Construction Industry News: Feb 8, 2019
More evidence that drones could and should play a major role in infrastructure A report from the Lulea University of Technology in Sweden indicates that drones have a major role to play…
Construction Industry News: Jan 29
What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another ShutdownThe 35-day partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, has ended—though just for a little while—as President Trump…
Construction Industry News: Jan 21
Change of Plans for $1B NYC Subway Tunnel Rehab May Avoid Shutdown, But Questions Remain The planned 15-month shutdown and $1-billion repair of a critical New York City subway tunnel—three…
Construction Industry News: Jan 11, 2019
Shutdown Spares Some Construction Programs, But Highway Concerns Arise The partial shutdown of the federal government is starting to affect some federal construction programs—such as those at the Federal Transit…
Construction Industry News: Jan 5, 2019
Calm before the storm? What the construction industry can expect in 2019 Last week, industry leaders and economists convened at Dodge Data & Analytics’ Outlook Executive Conference at Maryland’s National…
Construction Industry News: Dec 28, 2018
Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs The partial shutdown of the federal government, which began on Dec. 22, will have some effect on federal construction programs, but other…
Construction Industry News: Dec 12, 2018
Collapsed Alaska Highway Ramp Reopens Days After Quake A collapsed off-ramp in Alaska's largest city that became an iconic image of the destructive force of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was…
Construction Industry News: Dec 3, 2018
Mich. Gov. Drops Plan For Bridge Panel to Oversee Oil Pipeline in Straits of Mackinac Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday abandoned his proposal to have Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Authority oversee…
Construction Industry News: Nov 8, 2018
Mayor Caldwell signs 'historic' bill allowing $44M in city funds to go to rail The Honolulu City Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday to pass the bill, overturning an 11-year-old ban…
Construction Industry News: Oct 22, 2018
What the construction industry can expect post-Hurricane Michael While Hurricane Michael was more destructive than hurricanes that have hit Florida in the recent past, much of what lies ahead will…