Culturally Iconic Link Breaks The Ice in North Dakota - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Three days of traditional Native American ceremonies will be held next month to celebrate a new crossing over Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota as it also is officially dedicated. Though marred by a death on
Publication Date: 19 September, 2005
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Seattle Monorail's Finances Altered - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Suggestions to shave $4 billion and 11 years off Seattle’s controversial 50-year financing plan for a $2-billion monorail may save the project.
Publication Date: 19 September, 2005
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Railroads Battered by Katrina Are Being Fixed - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
An emergency team of contractors led by Opelika, Ala.-based Scott Bridge Co. is tackling an 85-mile stretch of Hurricane Katrina-damaged railroad track between New Orleans and Pascagoula for CSX Railroad C
Publication Date: 14 September, 2005
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Louisiana Awards $31-Million Contract to Fix Lake Pontchartrain Bridge - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Seeking to reopen a key highway link, the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development has quickly awarded a contract to make short-term repairs to the "Twin Spans" that carry Interstate-10
Publication Date: 12 September, 2005
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How much will it take to fix Katrina-ravaged roads and bridges? - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The first installments, estimates U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, could be $2 billion to $2.5 bill.
Publication Date: 09 September, 2005
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Cameras and Sensors Will Patrol New York Rail, Bridges - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a $212-million security contract to a team led by Lockheed Martin to harden its subway and commuter rail facilities against terrorist acts. Of
Publication Date: 05 September, 2005
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Chicago Airport Link Has Touchy Tunnel Work Ahead - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A conspicuously empty lot in Chicago’s central business district is about to sprout. With political support in ink, funding secured and engineering under way, the project’s massive shopping comp
Publication Date: 05 September, 2005
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New Orleans Airport Faces at Least $40 Million in Damages; Runways Were Rebuilt Just in Time, Says Official - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The reconstruction of an airfield may have been completed in the nick of time. Officials at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong Airport were literally finishing up an $83-million airfield reconstruction program l
Publication Date: 03 September, 2005
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Reports From Hurricane-Damaged Shipping Ports Begin Trickling In
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Initial reports of damage to Gulf Coast ports began spreading through the industry, with the major player-the Port of New Orleans-suffering major damage to transit berths and wharves, but apparently with t
Publication Date: 02 September, 2005
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Highways and State Roads Washed Away by Katrina- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A swath of Hurricane Katrina-wrought destruction on bridges and highways has cut off much access to Southern Louisiana from the east. Two major east-west connectors, Interstate 10 and U. S. 90, are badly d
Publication Date: 01 September, 2005
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Fired Designers' Suit Boosts Atlanta Battle - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Months of "bad blood" between the design team of a new $688-million international terminal at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and city officials led to the te
Publication Date: 29 August , 2005
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First Section of Record-Sized Bascule Rises Over Potomac - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The centerpiece of the $2.4-billion Woodrow Wilson Bridge project–a bascule bridge that engineers say is the world’s largest–is coming together inch by inch over the Potomac Riv
Publication Date: 29 August , 2005
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Odebrecht-led Consortium Snags $900-million Contract for InterOceanic Highway's Peruvian Leg
A consortium of companies led by Brazilian construction giant Construtora Norberto Odebrecht has been awarded $892 million in contracts to build the Peruvian portion of a highway that will connect the Atl
Publication Date: 19 August , 2005
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Overbudget Airport Terminal Is Costly to Design Team - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport fired the designer of its planned $688-million Maynard Jackson International Terminal on Aug. 15, claiming it "failed to live up to its contractual o
Publication Date: 16 August , 2005
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SAFETEA-LU Has Policy Changes, Too - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The new SAFETEA-LU bill was mostly about money–$295 billion authorized, counting 1994 funding–and how states sliced up that enormous pie. But the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transporta
Publication Date: 15 August , 2005
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Bush Signs SAFETEA-LU, Long-Awaited Transportation Bill- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After months of congressional haggling and delay, President Bush has signed into law a massive, transportation measure that will result in $286.5 billion in guaranteed federal funding for highway and mass
