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Florida DOT Plans to Oversee New Pedestrian Bridge at FIU 2 Years After Deadly Collapse

Construction Junkie

2 years ago, an under construction pedestrian bridge on Florida International University’s (FIU) campus collapsed onto the open road below, killing 6 people and injuring several more. According to the Miami Herald , the new bridge will cost $14.6 Now, officials are ready to start the process of replacing the bridge. Thibault, P.E.,

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Miami-Dade judge awards Florida toll-road contractor $53M

Construction Dive

Tolling will likely play a bigger role in state highway funding, as the president's infrastructure plan puts more of the financing burden on states and local agencies.

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Heavy Highway Construction Managers/ Estimators/ Engineers

Construction Cost Estimating

Mid-Atlantic work is for several bid packages & upcoming project management for projects related to: $600M So Capitol St Bridge; $2BB Metro Purple Line; $100M Design-Build Greenfield Hampton Roads; $100M WWSSC Utilities and ongoing $40M, $85M and $100M MD & VA DOT highway projects. Must have experience working on DOT highway projects.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

Without applying for, or accepting any tax incentives, Shorr Packaging chose a location on Ferry Road between Route 59 and Eola Road. Bloomington plans for growth: Bloomington is the site of Indiana University’s main campus and several local medical, life sciences and technology companies that ship their goods primarily by truck.

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The Home Sales Process: To Chunk or Not to Chunk?

Pro Builder

“I first heard about chunking as it applies to psychology,” says Roland Nairnsey, president of New Home Sales Plus , in Miami. Road Map for a Customer Journey. But then I thought, why not use it in terms of listening skills, to repeat back and reflect the important moments during complex interactions with clients?”.

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Mindy Keiser always knows where to look

The Korte Company

It gave me a leg up on knowing spec sections and being able to look at plans and get information.” But life had other plans. “I After they hired me on to be an estimator, I remember working on a USPS Mail Processing Center in Miami. Do we have money later down the road if we need to hire someone else to do the work?

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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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As a result, traffic congestion on State Road 84 is to be reduced. Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. The remaining $35 million in costs will be covered by the FEC, with $30 million from an FDOT State Infrastructure Bank loan and $5 million from the FEC capital plan.

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