article thumbnail

LA halts Metro Purple Line construction over worker safety concerns

Archinect

“Metro has ordered its contractor to temporarily suspend all field work on the Purple Line Extension Section 2 Project due to the unacceptable rate of serious worker injuries,” Metro said in a statement. The safety of those building our county’s transportation projects must always be protected.”

Safety 279
article thumbnail

New York City releases RFP to transform Park Avenue into a verdant, public space

Archinect

The New York City Department of Transportation is seeking design services from a contractor with a background in landscape architecture or urban design to fill the wider median with elements, Its redesign aims to enhance public space, promote sustainable transit options, and foster community for residents and visitors.

Cities 264
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Port Authority of NY & NJ reaches milestone with new low-carbon concrete standards

Archinect

transportation agencies. They include the incorporation of LEED and Envision-equivalent standards, utilizing low-carbon concrete, collecting environmental data from contractors, facilitating pilot projects, waste matching for concrete, asphalt, and soil, and requiring low-emissions vehicles on site.

Utilities 278
article thumbnail

LAX Automated People Mover construction won't be completed until 2025

Archinect

According to the local outlet’s analysis of a new Fitch Ratings report, “The Automated People Mover system is 96% complete but increasing construction delays and a ‘strained relationship’ between the contractor and Los Angeles World Airports, which owns and operates LAX, have kept it from being completed.”

article thumbnail

Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest

Deezen

The house falls in an earthquake and high precipitation zone and can only be accessed by a narrow footpath, so the materials were transported by rivers or over mountains and then carried to the site for construction by local contractors.

Housing 115
article thumbnail

New tool helps developers, contractors identify geographic risk for construction

BD+C

Developers and contractors entering new markets that are looking to mitigate their projects’ risk now have available an interactive tool that not only allows them to access real-time updates pertaining to the risk climate of municipalities across the U.S.,

article thumbnail

Construction still ranks as one of the deadliest industries in the U.S., according to new survey

Archinect

Slips, trips, and falls were among the most commonly-recorded causes of death , followed by transportation accidents, exposure to toxic substances, and fatal contact with equipment. It isn’t,” Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America told Construction Dive bluntly.