Tag: Construction and engineering

Fort Wayne sewage tunnel project completes latest phase

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The largest construction project in Fort Wayne's history recently struck a new milestone with the conclusion of boring for a...

Diners’ discarded shells help establish new oyster colonies

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PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. — Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around...

Cable TV worker killed, public workers shot in S. Carolina

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Charter Communications worker was killed in a South Carolina shooting and standoff that also wounded two public workers repairing a...

House poised to approve $715 billion transportation bill

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WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House is set to approve a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit...

Rescuers trying to free worker trapped in DC home collapse

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WASHINGTON — Emergency crews responded Thursday to a report of a building under construction that collapsed in the nation’s capital. Several people were reported...

2 public workers shot repairing sewer main in South Carolina

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Two public workers repairing a sewer main in South Carolina were shot by a man who also fired on a deputy...

California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages

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SAN FRANCISCO — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost...

Buttigieg doles out transport grants with eye toward climate

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants Wednesday, including to repair a cracking bridge in Seattle during a crippling heat...

Mexico’s richest man to rebuild, pay for collapsed subway

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s richest man has pledged to rebuild and pay for a segment of a Mexico City subway line that collapsed on...

Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on...