Tom Ichniowski

One of the massive cranes removing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has a long history starting with a nuclear sub recovery. Read ENR's 2017 article on the Chesapeake 1000 crane. Photo courtesy Turner Construction Company enr.com/articles/41701…

A decade-long legal battle between the Panama Canal and the consortium that built the locks for the Third Lane Expansion has finally come to an end. #panamacanal #thirdlaneexpansion #constructionclaims Photo by C.J. Schexnayder/ENR enr.com/articles/58410…

Sustainability advocates who participated in crafting the climate-change readiness provisions of the are furious the International Code Council removed them at the 11th hour. Learn more details here. brnw.ch/21wIyFh

Construction is already underway on two TSMC fabrication plants in the state with a third planned in for Phoenix area. The first plant is scheduled to go online next year. #construction #chipplants #CHIPSact Photo courtesy TSMC enr.com/articles/58470…

Maryland’s General Assembly approved a $400-million revitalization program for the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. brnw.ch/21wIIzJ Photo courtesy Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corps, FEMA issue draft guidelines on levee safety, taking comments through July. enr.com/articles/58457…

The new standards sets limits on various PFAS and requires public water systems to monitor and reduce levels of the "forever chemicals." #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #regulatorystandards enr.com/articles/58468…

Washington, DC’s Union Station's makeover would cost $8.8 billion over 13 years. enr.com/articles/58362… Rendering courtesy of BBB/Grimshaw Architects

The project will reconnect Portland, Ore.'s downtown to the Albina neighborhood, an historically black-populated community. Photo courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation enr.com/articles/58300…

FHWA seeks to award states $1.2B to spur use of low-carbon construction materials enr.com/articles/58299…

An exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. offers an immersive exploration of architecture, engineering and construction found in the pages of children’s books. brnw.ch/21wGTCy Photo courtesy of the National Building Museum

FAA awards $970M for airport terminal projects under program created by the IIJA. Grants will go to projects at 114 airports in 44 states and three territories. enr.com/articles/58158…

024 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s midtown bus terminal replacement project includes a 2.1 million sq ft. main terminal. brnw.ch/21wGHGM Rendering Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Breaking: #Construction adds 11K jobs in January, for 10th-straight monthly increase. Gains in all sectors except heavy-civil construction. But industry's January jobless rate climbs to 6.9% from December's 4.4%, though it is flat, year over year @BLS_gov

While the suicide-prevention nets are fully in place, the remaining aspects of the project are expected to be completed in 2007. Litigation between the bridge district and the contractors is set for trial this summer. enr.com/articles/58011…

More than 400,000 cubic yards of debris from the devastating fires that destroyed Lahaina, HI last year are slated to be removed to a temporary disposition site. enr.com/articles/58020…

Minnesota's Lower Sioux Indian Community is building the first hempcrete production facility in the U.S. They're planning to build homes out of the sustainable construction material made from the fibrous part of the cannabis plant. brnw.ch/21wGqs6

Field work for the high-speed rail line has begun and Brightline West says construction is expected to begin later this year. #highspeedrail #construction enr.com/articles/58019…

Swinerton Pays $2.3M to resolve alleged Clean Water violations on solar farm projects. Payments go to U.S. government, Alabama, Illinois. enr.com/articles/57999…

While speedy crews were able to restore traffic to the fire-damaged section of I-10 near downtown LA in just more than a week, permanent repairs continue and are expected to be done by June. enr.com/articles/57978…