Regional agency and firm officials offered updates on some major transportation capital projects, addressing pressing issues on procurement and project delivery methods.
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Big NY, NJ Infrastructure Projects Advance With Renewed Momentum
Regional agency and firm officials offered updates on major transportation capital projects, addressing pressing issues on procurement, project delivery and politics
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Emergency MBTA Orange Line Work Makes Its Deadline
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reopened service on the Orange Line early on Sept. 19 after an unprecedented, month-long shutdown of the entire branch for a badly needed overhaul.
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Nordic Design Groups Push Autodesk for Revit Upgrades
Architects from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland have joined a 2020 call from UK designers for more development of Autodesk design software.
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Jacobs Solutions CEO Succession is Set for January
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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Pragada to Succeed Demetriou as Jacobs CEO in January
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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