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Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis writes regularly for ENR about risk management, insurance, and the Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors. He launched his own freelance writing business in 2008 after nearly two decades as a reporter and business columnist for the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal and The Eagle-Tribune.
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Boston’s South Station
Digging Deeper | Office/Retail/Mixed-Use

Boston Team Builds $1.5B Tower Over South Station

Project participants contend with poor soil and little laydown space as the 51-story mixed-use structure rises over one of New England’s busiest rail hubs
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Scott Van Voorhis
February 12, 2024
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After decades of planning, the construction of Boston’s newest office and residential tower is proving to be one of the more challenging projects the city has seen.


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Massachusetts Utility Worker Killed After Truck Crashes Into Work Zone

A New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after his truck fatally struck the worker and a police officer
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Scott Van Voorhis
December 8, 2023
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A New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after crashing his truck into a work zone.


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The Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension opened on Dec. 12, 2022
Transportation

Boston's $2.3-billion Green Line Extension Faces More Problems

Defective rails need repairs less than a year after the project opened
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Scott Van Voorhis
October 24, 2023
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A plan to repair 4.4 miles of defective tracks is under review.   


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Technology

Contractor Venture Platform Set to Grow Sustainable Building Startups

Affiliate of Boston-based Suffolk has closed on new $110-million fund focused on construction and property technology fields
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Scott Van Voorhis
August 22, 2023
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Suffolk Technologies, an affiliate of the Boston construction firm, recently closed on a $110-million inaugural fund.


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The Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension opened on Dec. 12, 2022
Lawsuits

Design-Build JV Sues STV Over Boston Green Line Work

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Scott Van Voorhis
August 10, 2023
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GLX Constructors seeks $35M from the engineering firm over claimed design errors on the $2.3-billion light rail project extension. 



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Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Renovation Kicks Into High Gear

Series of weekend closures moves the $160-million project closer to halfway mark
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Scott Van Voorhis
July 28, 2023
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A series of weekend closures moves the $160 million-project closer to its halfway mark.


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Entertainment

Developer Plans $100M 'Hollywood East' Hub in Boston Suburb

RISE Development aims for deal to build movie studio by end of summer.
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Scott Van Voorhis
June 30, 2023
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RISE Development is set to close deal by the end of the summer to convert a Braintree, Mass. industrial park into a hub for movie and TV productions


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2021 B.C. crane failure

Canada Won’t Release Report on 2021 Crane Collapse That Killed Five

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Debra K. Rubin
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May 24, 2023
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British Columbis safety regulator cites extended police criminal probe for keeping secret results of its probe into one of North America's deadliest crane collapses that in July 2021 killed four site workers at a 25-story condo project and an engineer in an adjacent building.


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A rendering of Ewing Town Center in Ewing, N.J.
Landscape/Urban Development

Team Remediates Former New Jersey GM Plant for Town Transformation

The mixed-used development will serve as Ewing Township's hub
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Scott Van Voorhis
May 24, 2023
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A former GM plant is being transformed into Ewing Township, N.J.'s town center.   


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Boston Skyline
Sustainability

Boston Adopts Tough Energy Efficiency Regulations

City ordinance designed to encourage developers to install all-electric systems
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Scott Van Voorhis
April 19, 2023
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Developers and union officials argue the rules could discourage development in the city. 


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