Zipping Along: From Desert To Ocean?
It could happen. After years on the planning table, a high-speed train line connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles might see daylight—and soon. Builders say the $8 billion dollar construction could even start in…
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Scheduled For Completion? Beep Beep!
Many transit construction projects stalled last year, due to the impact of the pandemic on both workers and materials. Now, efforts to reboot the building of dedicated busways, bus rapid transit, and rail and…
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Federal Spending? Implementation Support
How can local and state governments across the country identify and secure funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)? What funding is available and how can localities get the information and guidance needed…
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Out With The Old: Renovation Time
A $40 million construction project will get underway in 2023 at New York City’s venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art. Slated to open in 2025 the 15,000 square foot renovation of the Ancient Near East…
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Pittsburgh: City of Bridges
With more bridges than any city in the world, Pittsburgh is looking forward to putting federal infrastructure funds to work on critical repairs. In fact, bridges across Pennsylvania are overdue for attention: they received…
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Rebar Free Design Allows Contractor to Top Out Building in 10 Months
Using a composite steel frame that is rebar free, The Erection Co., finished topping out its 850 square foot Rainier Square Tower in Seattle, Washington in just ten months. The building is scheduled for completion…
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Project Design Problems Cause Cost Overrun
Design plans can cause a contractor’s project cost to go over budget all by themselves. Even if proper time and resources are spent on estimating the scope of the project as well as its cost…
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Technology Fills Construction Skills Gap
Contractors and construction companies have decried the lack of skilled workers available to them, even as the United States goes through a construction boom. If there are fewer skilled workers than ever before with more…
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60% of Construction Being Done in 10 States
The United States is going through a construction boom, with more investment on the way due to looming necessary infrastructure upgrades. But the construction boom wealth is not being shared equally throughout the whole country….
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