Results Hold Promise for Canada's Construction Market - McGraw-Hill Construction
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Canadians went to the polls Jan. 23 in a federal election and ousted the ruling Liberal Party, in office since 1993. The Conservative Party won more than 36% of the majority of the popular vote as of press
Publication Date: 30 January , 2006
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St. Louis Cost Overrun Case Takes an Ugly Turn - McGraw-Hill Construction
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In trying to win over $50 million in damages from the original engineering and construction management team on the St. Louis light rail system extension, Larry Salci says he intends to show more than desig
Publication Date: 30 January , 2006
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Virginia Joins with Coal Firms To Build Coal Region Highway - McGraw-Hill
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The Virginia Dept. of Transportation finally has found a new team to build the planned $2.3-billion, 51- mile Coalfield Expressway in the state’s southwest corner, seven months after federal funding
Publication Date: 30 January , 2006
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Port Authority Taps New Ground Zero Transit Hub Team - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A joint venture titled Phoenix Constructors has won a $358-million contract to build a new transit center at Ground Zero in Manhattan. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced Jan. 26 that
Publication Date: 26 January , 2006
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TRB Study Finds No Short-Term Road Funding Crisis, But Calls for More Tolling - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A new report from the Transportation Research Board doesn't see an imminent crisis in the current U.S. system of financing road building, but it says there would be major benefits from expanded use of toll
Publication Date: 26 January , 2006
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Bay Bridge Self-Anchored Suspension Span Bids Delayed Again - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Worried that contractors will yet again drag their heels in submitting bids for an elegant but controversial self-anchored suspension span, the California Dept. of Transportation officials on Jan. 19 annou
Publication Date: 25 January , 2006
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St. Louis Light Rail Problems Trigger Heavy Legal Battles - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In seeking over $50 million in damages from the original engineering and construction management team on the St. Louis light rail system extension, the system's chief executive officer, Larry Salci, says h
Publication Date: 24 January , 2006
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Contractors Anticipate Rebidding of Signature Span - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The defining moment of the $6.2-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project could come Feb. 1 when bids open-one more time-for the self-anchored suspension span.
Publication Date: 23 January , 2006
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Seattle Port, Contractor to Pay Third Wastewater Fine in $1-Billion Runway Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A spokesperson says the Port of Seattle doesn't intend to file an appeal against its third wastewater-related fine on a $1.1-billion third runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The port a
Publication Date: 20 January , 2006
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Ex-N.Y MTA Board Member Picked As Federal Transit Chief - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
President Bush has nominated former New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member James S. Simpson to be the head of the Federal Transit Administration. Simpson, whose selection was announced
Publication Date: 19 January , 2006
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Investors and Voters Are Willing To Pay To Pave U.S. Highways - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
At 50 years, the Interstate system—and the U.S. highway building industry in general—faces a mid-life crisis. The nation’s population and number of vehicle miles traveled are increasing, yet
Publication Date: 16 January , 2006
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Maintenance Now Key For Patched New Orleans Spans - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The daily “ride-by” is one component of the Phase 3 maintenance contract that Mobile-based Volkert holds with the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development. Engineers are happy to reach Phase 3—an annually renewable contra
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Publication Date: 16 January , 2006
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PB Allows Award Of Idaho Road Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A dispute over the program management contract for Idaho’s planned $1.2-billion highway network has ended, with the state reselecting a team led by Washington Group International. Losing bidder Parson
Publication Date: 16 January , 2006
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Since the 1956 Highway Bill, It's Been 50 Years On a Fast Track - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Most state highways in the 1940's were two lanes. Only a handful of divided highways existed. Highway death rates were more than four times higher on a per mile traveled basis than today. Certain states with heavier traffic volumes overcame weak
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Publication Date: 16 January , 2006
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Corps Seeks Floodgate Designs for New Orleans Canal - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Orleans District intends to issue on Jan. 20 a request for proposals for the construction of three storm gates on New Orleans' 17th Street, London Avenue and Orleans o
Publication Date: 13 January , 2006
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Work Starts on New Amtrak Bridge in Connecticut - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Construction began Jan. 2 on a $76-million replacement for an 87-year-old Amtrak bridge spanning the Thames River in New London, Conn. Under a contract awarded in October, Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine,
Publication Date: 11 January , 2006
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The second of two hurricane-damaged bridges over Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain reopened to traffic on Jan. 6, eight days earlier than scheduled, officials at the state's Dept. of Transportation and Develo
Publication Date: 10 January , 2006
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Pedestrian Structure in Paris Takes Design to New Levels - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
French engineers are preparing to lift a 106-meter-long, 550-tonne main span section of an unusual footbridge over the Seine River in Paris later this month, weather permitting. The lens-shaped twin-truss
Publication Date: 09 January , 2006
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Truck Impact Considered Possible Cause Of Collapse - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The dropped section, consisting mostly of concrete guardrail and part of the deck, weighed about 80 tons, says Jeff Ofsanik, a PennDOT district spokesman. The place where the deck section failed is its lowest point above the Interstate, 14 ft, 1
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Publication Date: 09 January , 2006
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Miss. DOT Names Bidder for Bridge Replacements - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The recovery from Hurricane Katrina will soon take a major step forward as the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation awards contracts to replace two major bridges destroyed by the storm.
