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AGC announces new legislative priorities for 109th Congress
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| AGC (January 11, 2005) - The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced today its new legislative priorities for the next two years, calling on Congress to increase investment in highway and transit improvements, expand infrastructure investment to promote economic growth and make tax cuts permanent. |
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by Chuck Frey on 1/12/2005 |
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GPS shutdown to occur only under remarkable circumstances
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| equipmentworld.com (January 10, 2005) - A national policy President Bush authorized last month that would temporarily disable the U.S. GPS network in the event of a major terrorist attack doesn’t appear to threaten the interests of contractors and other civilian users of the technology, according to the Defense Department. |
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by Larry Buzecky on 1/10/2005 |
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Inspection and Prevention Improve Equipment Reliability
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| Construction Equipment (January 10, 2005) - Repair before failure, but ensure maximum component life, too. |
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by Kaelyn Perlberg on 1/10/2005 |
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Inverted Siphon Installed Using HDD
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| Directional Drilling (December 2004) - Last December, design engineers with Dudek & Associates had a challenging project on their desks. They needed to figure out a way to get wastewater from the northern section of the Valley Sanitary District (VSD) in Riverside County, Calif., to the southern section where the existing treatment plant is located without the use of a pump station and have the design, environmental review, permitting and construction completed in less than 12 months. |
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by Chuck Frey on 1/5/2005 |
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Upsizing Pipe in Roswell, N.M.
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| Trenchless Technology (December 2004) - A challenge that contractor AUI Inc. faced on this job was the amount of upsizing required during the pipe bursting process to accommodate the installation of the new HDPE pipe. |
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by Chuck Frey on 1/5/2005 |
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Massachusetts Siting Board Issues Draft Decision Approving Request for Major Underground Transmission Line
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| Transmission & Distribution (December 27, 2004) - Clearing the way for a pivotal upgrade to New England's critical electric infrastructure, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board last week tentatively approved NSTAR's request to build a new, 18-mile underground transmission line. With construction slated to begin in early 2005, the new line is scheduled to be in service by summer of 2006, when the region's electric demand is expected to be higher than ever. |
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by Chuck Frey on 1/5/2005 |
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California Commission Approves Accelerated Construction of Key Transmission Line
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| Transmission & Distribution (December 28, 2004) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) proposal to accelerate construction of a key transmission line to try to put it in service by September 2005--or sooner, if possible--to help avert potential electricity supply shortages and reduce energy costs for consumers. |
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by Chuck Frey on 1/5/2005 |
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