Wed June 21, 2017
Judge: President Won't Be Defendant in Pipeline Lawsuit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump won't be added as a defendant in a lawsuit over the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline that he pushed to completion, a federal judge announced as one of the conditions of allowing a group of Sioux tribal members to intervene in the case....
Mon June 19, 2017
Construction Zones… McMaster Signs Law Meant to Slow Down Drivers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Gov. Henry McMaster ceremoniously signed a law that aims to slow down drivers in highway construction zones to protect workers. The Republican governor held the ceremony at the state Department of Transportation maintenance facility in Aiken....
Nomaan Merchant - Mon June 19, 2017
As Wall Looms, U.S. Moves to Settle Border Fence Land Cases
HOUSTON (AP) Government lawyers are renewing efforts to settle about 90 cases against Texas landowners whose land was seized to build a fence along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, in a move that one lawyer for landowners believes is a lead-up to a fight over a border wall proposed by President Donald Trump....
Tue June 13, 2017
Transportation Construction Coalition Releases Statement About Graves-Norton Highway Trust Fund Letter
The Transportation Construction Coalition commends the 253 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives who joined together to advocate for a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund's structural revenue deficit. 119 Republicans and 134 Democrats — a majority of each party's membership in the chamber — signed a June 12 letter, led by House Highways & Transit Subcommittee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.), to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) calling for a trust fund fix as part of legislation to reform the U.S....
Fri June 09, 2017
Key Border Wall Feature Could Pay Off
President Trump has proposed using solar panels in the construction of a wall along the nearly 2,000-mile border separating Mexico and America — a key point in his election campaign. According to three individuals who have direct knowledge of the meeting with Republican leaders, Trump claimed he wanted to cover the wall segments with solar panels so they'd be “beautiful structures.”Trump cited the wall's economic benefits as well as its environmental ones....
Wed May 31, 2017
Purple Line Project Presses on After Endangered Species Case Dismissed
Given recent court litigation that has caused extensive delays in the $5.6 billion Purple Line project, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn has outlined a path forward for the Purple Line....
Wed May 31, 2017
Seawall Serves Double Purpose
A new seawall along Staten Island's southern coast will be a multiuse promenade that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says will support recreational and community activities on the island. The Democratic governor on Tuesday ceremonially signed into law about $151 million of state budget money for the project....
Summer Ballentine -Associated Press - Tue May 30, 2017
Missouri Governor to Sign Public Construction Project Limits
Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on May 30 announced he will sign legislation to ban local governments from mandating union working conditions for construction projects, a move he touted as a way to lower costs of public construction but has met pushback from Democrats and unions....
Megan Wild - Tue May 30, 2017
Opinion: How Regulation Rollbacks Could Affect Construction Equipment
Regardless of whom you voted for in the recent election, there's no arguing the fact that our new president is considering some regulatory rollbacks that will have steep implications for the U.S. for years to come....
Fri May 26, 2017
New Law Requires Construction Supers on NYC Projects Above Three Stories
A measure that will require contractors to retain construction superintendents for all major projects at buildings over three stories is among the 14 pieces of legislation signed into law May 10 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio....