Publication Date: 04 January , 2006
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Highway Officials Eye Truck Impact As Possible Cause of Collapse - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspectors are evaluating scrapes on the underside of a highway overpass that partially collapsed Tuesday night outside Pittsburgh, dropping an 80-ton section onto
Publication Date: 30 December , 2005
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Runway Job Awarded to Tutor Venture, Which Left $50 Million on the Table - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After years of planning, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) finally settled its differences with its neighbors to limit capacity at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and on Nov. 19 awarded a $242 mill
Publication Date: 20 December , 2005
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Crews Prepare Memphis Crossing for Future Quake - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The six-lane Hernando Desoto Bridge, built in the late 1960s, is 3.3 miles long with 164 spans, 160 piers and 10 abutments. It carries about 60,000 vehicles daily over the Mississippi River. The main bridge consists of two 900-ft-long steel tied
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Publication Date: 19 December , 2005
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Major Texas Job May Be Halted - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Activists in San Antonio are suing the Texas Dept. of Transportation for alleged failure to comply with the National Environmental Protection Act. They will now seek an injunction to thwart the January sta
Publication Date: 19 December , 2005
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Louisiana Moving Toward First Design-Build Bridge Job - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
DOTD in May short-listed three joint venture teams for the St. Francisville Bridge. They are: American Bridge and Bilfinger Berger with URS Corp.; Audubon Bridge Constructors, with Flatiron Constructors Inc., Granite Construction Co. and Parsons
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Publication Date: 12 December , 2005
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No More Bones At Light-Rail Site - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After delays due to the discovery of skeletons during excavation, Eastside LRT Constructors finally will begin building a 300-ft-long retaining wall this month as part of the Los Angeles County Metropolita
Publication Date: 12 December , 2005
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Possibility Grows for New Cable-Stayed Span on the Hudson - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The possibility of a cable-stayed bridge became apparent at a Dec. 6 briefing for stakeholders in Nyack, N.Y., where representatives of the New York State Dept. of Transportation, which recently took over the leadership of the project, the New Y
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Publication Date: 12 December , 2005
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Some Tacoma Narrows Bridge Cable Wires Are Corroded - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
About 20% of the 4,800 coils of cable meant for the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge’s 2,800-ft-long suspension span are unusable and will have to be replaced. Linea Laird, project manager for the Washington
Publication Date: 12 December , 2005
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Cable Innovation and Size Distinguish a Trio of Cable-Stayed Giants - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
By cramming the same amount of stay cable steel into 35% less space, builders of a record-breaking bridge in Vietnam can satisfy higher than planned wind speeds without late structural changes. Developed f
Publication Date: 05 December , 2005
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Massive Tub Girders Will Link Bay Bridge’s Troubled Spans - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Replacing the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s eastern spans without further setbacks hinges on crucial milestones in the months ahead. Among them is a 2,000-ton mega-lift planned for mid-January th
Publication Date: 05 December , 2005
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Seattle Sees Monorail’s Second Mishap in Two Years - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The investigation into Seattle’s recent monorail crash was expected to begin late last week after crews got the pair of trains safely back to a maintenance station. Crews early last week were using a
Publication Date: 05 December , 2005
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Louisiana, Mississippi Share $40 Million in Federal Transportation Aid - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Gulf Coast states have received added federal funds to help reconstruct roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation said Dec. 1 it has provided $40 million to Louisiana
Publication Date: 01 December , 2005
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Oregon School Project Spurs Portland Waterfront Renewal - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
"OHSU is one of the largest employers in Oregon and it needed to expand its campus, either outside the city or off Marquam Hill down to the waterfront," says Jonas M. Allen, spokesman for Portland Aerial Transportation Inc., a civic or
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Publication Date: 28 November , 2005
