Abu Dhabi?s Integrated Transport Center has commenced Phase 1 of its $31m Intelligent Transport Infrastructure programme in Al Ain
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Cairo metro contract awarded to Bombardier
Egypt has signed an agreement with Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier to finance and construct the sixth metro line in its capital and busy metropolis Cairo
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Expert: Cash constraints challenging UAE MEP contractors
The cash-driven nature of MEP businesses is posing hurdles for local outfits, a senior real estate development official told Construction Week
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Dodge Momentum Index Moves Higher in June
The Dodge Momentum Index took another step forward in June, increasing 1.1% to 141.1 (2000=100) from its revised May reading of 139.6
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Paul Matt Leaves Strong Foundation
Paul Matt, 85, who died on June 30, had a 65-year career building more than 450 structures, including Southern California icons such as the Skirball Cultural Center, The Broad, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Wilshire Boulevard Temple restoration.
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DOE-CH2 Report Sees Risk of Tunnel Collapse at Hanford
Following a partial tunnel collapse in May at Hanford’s Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant, a facility unused since the 1980s, a report from DOE and its contractor for the area, CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co., says a second facility tunnel, which once processed chemicals needed in nuclear production, does not meet current standards.
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EPA-Corps Plan to Rescind Water Rule May Face Long Path
The Trump administration has taken a significant step toward undoing a
controversial 2015 rule that aimed to clarify the scope of federal authority over
rivers, wetlands and other bodies of water.
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US Senator Questions Bechtel Hanford Contract
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) says the new contracting arrangement pioneered by Bechtel National Inc. on the Dept. of Energy’s Hanford nuclear-waste site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant—a $16.8-billion project now four times above its original budget, with 17 years of added schedule—comes with risk to taxpayers.
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Restructured Texas Toll Road Emerges From Chapter 11
A bankrupt Texas toll road has new financing and new management.
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Airline CEOs Oppose Denver Airport Terminal Upgrade Plan
The CEOs of nine major airlines have asked Denver officials to delay by four months a final decision to upgrade the airport terminal.
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