Steve Demetriou will stay on board as executive chair of the $14B industry giant as President and COO Bob Pragada steps up to the chief executive role
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Years-Late Embassy Project Prompts Call for More Congressional Oversight
U.S. embassy compound project in Turkmenistan violated a local rule, causing lengthy delays and $131-million cost overrun, lawmaker says.
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Years-Late, Over-Budget Embassy Project Prompts US Lawmaker to Seek Construction Oversight
A project to build a U.S. embassy compound in Turkmenistan violated a local rule, causing lengthy delays.
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US DOT Picks Winners for $1.5B in INFRA Grants
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded $1.5 billion for 26 freight and highway infrastructure projects in the latest round of its seven-year-old Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants program.
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New Technologies for Reduced-Carbon Concrete Are On the Horizon
Startups and more established suppliers of products that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete are developing systems to capture and sequester carbon dioxide. Some are even seeking ways to produce the material and its ingredients without creating huge carbon footprints.
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FHWA Nominee Bhatt Quizzed About Infrastructure Act Implementation
Shailen P. Bhatt, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration, got through his Senate confirmation hearing with strong support and no visible signs of opposition.
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2022 Top 400 Sourcebook: Enhancements elevate safety on problematic I-70
The dramatic scenery of West Vail Pass on I-70 in Colorado belies the 11-mile corridor’s many longstanding mobility and safety challenges.
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Construction Economics for September 19, 2022
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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Flatiron Sues Builders' Risk Insurer Over Denied Claim
Did Hochtief’s master policy cover the damage?
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$1B Malawi Hydropower Project Goes to Team Led by Norway's Scatec
A consortium led by Norwegian green energy developer and operator Scatec has signed a commercial agreement to finance, construct, operate and maintain a greenfield hydroelectric power plant with peak capacity of 350 MW in the southern African country of Malawi.
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