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SAFETEA-LU Remains On Course, Generally - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users became law this summer, authorizing a guaranteed $244 billion over five years and steering $23 billion to some 5,000 projects, according to Taxpayers for Co
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Publication Date: 28 November , 2005
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Alaska Bridges' Funding Earmarks Eyed for Cut - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Congressional appropriators are considering deleting the recent SAFETEA-LU transportation measure's specified funding for two big Alaska bridge projects, but the lawmakers wouldn't remove the money altoget
Publication Date: 17 November , 2005
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Down Under Excavation Causes Segment Collapse - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Rescue teams from the New South Wales Fire Brigade immediately evacuated 60 people. They reported that a growing hole 10 meters wide and 7 m deep was undermining and damaging low-rise apartment houses. The rest of the 3.6—km twin tunnel, 95
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Publication Date: 14 November , 2005
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Grand Canyon Structure Soars 3,800 ft over the Colorado River - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The 65-ft wide structure, aptly called the Skywalk, will run through and extend out about 70 ft from a one-story 6,000-sq-ft visitor center, offering an eagle-eyed view of the canyon. The 10-ft, 2-in. wide deck is supported by outer and inner st
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Publication Date: 14 November , 2005
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Joint Venture Will Manage Idaho's $1.2-Billion Program - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Idaho Transportation Dept. chose a joint venture of Washington Group International, Boise, and CH2M Hill, Denver, on Nov. 2 to manage a $1.2-billion expansion and construction program for more than 254
Publication Date: 14 November , 2005
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Seattle Monorail Project Reaches End Of The Line - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Voters turned down a proposal Nov. 8 by the Seattle Monorail Project to shorten the originally planned $2.1-billion, 14-mile line to a 10-mile-long route. As the election returns came in Nov. 8, only 36%
Publication Date: 10 November , 2005
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Amtrak Board Dismisses Gunn as Railroad's President - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Amtrak's board has dismissed David L. Gunn, the railroad's president since 2002, saying it needs a different leadership to accelerate management changes. In announcing that the Amtrak board had "released"
Publication Date: 09 November , 2005
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New York Transportation Bond Measure Approved; Major Construction Can Move Forward - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Each of the projects will receive $450 million under the bond act. The $2.9 billion will be split equally between the MTA and the New York State Dept. of Transportation for road and rail improvements, new buses, dam and canal work and other tran
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Publication Date: 09 November , 2005
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Better Communications, Roads Needed in Hurricanes - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Officials from the ports of New Orleans, Fourchon, Pascagoula, St. Bernard and Tampa discussed lessons learned about hurricane readiness and called for more federal aid in improving industrial infrastructure.
Publication Date: 07 November , 2005
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Mississippi Begins Planning For New Infrastructure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Mississippi Renewal Forum held Oct. 11-17 in Biloxi "matched local architects, engineers, and planners with worldwide experts," says Will Longwitz, spokesman for the rebuilding commission created Sept. 12 by Gov. Haley Barbour (R).
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Publication Date: 31 October , 2005
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New Ferry Facility Adds Gloss To Manhattan Waterfront - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Designed by William Nicholas Boudouva + Associates, New York City, the two-story glass-and-steel terminal sits on clusters of timber and concrete piles that had supported an old timber dock. It is wedged between the river and two ventilation tow
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Publication Date: 31 October , 2005
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First Step: Lima Tries to Build a Way Free of Congestion - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Currently, the city has undertaken an ambitious public works program that is designed to transform the chaotic road system into an organized network of upgraded thoroughfares and efficient mass transit. The 20-year plan, an extension of efforts
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Publication Date: 28 October , 2005
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O'Hare Is Back On Track - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has denied public-interest claims that the Chicago airport project should be shut down. The proposed work includes relocating a nearby cemetery.
