AISC Task Force To Study Salesforce Transit Center Report Recommendations

The American Institute of Steel Construction has formed a task force to consider the recommendations made by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission peer review panel, on the fractured flanges in the Salesforce Transit Center, to determine if any changes need to be made to the AISC Steel Specification.

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New Machines, Coronavirus Worries at CONEXPO Show

With industry backlogs still strong and overextended fleets always aging, the industry’s triennial equipment trade show blows into town just as some construction professionals are looking to buy some heavy iron.

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Hopeful Signs, But Tough Path for Highway-Transit Bill

With seven months to go before the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST, Act expires, there have been glimmerings of progress on a long-term successor for that $305-billion highway-transit authorization.

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Construction Economics for March 9, 2020

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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