Construction Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 14, 2024

Pennsylvania launched a new Work Zone Speed Safety Camera program.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 10, 2021

Experts Say Relaxed Zoning Rules Will Boost Housing Supply. The most effective way to increase the supply of housing would be to relax zoning rules, according to results from Zillow’s Home Price Expectations Survey. Experts also predict new construction will slow as home prices rise, resulting in fewer homeowners. cbroderick.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 25, 2024

struck each other, with the impact sending one vehicle through an opening of a concrete work zone barrier on the center median shoulder. On March 22, 2023, two cars traveling at excessive speeds on the I-695 inner loop in Baltimore, Md.,

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 5, 2018

Police in Greendale, Wisconsin posted this photo to remind drivers to be alert and drive carefully through construction zones. The incident happened Monday afternoon when the car somehow managed to get entangled with road work. How it happened is still unclear.

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ENR Construction

MAY 25, 2023

Group cites need for better crew safeguards, citing its member firm study that work zones are either as dangerous, or more dangerous, than they were a year ago.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2021

Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Biden Thinks So. cbroderick. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 10:28. and Austin, Texas. Read More. . Government + Policy. Affordability.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 18, 2023

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after crashing his truck into a work zone.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 15, 2013

(April 15, 2013) -- Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 22, 2014

The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. In a recent New York case, the Town of Allegany issued a special use permit to a landowner on July 11, 2011, allowing it to construct a wind farm. Historic zoning laws need to be brought into the contemporary era.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

5 official release, would raise first-floor elevations and expand flood zone boundaries unchanged since 1999 State changes, scaled back from 'emergency' status and set for Dec.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Strict Zoning Laws Are Forcing Homeowners to Expand Underground. Homeowners looking to add square footage to their homes in regions with strict zoning laws are digging deep to create spacious and luxurious 'McBasements'. miles wide, limits home sizes with more than 20 zoning districts. Mon, 10/17/2022 - 10:28. One solution?

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Pro Builder

MAY 4, 2021

Single-Family Zoning Creates Hurdles for Quick, Cost-Effective Construction. The factors contributing to the current housing shortage began with the housing crash more than a decade ago when new construction severely slowed. Enter the pandemic, spiking construction costs, and historically low interest rates. Construction.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 8, 2024

One of two motorists involved in a vehicle crash at a Baltimore-area highway construction site that killed six could face 18 months in prison.

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ENR Construction

JULY 13, 2023

Washington is one of a handful of states experimenting with using orange pavement stripes to increase driver awareness of work zones.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 27, 2023

To address and mitigate an ongoing affordability crisis, state leaders are advocating for land-use reform that would prohibit residential growth caps, change parking requirements, legalize denser developments across the state, and lead to new construction near transit corridors, The Denver Post reports.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2023

Noting the March 22 crash in Baltimore that killed six construction workers, the group's chair said "urgent solutions" are needed to improve work-zone safety.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 8, 2021

Traffic diversions are provided for a safe and efficient movement of traffic through or around the work zones while protecting the workers and.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Single-family only zoning has long been the smart bomb NIMBYs and municipalities used to keep out developments that would add density, multifamily, and “those people” of a different race, ethnicity, or class from moving into their neighborhoods. Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:19. Affordability.

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Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In the field of seismology, seismic zones are, areas divided based on the frequency and intensity of expected earthquake. Indian subcontinent comprises of four seismic zones those are- II, III, IV and V. These zones are categorized based on scientific research related to seismicity and earthquake occurrence in the past years.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 12, 2020

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has produced a video that shows contractors how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Covid-19 in work zones. The 7-minute video acknowledges that a work-zone is not a “high-risk” area for the spread of infectious diseases,…

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The county's new zoning allows for higher density residential construction along six transit corridors.

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Construction Junkie

JUNE 16, 2020

Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. Next up is The Lien Zone Podcast. The podcast has been nominated for Best Construction Podcast every year since 2016 and even took home the top prize in 2017.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 28, 2023

The New York Building Congress proposes changes aimed at removing local zoning obstacles and transit-oriented development.

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BD+C

AUGUST 27, 2019

The Oregon legislature has repealed a ban on construction of new critical facilities in tsunami inundation zones. An Oregon State University professor and an earthquake geologist argued that building in a tsunami zone is a foolhardy strategy with the potential for waves to reach seven stories in height.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2018

54% of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

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Constructonomics

DECEMBER 23, 2013

As temperatures start to plummet, work on construction and industrial sites can become more hazardous and dangerous by several orders of magnitude – whether it’s frozen equipment and supplies, bitter cold hampering your workers or the weather making even the simplest tasks a potential accident nightmare.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

A construction worker was killed and another injured after being struck by a car in a construction zone on Michigan’s U.S. Manistee County police told the Detroit Free Press a 20-year-old Pentwater worker was standing off road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the accident occured.…

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Construction Equipment

MAY 25, 2016

Thirty-nine percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 4, 2018

CPWR reports that between 2011 and 2015, 609 workers lost their lives at various work zones. These work zones include construction, maintenance, or utility work on a road, street, or highway. The report delves into trends and patterns of fatal occupational injuries among specifically road…

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 23, 2023

The Builders Merchants Federation is warning that Greater London could become a “no- go area” for many SME builders and other trades following the introduction of the expanded ULEZ zone in August. The Ultra-Low Emission Zone is set to be expanded on August 29, imposing a £12.50

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 21, 2017

Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its-kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Construction contractors like you are primarily in the "Hurry Up" and "Wait" zone. Hurry up and answer the call from the customer. Wait to make the appointment. Hurry up and get to the job. Wait for the customer to come home, to be available. Hurry up and create the proposal. Wait for a decision.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 21, 2017

Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.

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