Publication Date: 28 October , 2005
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First Step: Lima's Miguel Grau Freeway Leads Lima's Decongestion Road Work - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
While the glory days of the Spanish conquest have ebbed into the country's uneasy past, Lima remains a major modern metropolitan center with all the headaches that entails. Mass transit ranks high among the problems it is struggling to bring und
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Publication Date: 27 October , 2005
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Gulf State DOTs Pare Post-Katrina Highway Repair Estimates - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
As they continue to seek federal funds to help rebuild infrastructure battered by Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast states have revised their needs estimates downward, but the new figures are still substantial
Publication Date: 27 October , 2005
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This Road Leads Straight to the Past - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
"One of the most important things we are learning is exactly where this and other works were located exactly," says Guillermo Cock Carrasco, the director general of ConsultPatCu E.I.R.L. The Lima-based consultant is overseeing the arch
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Publication Date: 27 October , 2005
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Detroit Builds Gateway Link Inspired by Super Bowl - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The twin tied-arch steel spans, designed by Chicago-based Alfred Benesch & Co. last year, feature two large blue ovals augmented with more ovals that are supposed to evoke footballs. The exterior arch lengths are 355 ft, while the interior a
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Publication Date: 24 October , 2005
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Italy Chooses Consortium To Build $5-Billion Suspension Link - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The world’s longest suspension bridge, to span Sicily and the Italian mainland, will be built by a consortium led by Italy’s largest contactor. State-owned bridge concessionaire Stret-to di Messi
Publication Date: 24 October , 2005
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All Bets Are on for Big New Facility near Las Vegas - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., Watertown, Mass., has been selected by the Clark County Dept. of Aviation to prepare a $14.2-million environmental impact statement for a new $4-billion airport complex, just
Publication Date: 17 October , 2005
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Tampa Authority Sues URS Over Geotechnical Setbacks - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority is suing San Francisco-based URS Corp. for at least $120 million for breach of contract and professional negligence over delays and costs caused by shifting pier
Publication Date: 17 October , 2005
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Transit Could Play Stronger Role in Emergencies, Officials Say - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The massive traffic jams heading out of Houston as residents attempted to flee Hurricane Rita show that more planning work needs to be done, said Bill Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Association at the group’s annual
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Publication Date: 10 October , 2005
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Congress Broadens Airport Grant Eligibility for Gulf States- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Lott says waiver of local matching share will help hard-hit localities (Photo by the office of Sen. Trent Lott)
Publication Date: 07 October , 2005
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Costs Are Taking Off At Grounded O'Hare Expansion- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Chicago's pocketbook is getting slimmer while a federal appeals court keeps construction on hold at O'Hare International Airport.
Publication Date: 07 October , 2005
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Bechtel Walks Off Romania's $2.5-Billion Motorway Project - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Construction of one of Europe’s largest highway projects, Romania’s $2.5-billion Transylvanian motorway, is on hold through lack of payments. Turnkey contractor Bechtel International Inc. recentl
Publication Date: 03 October , 2005
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Better Emergency Planning And Flexibility Needed in Crisis - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Williams spoke at the annual conference of Airports Council International-North America, held in Toronto Sept. 18-21. He offered lessons for other airports in being flexible during a crisis, and underscored the urgency officials have in developi
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Publication Date: 03 October , 2005
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After a Pause for Rita, Lake Pontchartrain's Twin-span Repairs to Resume - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Hurricane Rita may have slowed down progress on the reconstruction of the Interstate 10 twin span over Lake Pontchartrain, but it's too early to tell. On Sept. 22, crews began demobilizing in preparation f
Publication Date: 26 September, 2005
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Transportation Officials Guard Newly Won Federal Funding - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Transportation officials around the country are not resting easy after the long-delayed reauthorization of a $286.4-billion highway and transit spending bill. Members of the American Road and Transportatio
Publication Date: 26 September, 2005
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