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Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

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A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

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FHWA Revamps Bridge Inspection Standards

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New rules provide more flexibility for state DOTs.

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Minnesota DOT Leverages Integrated Field Tools for Seamless Digital Inspection

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Construction projects are like clocks. Construction projects are like… beehives. No, that’s not quite right.

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Fifth worker killed on I-4 Ultimate; Florida DOT suspends project

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billion project — a joint venture of Skanska USA, Granite Construction and The Lane Construction Corp. — could include increased inspections or even an independent safety monitor, according to a construction attorney. Conditions for re-opening the $2.3

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Courthouse Reporter Series: The Bizarre Case That Required a 117-Year-Old Expert

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Munro sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for negligently designing, maintaining, and inspecting the intersection. The DOT filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground of sovereign immunity and a motion to exclude the testimony of the Munros’ expert witness, among other motions.

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La. DOT Fully Adopts Cloud-Based Documentation Tool HeadLight

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of Transportation and Development (DOTD) was already conducting a pilot project with HeadLight—a photo- and cloud-based construction inspection system—when 2020 came along with the COVID-19 pandemic and five hurricanes. The Louisiana Dept.

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DOTs, State and Municipal Agencies Expanding Use of Cloud Construction Oversight, Management

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State and municipal agencies are expanding their use of cloud-based project management tools beyond field inspections.