Publication Date: 10 August , 2005
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As Attitudes Change, Engineers See An Industry Evolve - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Mass transit projects are now pegged to receive $52.6 billion through 2009, thanks to long-awaited reauthorization of federal funding for U.S. transportation projects that Congress passed July 29. That is good news, but industry had not been wai
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Publication Date: 08 August , 2005
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Record Transport Bill Heads for Enactment - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
At last. After nearly two years of delays and weeks of grueling Capitol Hill negotiations, a new, long-term transportation bill–the largest public works measure in U.S. history–is about to become
Publication Date: 08 August , 2005
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London Underground's Third Station Ready to Reopen - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The London Underground mass transit system planned to reopen the last of three bombed tunnels on August 4, following repairs by a 50-strong team of the maintenance contractor Tube Lines Ltd. Scene of the w
Publication Date: 03 August , 2005
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New RFP To Go Out For Self-Anchored Suspension Design of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A Request For Proposals for the self-anchored suspension (SAS) superstructure portion of the new $6-billion Bay Bridge will be up for bid on the California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) web
Publication Date: 29 July , 2005
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Transportation Bill, "SAFETEA-LU," Heads for Congressional Approval - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After nearly 22 months of delays and wrangling on Capitol Hill, a huge, multi-year transportation bill was on its way to congressional approval. The House passed the measure on July 29 by an overwhelming 4
Publication Date: 29 July , 2005
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Two Bombed London Underground Stations Back in Service - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Workers at Metronet Rail, the infrastructure contractor for Underground sections including the Aldgate and Edgware stations, “helped rescue passengers, ensured the bomb scenes were structurally safe for forensics, provided support for the p
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Publication Date: 29 July , 2005
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Transportation Bill Nearly Complete; Stopgap #11 Signed, Extending Through July 30 - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
As congressional staffers were putting finishing touches on a long-delayed, multi-year transportation bill, the House and Senate approved, and President Bush signed into law, yet another stopgap measure to
Publication Date: 28 July , 2005
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CA/T Water Program Plugs Interstate 93 Wall Leaks - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Managers on Boston’s $14.6-billion Central Artery/Tunnel project are fixing pesky water problems in the $6.6-billion Interstate 93 tunnel. A thorough inspection of some 2,000 slurry wall panels uncove
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Crucial Freight Link in Reno Inches Toward Completion - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Reno’s new rail trench is inching toward on-time completion, thanks largely to a crucial agreement that enabled its design-build team to pump out 55 million gallons of groundwater during excavation. S
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Manhattan Transit Hub Plans Progress - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The planned conversion of a midtown Manhattan postal office building into a signature transportation hub is moving forward after years of financial snags. On July 18, New York Gov. George E. Pataki (R) and
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Ravenel Bridge Wins Raves - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Charleston’s $650-million Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opened July 16, preceded by week-long festivities. Palmetto Bridge Constructors, a design-build consortium led by Norfolk, Va.-based Tidewater Skans
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Senate Rejects Transit Aid Hike - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
After the Senate surprisingly turned back attempts to boost funds to upgrade security on U.S. subway and bus systems, transit advocates are regrouping to try again when House and Senate conferees meet on a
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Bush Signs 10th Transport Stopgap, Extending Through July 27 - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
While House and Senate lawmakers keep wrangling over the shape of a multi-year transportation bill, Congress has passed and President Bush has signed into law yet another short-term extension. Bush signed
Publication Date: 22 July , 2005
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A Southern Brawl Brews over Porposed Container Terminal
Officials of Jasper County, S.C., are striving to build a new $450-million container terminal under a private-public partnership with SSA Marine, Seattle, on a 2,556-acre tract of land along the Savannah R
Publication Date: 18 July , 2005
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Demand for Gas Will Drive Big Capital Investment
The lagging natural gas pipeline business is poised for a boom in the next two years that will continue well into the next decade, say industry analysts.
