Viewpoint: Engineering and Construction Ethics Are Not Transactional
The engineering and construction industry is increasingly contending with a transactional environment that challenges the ethical standards of its employers and practitioners. This shift has raised new concerns about integrity and transparency in global work—with the potential to place
AECOM-HNTB Team Wins $186M Contract to Manage NYC Second Avenue Subway Extension
The board of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority voted on March 26 to approve a $186.6-million contract with AECOM-HNTB JV for project management consultant services on MTA’s $7.7-billion Second Avenue subway extension second phase. The joint venture is a team
NJ Sinkholes Close Key Interstate As Officials Seek Solutions, Funding
Sinkholes likely resulting from collapsing vestiges of New Jersey’s long-shuttered iron mining industry are causing historical headaches for state officials—closing one heavily used interstate link to New York City and heightening fears of further subsidence along major highways in
Engineering and Construction Ethics Are Not Transactional
The engineering and construction industry is increasingly contending with a transactional environment that challenges the ethical standards of its employers and practitioners. This shift has raised new concerns about integrity and transparency in global work—with the potential to place
Infrastructure Needs Push ENR East Region’s Top Starts
The $6-billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore, the largest of 10 projects ranked on the inaugural ENR East region top starts list, accounts for more than half of the list’s combined $10.7 billion value. The two-mile, dual-tube rail tunnel that
Team Delivers Manhattan Supertall Tower on a Quarter-Acre Parcel
Supertall buildings may no longer be a novelty, but that doesn’t mean they’ve become easier to build. Manhattan tower 520 Fifth Avenue, a 1,002-ft-tall, 450,000-sq-ft mixed-used structure on track for completion later this year is a case in point.