Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017
Trump Waives 28 Laws to Expedite Border Construction
The Trump Administration will waive a series of laws and regulations to expedite the construction of a two-mile stretch of border wall in California. The piece of wall in question is located in Calexico, Calif., and would replace 1990s-era 14-ft....
Wed September 13, 2017
Lawmakers Take Big Step Toward Bailing Out Rail Line
HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii lawmakers took a big step toward bailing out Honolulu's financially troubled rail transit project, approving a funding plan critical to the project's future. The state House of Representatives passed a bill to raise $2.4 billion in taxes for the commuter train planned for Honolulu and nearby suburbs on the last day of a special legislative session....
Fri September 08, 2017
CBP Awards Contracts for “Other Materials” Border Wall Prototypes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Sept 7., contract awards for "other materials" prototypes of the border wall. The following companies were selected to construct alternate materials border wall prototypes:Caddell Construction Co., (DE), LLC, of Montgomery, Ala....
Sarah Dilorenzo and Peter Prengaman - Tue September 05, 2017
Brazilians Questioning Whether Big Probe Will End Corruption
For three years, Brazilians have become used to waking up to images of top politicians or captains of industry being perp-walked to police cars, the result of an ever-widening investigation into the sale of favors by the political elite that led to charges against the president....
Tue September 05, 2017
AASHTO Taps WVDOT'S Gillispie to Chair NTPEP Committee
David Bernhardt, Association president, appointed Aaron Gillispie of the West Virginia Department of Transportation to chair the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Oversight Committee. That program is a public-private partnership that provides single-source testing of common products used by state DOTs and manufactured to AASHTO standards....
Emily Buenzle - Fri September 01, 2017
Four U.S. Companies Win Border Wall Prototype Construction Contracts
The Trump administration announced it has chosen four construction companies to build the prototypes for the border wall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Aug. 31, Reuters reported. The companies chosen are:Caddell Construction Company, Montgomery, Ala....
Fri September 01, 2017
Delaware Gov. Establishes Offshore Wind Working Group
Gov. John Carney signed an executive order on Aug. 28 establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group to study potential environmental and economic development benefits of offshore wind development to serve Delaware....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 28, 2017
With No Federal Infrastructure Spending Plan, Construction Stocks Drop
Construction stocks are losing money as President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure spending plans could be pushed back to 2018. Although Trump promised to get the money early is his first year as president, he has now said that he will try to get a bill through Congress at the end of this year, but Bloomberg Markets reported that 2018 is looking more likely....
Zack Hoopes - Thu August 24, 2017
PA Sen. Urges Debt-Funded Infrastructure During Meeting With Volvo Workers
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) visited the Volvo Construction Equipment plant in Shippensburg, Pa., Aug. 23, as part of an effort to push pro-manufacturing and infrastructure policies, one of Washington's few topics that generally garners bipartisan support....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 23, 2017
Guantanamo Construction Projects Total $500M
The Trump Administration plans to spend almost $500 million in construction at Guantanamo. The Miami Herald reported that projects will include:$250 million to build a Navy-requested, five-bed hospital;$124 million to build new Army barracks for 848 prison troops, which need to be complete in 2021; and$100 million for the Pentagon to build a skeletal structure to house a migrant tent city, as well as housing for 5,000 U.S....