Publication Date: 18 July , 2005
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Senate Rejects Boost in Transit Security Funding
In a blow to transit advocates, the Senate has turned back proposals to increase fiscal 2006 funding to bolster security on the nation's mass transportation systems.
Publication Date: 18 July , 2005
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U.S. Transit Moved To High Alert
In response to the London bombings, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security raised the threat level from Code Yellow (elevated) to Code Orange (high) for mass transit systems, marking new Dept. of Homeland Sec
Publication Date: 18 July , 2005
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CM Tries to Bring New Atlanta Airport Terminal Design Estimate Back to Earth
Officials at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are trying to preserve the original $688-million budget for its planned new international terminal by cutting $140 million off projected cos
Publication Date: 15 July , 2005
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Peters to Leave as FHWA Chief
Mary E. Peters, head of the Federal Highway Administration since October 2001, is leaving the agency to return to her home in Arizona, the agency said. FHWA said in a July 13 statement that Peters had told
Publication Date: 14 July , 2005
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New Leadership Sought For Troubled Seattle Monorail Project
Seattle Monorail Project board members have established an eight-person committee to lead the search for a new executive director. The agency's former executive director Joel Horn, resigned July 4 in the w
Publication Date: 13 July , 2005
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Dennis Not Much of a Menace in Florida Panhandle
For the most part, Hurricane Dennis spared the Florida Panhandle highway infrastructure, hit so hard in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan, of further destruction.
Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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Officials Suspect Compaction In British Tunnel Collapse
The $35-million project at Gerrards Cross is to cover an open trench carrying the London-Birmingham railroad so that Tesco Stores Ltd., Cheshunt, can build a 1.8-hectare plot for a new supermarket. Design-build contractor Jackson Civil Engineeri
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Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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Seattle’s Financial Plan Is Derailed and Derided
Seattle Monorail Project’s executive board waived the July 11 public comment deadline and called for hearings to continue. The board set no new timelines and a city council review of the financing will be postponed. SMP had hoped for a mid-
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Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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Transport Bill Deal Nears As Another Stopgap Is Enacted
In a floor statement around midnight on June 30 listing House of Representatives’ accomplishments, Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) said that congressional conferees laboring to produce a multi-year tr
Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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Virginia Commuter Rail Extension Cost Estimate Balloons
Engineers are going back to the drawing board to offset the $800-million surge in the cost of a first-phase Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit commuter rail extension into Northern Virginia.
Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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Hurricane-Ravaged Bridge May Get Hit By Another One
“We will shut down the bridge if maximum sustained winds reach 45 mph,” says FDOT spokesman Tommie Speights. The bridge could be closed sooner if inspection teams deem the bridge unsafe, he says. “We will have DOT people and law e
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Publication Date: 08 July , 2005
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Rare Truss ‘Amputation’ Saves Midwestern Crossing
In early May, contractors took away a 180-ft-long truss section at the bridge’s northern approach near Peoria, Ill. With a total length of 3,247 ft, the shortened bridge makes room for a wider, beam-and-deck approach that will meet current
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Publication Date: 04 July , 2005
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Self-Anchored Suspension Plan May Move Forward
A deal struck June 23 between California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Democratic legislative leaders breathes new life into an innovative but increasingly expensive component of the new San Francisco
Publication Date: 04 July , 2005
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Bush Signs 8th Transport Bill Stopgap, Extending through July 19
With a final agreement on a new, multi-year transportation bill still elusive, President Bush has signed into law another short extension of the federal highway and transit programs. The latest stopgap, the eighth since September 2003, continues
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Publication Date: 01 July , 2005
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House, Senate to Vote on 8th Stopgap, Extending Through July 19
With no agreement yet on a multi-year highway and transit bill, Congress planned to approve yet another short extension of the federal transportation programs, the eighth since September 2003. House and S
Publication Date: 30 June , 2005
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New Management Takes On Miami's Troubled Terminal
