Nakheel awards $37m contract to Al Ghurair

Dubai-based developer Nakheel has awarded a $37m construction contract to Al Ghurair Contracting and Engineering Works (AGCEW) for its second hotel at Dragon City
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When the Safety Danger Signals Are Misread

When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.

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When the Safety Danger Signals Are Overlooked

When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.

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$6B Cost Estimate Increase Imperils U.S. Nuclear Projects

Westinghouse Electric Co.’s recent realization of more than $6 billion in additional costs related to completing construction of two U.S. nuclear projects forced the firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 29.

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Trump Talks Up Infrastructure With Unions

President Trump continues to court construction unions, telling the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference that he wants to rebuild infrastructure, streamline project permitting and reduce undocumented labor.

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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz

The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

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