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$1.5B project to rebuild Md.’s Susquehanna River Rail Bridge https://www.enr.com/articles/55377-amtrak-bottleneck-on-track-for-replacement Amtrak has announced plans to solicit construction bids to replace the Susquehanna River rail bridge, a longstanding bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor. Built in 1906 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the 4,154-ft-long two-track truss bridge in northeast Maryland has speed restrictions that constrain the movement of more…

https://www.enr.com/articles/55380-200m-newspaper-printing-plant-deal-moves-chicago-casino-project-forward Bally’s Corp. has closed on a $200-million deal to purchase a 30-acre former Chicago Tribune newspaper printing plant as the site of Chicago’s first-ever casino.  Under the terms of the deal announced on Nov. 21, Chicago-based real estate private equity firm will purchase the Tribune Publishing Center site at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street…

NOVEMBER 21 2022 AISC has released the latest revision of one of its flagship standards, the Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (ANSI/AISC 303-22). The document is now available as a free download at aisc.org/2022code. “The 2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice is the result of a tremendous effort by the committee over the last six years,” said Babette…

NOVEMBER 18 2022 Six international steel manufacturers, including AISC members Nucor Corporation and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), have formed a new coalition to establish and promote a global steel standard that leads toward a cleaner future. The coalition, named the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), is a nonprofit association dedicated to sharing best practices, establishing standards, and advocating for…

SEPTEMBER 23 2022 Merchants Bridge in St. Louis reopened to rail traffic last week, marking the completion of a decade-long, $222 million reconstruction of the vital rail artery connecting Missouri and Illinois. As one of the most heavily traveled crossings over the Mississippi River, Merchants Bridge links the eastern and western rail networks in the United States,…

SEPTEMBER 16 2022 Federal agencies will prioritize the purchase of key low-carbon construction materials, the White House announced Thursday, the latest action in its Federal Buy Clean initiative. America’s structural steel industry stands ready to support that mission, and it has already exceeded the Kyoto Protocol’s emission reduction requirements by a factor of seven. “We applaud the Biden administration’s…

JUNE 30 2022 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed Buy America legislation into law during a visit to AISC-member Capone Iron Corporation North Woods, Inc.’s fabrication facility in Berlin, N.H. The new regulations require the use of American contractors and products on state-funded construction projects. “New Hampshire’s Buy America law is a win for steel fabricators…

April 13, 2022Debra K. Rubin and Mary B. Powers https://www.enr.com/articles/53927-us-offshore-wind-energy-moving-power-to-the-people?oly_enc_id=7954G6929523I3L For the last six years, five yellow-based turbines lined up in shallow water off the coast of Rhode Island with just 30 MW in total power capacity have been the visual icon of U.S. offshore wind energy. The Block Island Wind Farm was completed in late 2016…

MARCH 23 2022 A Seattle high-rise using a first-of-its-kind core system. A staircase that looks like a floating ribbon. A performance venue named for a rock-and-roll pioneer. A museum designed to look like an athlete in motion. What do they all have in common? They’re all steel-framed. And they’re all winners. Specifically, these four projects, as well as five others, are winners of the 2022 AISC IDEAS²…