Wed January 18, 2017
Construction Begins to Convert Viaduct Rail Track Into Park
Construction has begun on converting an abandoned and overgrown elevated rail track in Philadelphia into a green park. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf joined Mayor Jim Kenney and state Rep. Michael O'Brien, among others, for a groundbreaking ceremony for the $10.3 million rail park....
Wed January 18, 2017
FRA Completes Environmental Review for New B&P Tunnel
Railroad Administration (FRA) finished the environmental review (final environmental impact statement, or FEIS) to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel. The FEIS includes review of the route (Alternative 3B) for a new tunnel and incorporates changes sought by communities and neighborhoods in Baltimore during more than two dozen meetings held over the last two years....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 18, 2017
Funding Construction… Fixing S.C. Roads Tops Legislators' List of Priorities
Fixing South Carolina's highways again tops legislators' priority list for the 2017 session that kicked off Jan. 10, but roadblocks remain to any plan that increases gas taxes to fund construction....
Mon January 16, 2017
Yanmar Names Senior Manager of Training, Customer Experience Center
Yanmar America announced Tim Miller has been named the senior manager of the company's new training and customer experience center currently under construction in Acworth, Ga. Miller has more than 24 years of experience in learning development, training and equipment in the agriculture, mining and construction industries....
Len Toenjes - Mon January 16, 2017
AGC Official Weighs in… Changes to Come for Missouri Construction Industry in 2017
Where is the Missouri construction industry headed in 2017?If anyone tells you they have a certain answer to this question, they probably also have a bridge in Brooklyn they would like to sell you. After a series of surprises in 2016, we should expect changes on several fronts pertinent to our industry — legislative issues, labor relations and infrastructure funding as well as the economy overall....
Fri January 13, 2017
ARTBA Recommendations for Trump Administration Outlined
More than 20 federal regulations and other policy actions are affecting, and in some cases, hindering the ability to complete transportation improvement projects efficiently, safely, in a timely manner and in the best interests of U.S....
Joan Lowy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 21, 2016
Will Trump Live Up to His Infrastructure Promises?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as they maneuver for a share of the $1 trillion in spending Donald Trump promised to rebuild America's roads, bridges and airports, lobbyists for transportation and utility industries are beginning to wonder whether Trump really meant what he said....
Giles Lambertson - Thu December 15, 2016
Tillerson at State Department Bodes Well for Builders
In nominating Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, Donald Trump continues to challenge conventional thinking. Construction and energy companies should be happy he does. Tillerson is a businessman rather than a long-time public servant, as most State Department secretaries have been....
Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno - Mon December 05, 2016
Hiring of Foreign Workers on H-2B Denied
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a defense spending bill that provides $170 million for military construction projects on Guam, but it does not include a provision by Guam Del. Madeleine Bordallo that would have made it easier for local contractors to use foreign labor....
Mahita Gajanan - Mon December 05, 2016
Army Corps Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Construction
The current Dakota Access pipeline route will be denied, the U.S. Army announced on Sunday, in a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and activists against the construction. Assistant secretary for civil works Jo-Ellen Darcy confirmed the decision on Sunday, and said it was based on a need to “explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.” Work on the controversial pipeline will halt so the Army Corps of Engineers can conduct an environmental-impact study to look at possible alternative routes for the 1,170-mile project....
