LA Effluent Outfall Tunnel Collapse Traps 31 Workers, All Rescued Uninjured
[ad_1] An 18‑ft‑diameter section of the Los Angeles Effluent Outfall Tunnel partially collapsed late Wednesday, briefly trapping 31 construction workers roughly six miles from the only shaft access. Crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue units and
Dubai Taps Parsons to Deliver Ambitious Metro Expansion
[ad_1] Parsons Corp. has been tapped by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to steer the five‑year rollout of the new $5.6-billion Metro Blue Line, a 30‑km rail link set to redefine the emirate’s urban mobility. The Chantilly, Va.–based firm will
Congress Passes Tax and Spending Reconciliation Package With Tax Cuts Sought by Contractors
[ad_1] The House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the major tax and spending package on July 3, following a record-length floor speech by the Democratic leader and without making any amendments to changes in the Senate’s bill. President Donald Trump signed
As Trump Touts ’Alligator Alcatraz,’ DeSantis Makes Plans for Second Facility
[ad_1] The Trump administration and Florida's governor have both touted a hastily built detention facility for arrested undocumented workers on federal land in the Florida Everglades, but opponents on June 27 filed an emergency motion to halt continued site use
NJ Transit Settles Termination Lawsuit With Its Former Portal North Bridge CM
[ad_1] New Jersey Transit has settled a lawsuit brought by its former construction manager on the estimated $2.3-billion Portal North Bridge replacement project, who claimed he was fired in 2023 in retaliation for alleging it had design deficiencies.