Mid Atlantic Construction News Mid Atlantic Construction News provides Mid Atlantic-specific updates on the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.//www.pjbjkak.com/rss/214 en-us MidAtlantic Pulse: February 2022

Information for Pulse is derived from Dodge Data & Analytics, the premier project information source in the construction industry.

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February 21, 2022 City Scoop - Washington D.C.

Rich data from Dodge Data & Analytics.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53628 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:26:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53628-february-21-2022-city-scoop-washington-dc City Scoop Washington Alexandria
East Coast Evaluates Damage After Fast-Moving 'Bomb Cyclone' < p >沿海cities and towns cope with heavy flooding and up to 2 ft of snow in some areas.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53528 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:11:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53528-east-coast-evaluates-damage-after-fast-moving-bomb-cyclone
NTSB To Put Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge 'Under a Microscope,' Chair Says ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Preliminary report of transportation accident investigative agency, expected by mid-February, will include just facts—not cause—of Jan. 28 incident. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53527 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:39:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53527-ntsb-to-put-collapsed-pittsburgh-bridge-under-a-microscope-chair-says Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53523 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:20:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53523-pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-injures-10-hours-before-biden-visits-city
DOT Releases $246M in IIJA Funds To States For Appalachian Highway ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Funds, set for 11 states, are for first year of five-year, $1.25-billion program.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53488 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:39:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53488-dot-releases-246m-in-iija-funds-to-states-for-appalachian-highway
US Steel, Nucor Build Major Mills Amid Steelmakers' Modernization

The steelmakers chose Arkansas and West Virginia for their EAF mills.


//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53439 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53439-us-steel-nucor-build-major-mills-amid-steelmakers-modernization
One Year After US Capitol Riot, Officials and Security Experts Take Stock jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice)

Significant security improvements have been made to the U.S. Capitol since the Jan. 6, 2021, deadly storming of the landmark building.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53359 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:04:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53359-one-year-after-us-capitol-riot-officials-and-security-experts-take-stock
MidAtlantic People: December 2021

Updates about construction professionals in the MidAtlantic region.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53281 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:40:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53281-midatlantic-people-december-2021 ENR MidAtlantic Construction Professionals
City Scoop, December 2021: Harrisburg

Dodge offers data on 2021 starts in the greater Harrisburg area.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53278 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:30:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53278-city-scoop-december-2021-harrisburg City Scoop HarrisBurg
Corps Takes on Unusual Mission in Afghan Evacuee Operation

The Army Corps of Engineers supported Operation Allies Welcome by preparing space at east coast facilities to handle thousands under a tight deadline. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53131 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53131-corps-takes-on-unusual-mission-in-afghan-evacuee-operation Hampton Roads, Va., $2B Clean Water Upgrade Gains From Data mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland)

Measuring projected outcomes reduces amount of work originally mandated under a 2010 consent decree to reduce nutrient pollution into the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53114 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:40:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53114-hampton-roads-va-2b-clean-water-upgrade-gains-from-data
Dragados-OHL Team Picked to Execute $2.2B Md. Purple Line Reboot

Spain-based firms anticipate reaching commercial and financial close on contract for reconstituted P3 project completion in February, with full-scale construction set to begin soon after.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52903 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52903-dragados-ohl-team-picked-to-execute-22b-md-purple-line-reboot
ENR MidAtlantic City Scoop: Wilmington

Dodge offers data on 2021 construction starts for billings in the Wilmington area .

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52672 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52672-enr-midatlantic-city-scoop-wilmington City Scoop Wilmington
Amazon Attacks Affordable Housing Crisis Via $2B Loan Fund postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

Amazon’s $2-billion Housing Equity Fund is revving up to help preserve and develop 20,000 affordable housing units by the end of 2025.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52666 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:45:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52666-amazon-attacks-affordable-housing-crisis-via-2b-loan-fund Amazon Crystal House The fund is preserving affordable rents and providing new affordable units in Arlington, Va.Photo courtesy Amazon
Builder of $2.5B Gas Liquids Pipeline Faces 48 Pa. Criminal Charges Energy Transfer LP is cited for drilling fluid leaks into groundwater and surface waters on 350-mile Mariner East project, incidents unreported to state regulators; contractors were not charged, but the owner has not commented. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52609 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:25:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/52609-builder-of-25b-mariner-east-gas-liquids-pipeline-faces-48-pa-criminal-charges Contractors Must Pay For Using Foreign Steel Components, Court Rules 宾夕法尼亚州最高法院下级法院miscal说culated $244K penalty for use of Chinese steel in sewage plant blowers; one firm attorney disputes rules under 2013 state law as "previously unknown." //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52496 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:30:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52496-contractors-must-pay-for-using-foreign-steel-components-court-rules Empowering Flight 93’s Tower of Voices in Shanksville, Pa., to Speak sawyert@enr.com (Tom Sawyer)