The Miami-Dade County Commission on June 21 approved the transfer of management of the $1.36-billion project to the county. The county has awarded a $500-million general managing contract to a joint venture of Parsons Corp., Pasadena, Calif., an
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Publication Date: 27 June , 2005
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Senate Transport Conferees Propose $290 Billion, Down $5 Billion From Earlier Bill
Seeking a compromise with the House on a much-delayed transportation bill, Senate negotiators have proposed that the measure contain $290 billion in total guaranteed funding. That represents a $5-billion
Publication Date: 21 June , 2005
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From Contracting to Cabling, U.S. Airports Go Hi-Tech
Nothing quite like the Passenger Information and Paging System, installed just this spring, exists at any other U.S. airport–yet. "Coming up with custom products is something we do," says John Dungan, spokesman for PIPS supplier A
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Publication Date: 20 June , 2005
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Fatal Truck Blaze Shuts Alpine Tunnel As Damage Is Probed
A truck carrying tires caught fire for unknown reasons 5.6 km from the northern portal after 6 pm, says Laurence Brassac, spokeswoman for the French side, government-owned operator Société Française du Tunnel Routier de Fr&e
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Publication Date: 13 June , 2005
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Massive Highway Retaining Wall Fails in New York City
"We've just got to get this bill over the goal line," says Jay Hansen, National Asphalt Pavement Association vice president for government affairs. "We're in the red zone now." But the players are wary-conferees met last summer but failed to cl
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Publication Date: 13 June , 2005
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NASA Lifts Up Launch Towers Prior to Space Shuttle Liftoff
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is about to kick-start its space shuttle program after more than 28 months stuck on Earth. Heavy-duty upgrades to Kennedy Space Center, including jack
Publication Date: 13 June , 2005
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Transportation Bill Conferees Begin Talks, No Progress on Funding Gap
Funding remained the central, still unresolved, issue as House and Senate negotiators began formal meetings aimed at producing a final version of a multi-year transportation bill. The opening session of t
Publication Date: 13 June , 2005
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VDOT Leader Shucet Stepping Down with Reforms Working
Shucet, appointed to the job by Gov. Mark Warner (R), came into an agency plagued by controversy, including budget overruns on major projects such as the $650-million Springfield Interchange. He initiated Project Dashboard, a Website that shows
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Publication Date: 13 June , 2005
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Bush Signs Seventh Transportation Bill Extension
The Senate approved the extension on May 26 by voice vote; the House passed it the night before. Without the stop-gap, transportation programs would have lapsed on May 31. Congress finished action on the extension the day before its Memorial Day
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Publication Date: 06 June , 2005
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Bush Signs New Transportation Bill Extension
Federal highway and mass transit funding will continue for another month following enactment of a bill that extends the programs through June 30. President Bush signed the latest extension into law on May
Publication Date: 01 June , 2005
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As May 31 Deadline Nears, Another Extension is Proposed
Industry officials say the new extension would stretch through June, but the two sides differed on terms. The Senate favors a "clean" continuation of current funding, but the House is mulling cutting off highway contract and obligation
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Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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High Water Pressure Complicates Arrowhead Tunnels, Second work plan relies on new TBMS, aggressive grouting
Stymied once by tremendous groundwater pressures and difficult geology, tunnelers in southern California are trying again to push two critical links to completion in a $1.2-billion project that will provid
Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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Officials See Green In New Staten Island Ferry Station
The refurbished and expanded 190,000-sq-ft St. George Ferry Terminal was officially unveiled May 20, but the local office of construction manager Skanska USA will continue with an additional $12 million to $15 million worth of work. The New York
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Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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Two Teams Vie to Build Messina Strait Crossing, After Another Drops Out
Italy's Astaldi S.p.A, Rome, leads one bidding consortium of Italian firms, also including Spain's Ferrovial Agroman S.A., Madrid. The team led by Milan-based Impregilo S.p.A. is also Italian dominated, but also has Spain's Sacyr S.A., Madrid,
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Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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