States Eye Technology to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety as AGC Releases Report
Highway construction workers remain vulnerable to work zone crashes as a result of distracted or speeding drivers, according to a new Associated General Contractors (AGC) national survey. State transportation agencies are exploring ways to increase safety awareness through pilot
EarthCam Boosts AI, Collects Data in User Dashboards
In April, EarthCam released Control Center 9, the latest version of its suite of construction site camera and management software. At the same time, the company is moving beyond being a time-lapse image and site security platform to take
Construction Accidents: What It Takes to Tell the Full Story
The recent triple fatality at a Bechtel LNG construction project in Port Arthur, Texas, prompted heartfelt comments from firm President and Chief Operating Officer Craig Albert. “I can’t begin to express the shock and grief we feel across Bechtel,”
Building the Hoover Dam Drove Engineers to New Heights
The Colorado River was a fault line of near-tectonic political forces by the 1920s, as the seven states within its basin continued to grow in population. A 1922 compact allocated water rights from the river, but farmers in California’s
From the Archives: October 22, 1925 | Concrete Mixing Plant
This 1925 cover image depicts a concrete mixing plant—one of three—for a vital project in downtown Chicago, in which South Water Street was transformed into Wacker Drive, a major multilevel street running along the Chicago River in the Loop. The
EPA, Energy Heads Lay Out Spending Plans With Major Cuts
The Trump administration has proposed cutting U.S. Dept. of Energy base discretionary funding by 9.4% and that of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s by 54.5%. With planned cuts totaling billions of dollars, the two agency chiefs outlined their priorities
Democratic Lawmakers Say Funding Shifts for Stalled Water Resource Projects Were Politically Motivated
A congressional analysis of construction projects that will receive continued funding under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal 2025 work plan shows that the Trump administration has prioritized projects in Republican-leaning states, steering funds away from projects in
Turner Advances Plans to Become a Data Center Developer
Turner Construction Co., the biggest U.S.-based building contractor, is off to a good start in 2025, pumping profits into its corporate parent, ACS Group, in the first quarter of 2025 and advancing plans to capitalize on its experience constructing
US DOT Freeze of EV Infrastructure Funding Is Illegal, Watchdog Says
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation broke the law when it suspended the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, according to a report the U.S. Government Accountability Office released May 22. DOT officials say the program was not implemented well
West Construction Views | Engineering News-Record
Syska Hennessy Group was part of the team providing MEP engineering and technology services on the Supernal facility in Freemont, Calif. Photo courtesy Syska Hennessy Group ENR regional editors have