The last element of the three-phase Flight 93 National Memorial —the “Tower of Voices”—may  finally be adjusted to communicate this fall. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52378 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 23:21:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52378-empowering-flight-93s-tower-of-voices-in-shanksville-pa-to-speak Flight 93 1 The Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. Photo courtesy of Eric Staudenmaier Photography and Paul Murdoch Architects Flight 93 14 Eight chimes with the original sail design were installed for the “soundbreaking” ceremony at the tower’s dedication in September, 2018. The chimes were rung manually by ropes. Architect Paul Murdoch, center. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service Flight 93 13 Embroden’s installation instructions for setting up the sails to complete the chimes assembly on site. Image courtesy Nord Design Flight 93 12 Embroden’s installation instructions for setting up the sails to complete the chimes assembly on site. Image courtesy Nord Design Flight 93 11 Embroden’s Silver Bullet recorded a speed of seven times the actual wind in the time trials. Photo courtesy Nord Design 93航班8 93航班7 Assembled sail, ready to ship. Photo courtesy ARCH Production & Design 93航班6 Tests led the team to design two sizes of strikers and cover them at the area of contact with polyurethane sleeves to dampen the sound of the strike. Photo courtesy ARCH Production & Design Flight 93 5 Craftsmen in the shop of Arch Production and Design LLC assembling sails. Photo courtesy ARCH Production & Design Flight 93 3 Final sail design. Image courtesy Nord Design Flight 93 4 A sail end-plate is checked for fit inside a tapered receiving slot milled into an airdam. The endplate will be welded to the aluminum sheet of the airfoil and the finished airfoil will be drawn into the slot with bolts from the other side. Solid components are milled from blocks of 6063 T6 aluminum. Photo courtesy ARCH Production & Design Flight 93 2 Arup’s chime assembly size comparison chart with sails of the first design. Image courtesy Arup
OSHA Probes Two July Fatalities at Amazon Philadelphia Jobsites One contractor claims an employee was seen removing safety equipment before he fell from roof of a distribution center under construction for the online retail giant, part of an ambitious building program in the city's metro area //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52358 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:35:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52358-osha-probes-two-july-fatalities-at-amazon-philadelphia-jobsites New Orleans Construction Projects Await Power and Workers After Ida Northeast states also reel, with record flooding causing widespread power, transportation and water infrastructure closures; President Biden promises federal aid to 'disaster areas' //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52357 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:30:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52357-new-orleans-construction-projects-await-power-and-workers-after-ida August 2021 City Scoop: Richmond

Dodge offers data on 2021 starts in the greater Richmond area.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52288 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:38:35 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52288-august-2021-city-scoop-richmond MidAtlantic Construction Starts
$6B Maryland Beltway P3 Clears Last Hurdle for Design Start Transurban-Macquarie will spend $54M over next year to develop preliminary designs for added toll lanes and major bridge upgrade; state also will weigh proposals in fall for design-build contractor to replace Fluor on its stalled Purple Line rail P3. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52239 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:40:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52239-6b-maryland-beltway-p3-clears-last-hurdle-for-design-start Washington, DC-Area Planning Board Revives $11B Md. Express Lanes P3 project that board dropped last month from regional list, a risk to its federal approval, now is kept alive by state lobbying and voting shifts. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52130 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:50:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52130-washington-dc-area-planning-board-revives-11b-md-express-lanes Drill Rig Accident Kills Engineering Manager, Injures Operator in Philadelphia Nighttime mishap on July 6 proved fatal to a Langan senior geotechnical engineer inspecting work at a downtown pedestrian bridge project. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52068 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:07:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52068-drill-rig-accident-kills-engineering-manager-injures-operator-in-philadelphia Maryland OKs New Funds for Purple Line Consultant Team State board awards $183.5 million for expanded PM role until a new design-build team is picked to complete the much delayed P3 light rail project. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51932 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51932-maryland-oks-new-funds-for-purple-line-consultant-team City Scoop: Baltimore Dodge Data & Analytics forecasts 2021 starts in the Baltimore area. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51899 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:22:05 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51899-city-scoop-baltimore Construction Starts Baltimore How a Maryland County Created the Gold Standard for Building Emissions Reduction mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland)

Montgomery County, Md. is generating buzz by reducing building-related greenhouse gas emissions.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51734 Fri, 21 May 2021 14:05:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51734-how-a-maryland-county-created-the-gold-standard-for-building-emissions-reduction Montgomery County Building Standards United Therapeutics Corp. built a net zero headquarters building in downtown Silver Spring, Md. that goes well beyond county requirements. Image courtesy United Therapeutics Corp. Montgomery County Building Standards Chart After tightening eligibility requirements for an over-subscribed green building tax credit in September 2020, the Montgomery County council upped the ante last month by proposing a mandatory building energy performance standard (BEPS). Image courtesy of the Institute for Market Transformation.
House Passes $1.9B Bill to Upgrade U.S. Capitol Security ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

UPDATE: House-approved bill would fund improved windows, doors and new vestibules to screen visitors after breaches, assaults and damage.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51752 Thu, 20 May 2021 15:40:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51752-house-bill-has-19b-to-upgrade-us-capitol-security
Philadelphia Industrial Site Projects Take Different Paths Former naval shipyard plans next construction phase but site remediation and legal issues dog planned revamp of one-time Gulf Oil refinery. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51655 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:15:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51655-philadelphia-industrial-site-projects-take-different-paths Confidential Bid Protest Stalls $11B Maryland Beltway P3 Unidentified losing bidder challenges state's choice to develop tolled lanes on 48 miles of I-495 ring road around Washington, DC and feeder highway I-270. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51646 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:40:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51646-confidential-bid-protest-stalls-11b-maryland-beltway-p3