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James Leggate

James Leggate

James Leggate is an online news editor at ENR. He has reported on a variety of issues for more than 10 years and his work has contributed to several regional Associated Press Media Editors and Murrow award wins.
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Bridges

Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Environmental Review for $3.6B Ohio-Kentucky Bridge

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James Leggate
October 25, 2024
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Public transit advocates say federal officials improperly declared "no significant impact" from the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project.


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Energy

Utility Firm AEP Ohio, Data Centers Disagree on Payments for Infrastructure Costs

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James Leggate
October 24, 2024
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The utility company proposed new tariffs on data centers to help it pay for infrastructure amid "unprecedented" demand.


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Materials

Projects Targeting Concrete Embodied Carbon Win Federal Grants

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James Leggate
October 23, 2024
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Officials selected 14 projects for $428 million in grants.



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Economics

Architecture Billings Index Shows Decline for 20th Consecutive Month

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James Leggate
October 23, 2024
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The ABI is an indicator of nonresidential construction work to follow in nine months to a year, according to the American Institute of Architects.


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Drinking Water

Corps of Engineers Erred in Denver's Gross Reservoir Expansion Permit, Judge Finds

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James Leggate
October 21, 2024
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Federal court judge in Denver is allowing construction to continue ahead of a planned winter pause while lawsuit parties work to reach an agreement.


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2024 Elections

Campaign Contributions Pour Out from Construction Groups, Unions

Industry groups remain engaged as November election approaches
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James Leggate
October 18, 2024
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ABC, AGC, ACEC contributions already top totals for the full 2020 election cycle, while labor union spending is steady or slightly up from past elections.



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Bridge Failure

Mississippi Bridge Collapse Kills Three Workers Preparing for Demolition

Four others were injured when the bridge partially collapsed
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James Leggate
October 17, 2024
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Contractor T.L. Wallace Construction was replacing the bridge and two others along State Route 149 for the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation.


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Northern California Project of the Year

200 Park: Transformational Engineering Speeds Rise of San Jose Tower

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James Leggate
October 17, 2024
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The 300-ft-tall commercial office high-rise 200 Park in San Jose, Calif., is just the second tower built with the SpeedCore concrete-filled composite steel plate shear wall core system. The result is the Northern California 2024 Project of the Year.


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Manufacturing

Wolfspeed to Advance Two Semiconductor Plants With $750M in Federal Funding

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James Leggate
October 15, 2024
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The semiconductor producer is building a wafer plant in North Carolina and plans to expand a fab in New York.


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Drinking Water

Kiewit Picked for $757M Corpus Christi Desalination Plant

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James Leggate
October 14, 2024
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Construction under a progressive design-build contract is expected to begin next year.


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