Infrastructure Innovators Tackle Mounting Project Disruptions and Unpredictability

Shifting federal priorities are altering the landscape in infrastructure funding, permitting, contracting, staffing and delivery—creating project uncertainties for New York and New Jersey agencies and industry firms, while driving a need to innovate to stay compliant and competitive, speakers told ENR’s NY/NJ Infrastructure Forum on Sept. 15.  Even as Trump administration executive orders and policies, […]

ODOT Grants Construction Permit for $2.4B Cleveland Browns Stadium

The Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) has approved a construction permit for the Cleveland Browns’ planned $2.4-billion dome stadium on a 176-acre site in suburban Brook Park near Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, reversing an August decision denying the permit because the structure exceeded the height limit by 58 ft. at its highest point.  ODOT said it […]

NCPI Calls for Clear Limits on OSHA’s Multi‑Employer Citation Doctrine to Strengthen Worker Safety and Reduce Litigation

The National Construction Policy Institute (NCPI) has released a landmark white paper,“Rethinking OSHA’s Multi‑Employer Citation Doctrine,” which outlines a practical, legally durable framework to align accountability with actual control on complex construction sites.  The paper traces the doctrine’s evolution, highlights the operational and economic costs of inconsistent enforcement, and proposes a balanced reform plan through […]