10. [NEWS TRACKER] House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund FAST Act through 2021
Reauthorization plan would commit to FAST Act adding $13.6 billion to the Highway Trust Fund from general funding; plus more construction industry news on the October 1, 2020, edition of Construction News Tracker
9. World of Concrete Schedules New 2021 Conference Dates
WOC 2021 will take place later in the year
8. Hyundai Heavy Industries Emerges as Top Contender to Acquire Stake in Doosan Infracore
The acquisition could see the merger of Hyundai Construction Equipment and Doosan Infracore into a global construction equipment powerhouse
7. Asphalt Producers Recycle 97 Million Tons of Old Pavements
The National Asphalt Pavement Association and Federal Highway Administration release results of their latest industry survey
6. Construction Worker Dies After Fall at Air and Space Museum
A drywaller died Monday after a fall from a 'hoist' while working on the renovation of the National Air and Space Museum on Washington D.C.'s Capital Mall
5. 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Adds Multi-Flex Tailgate and Trailering Enhancements
The available six-function tailgate offers offers Silverado customers easier access to bed cargo, enhanced loading solutions and a standing workstation
4. Black Construction Workers File Suit Alleging Employers Do Not Stop Racial Abuse
Four elevator mechanics say they were subject to racist slurs from supervisors, nooses and racist graffiti in their workspaces
3. Advanced Technologies Continue to Revolutionize the Hardhat
Lantronix Inc. has integrated its IoT wireless connectivity and power management technologies into the Guardhat Communicator smart hardhat
2. Fluor-Led JV Quits Huge Public-Private Partnership Building Baltimore’s Purple Line
Purple Line Transit Partners dispute $800M in cost overruns and the Maryland Transit Admin. is looking for contractors to finish the half-done $5.6B transit line
1. Soil to Stadium Time-Lapse:
Time-lapse video details 32 months of construction of the Las Vegas Raiders new home, Allegiant Stadium, highlighting unique features of the domed stadium that make it an architectural and engineering marvel
