plan- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A proposed extension of the Washington, D.C.-area's Metrorail system to Dulles International Airport could be heading underground. A report released July 31 stated that it would be feasible to construct a
Publication Date: 01 August , 2006
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Politics and New Problems Still Dog Big Dig Tunnels- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The political fallout continues in Boston following a fatal air-plenum collapse July 10 in the Interstate 90 cut-and-cover connector tunnel portal. A redundant support system is being readied while the go
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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CA/T Epoxy Problem May Be Nationwide - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Central Artery/Tunnel officials and independent inspectors are pointing to the epoxy used to bind anchor bolts to the Interstate 90 connector tunnel roof as the probable cause of a fatal air-plenum module
Publication Date: 24 July , 2006
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Team Wins Plum Big Apple Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
New York City’s $6.3-billion East Side Access project took a major step forward with the award of a $428-million tunneling contract July 10. The joint venture winner, comprised of Judlau Contracting
Publication Date: 24 July , 2006
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Thomas D. Larson, Former State and Federal Transportation Leader and 1982 ENR Man of the Year Dies at 77 - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Thomas D. Larson, the guiding force whose vision and persistence transformed Pennsylvania's corrupt and stagnating transportation program into a national model of efficiency, professionalism and innovation
Publication Date: 21 July , 2006
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Ex-Kansas Gov. Graves Nixes Top DOT Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, whom a published report pegged as a contender to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, has said he's not interested in the transportation post. Graves, now the American Truck
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Five Minutes with Norm Mineta - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Former DOT Secretary Norman Y. Mineta stepped down after more than five years as head of DOT, effective July 7. He served longer in the post than anyone in DOT's history. Hill & Knowlton Inc. announced
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Crews to Remove Boston Tunnel Panels After Passenger is Struck - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Precast ceiling panels are being removed from a 200-ft section of the Interstate 90 connector tunnel in Boston following a four-section, late night collapse on July 10 that killed Milena Delvalle, 38, a pa
Publication Date: 12 July , 2006
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Inspections Reveal 60 Loose Roof Anchors in Boston Tunnel - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Massachusetts officials have closed the Interstate 90 connector tunnel in Boston indefinitely as preliminary inspections turned up at least 60 suspect roof anchors supporting precast concrete air plenum pa
Publication Date: 12 July , 2006
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After Accident, Toledo's Cable-Cradled Bridge Gains Speed - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Toledo’s Maumee River bridge, known officially as the Veterans Glass City Skyway, will be the second ever to utilize the cable cradle system designed by W. Denney Pate, principal bridge engineer with
Publication Date: 10 July , 2006
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From Transportation Secretary to P.R. Man and Lobbyist - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta will join Hill & Knowlton Inc., the big public-relations, lobbying and consulting firm, as vice-chairman, the firm announced July 11.
Publication Date: 10 July , 2006
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Unique Methods and Techniques Fuel A New Maine Attraction - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Engineers with the Maine Dept. of Transportation refer to July 11, 2003, as “Black Friday.” It was the day they received a call informing them that an inspection of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge ove
Publication Date: 10 July , 2006
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Judlau-Dragados Team Wins $428-Million New York Tunnel Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In a major step forward for New York Citys $6-billion East Side Access project, city officials on July 10th awarded a $428-million tunneling contract to Judlau Contracting Inc., College Point, N.Y., and Sp
Publication Date: 06 July , 2006
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In a major step forward for New York City's $6-billion East Side Access project, city officials on July 10th awarded a $428-million tunneling contract to Judlau Contracting Inc., College Point, N.Y., and S
Publication Date: 06 July , 2006
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DOT Chief Mineta Resigns As Race for Replacement Begins - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After the White House’s June 23 announcement that Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta would be stepping down from his post, speculation was quick to arise about a possible successor.
Publication Date: 03 July , 2006
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Snapshot of Corridors Brings Shape to Energy Transmission - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Federal agencies have proposed thousands of miles of corridors for energy infrastructure construction in 11 western states for public comment. The map is the first to incorporate comments from public forum
Publication Date: 26 June , 2006
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Virginia Extends Deadline for Proposals on Megaproject - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Virginia Dept. of Transportation has pushed back a deadline for detailed proposals on a planned $4-billion Hampton Roads road-tunnel project from Aug. 30 to Dec. 15. It hopes that an approved state bud
Publication Date: 26 June , 2006
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Mineta Resiging as DOT Secretary, Effective July 7- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In a surprising announcement, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is leaving his post, effective July 7. Mineta had submitted his resignation to President Bush June 20, but the announcement of Mineta's
Publication Date: 23 June , 2006
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National Interstates Began Life As Many Local Projects - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Administering the early years of the Interstate highway program required the cooperation of officials at the federal, state and local levels. It began as something of a patchwork job but was probably
Publication Date: 19 June , 2006
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Road Projects and Officials Must Be Sensitive and Sensible - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In 2002, Arizona Dept. of Transportation engineers sincerely thought they were being context-sensitive. Their $45-million proposal to four-lane nine miles of State Route 179 in Sedona provided for deer cro
Publication Date: 19 June , 2006
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NTSB Wants New Standards, Better Oversight on Road Work - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Publication Date: 12 June , 2006
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Tampa's Troubled Highway Finally Nearing Completion - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
With joy and relief, the contractor on Tampa’s Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway is set to complete the elevated portion in August, a year after the original date. Despite many setbacks, including
Publication Date: 12 June , 2006
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U.S. Rail Advocates Look to China for Inspiration, Learning - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Proponents of building magnetically levitated train routes in the U.S. are looking to China for lessons learned. The U.S. maglev program has languished since federal deployment in 1998, with environmental
Publication Date: 12 June , 2006
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Washington State Offers Mea Culpa For Hood Canal Delay - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Washington State Dept. of Transportation embarked on an “expensive misadventure” in choosing an ill-fated graving dock as part of an effort to sidestep costly and environmentally sensitive
Publication Date: 12 June , 2006
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