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  Along with tremendous opportunity, infrastructure investments in the United States and around the world are anticipated to exacerbate the labor shortage and set off new risks as well. Industry excerpts share their predictions. What…
Read Moreabout Infrastructure: What’s Next?

Although there is still a final hurdle to clear, involving the purchase of land, there’s growing optimism that one of New York City’s most ambitious green infrastructure efforts is poised for take-off. The project? Daylighting…
Read Moreabout Green Infrastructure for The Bronx?

Construction challenges on the Beltway 8 bridge over the Houston Ship Channel are illustrative of the problems involved in completing large-scale infrastructure improvements on time—and on budget across the country. You’re not alone if you…
Read Moreabout Bridge Over Troubled Waters?

  Suddenly, it seems, shortages, delays and disruptions have become part of our daily lingo. Of course the reality is that our infrastructure and capacity issues have long needed attention. The federal infrastructure package has…
Read Moreabout $17 Billion: Port Infrastructure

  The scale, scope, and complexity of infrastructure challenges in need of attention across the country has upped the imperative for advancing the use of technology. Industry experts observe that the integration of technology and…
Read Moreabout Construction and Technology?

  In regions across the country public leaders are making lists—and checking at least twice—as projects covered by the new infrastructure bill are prioritized. Locally owned construction companies have ideas—and experience— as well, and are…
Read Moreabout Making The List In New York?

Partnership—and coordinated effort? Hey, it could happen. Given the need to get the supply chain flowing, federal and state transportation agencies are cooperating to accelerate critical projects and relieve congestion. Here’s what’s underway in Southern…
Read Moreabout Building Partnerships to Relieve Congestion?

Passage of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill has regions across the country confronting long to-do lists and assessing what projects will take off and in what order.   Chugging Forward Transit is of course high on the…
Read Moreabout Infrastructure Spending In New York?

  Since we literally can’t live without water, there’s a rising tide of interest in what the new $1.2 trillion infrastructure package will do for water. Allocations have been included for both clean drinking water…
Read Moreabout How Much For Water?