This New York Times article by David Barboza suggests that China "aims to become the world’s civil engineer" through its involvement in the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
"Modularization" is a construction delivery system that is gaining increased national attention in both the industrial and commercial construction economy. Dealing with modularization in this
There’s a debate in Congress. There’s a debate in Congress between Chicago’s two senators. There’s a debate in Congress between Chicago’s two senators about privatization.
Last week, Bob Sechler of the Wall Street Journal described newly introduced legislation from Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) called “The Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act.” The bill seeks
Last month, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) suspended all current bridge construction projects by Britton Bridge, LLC and related companies until they performed an independent review of their safety procedures. This action came as a result of a second on-the-job fatality of a worker at the Henley Bridge project in Knoxville, TN, since January 2011.
According to a new analysis of federal employment data released last week by the Associated General Contractors of America, construction employment declined in 179 out of 337 metropolitan areas between April 2010 and April 2011. AGC officials noted that despite recent increases in private-sector construction activity, the layoffs are occurring as public investments in