Natural Disaster

Emily Buenzle - Mon August 28, 2017

Construction Sites Not Safe From Harvey's Flooding

Hurricane Harvey flooded multiple Houston-area construction sites this weekend. Karen Kershner of specialty construction contractor Slack and Co., confirmed that the Ronald McDonald House construction site and the Kindaid School site are both "severely underwater," Chron reported....

Tue May 23, 2017

Landslide on California Highway Part of $1 Billion in Damage

A massive landslide that went into the Pacific Ocean is the latest natural disaster to hit a California community that relies heavily on an iconic coastal highway and tourism to survive, and it adds to a record $1 billion in highway damage from one of the state's wettest winters in decades....

Tue February 14, 2017

Construction Begins on $2.1 Billion Red River Flood Diversion Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says construction activities will begin this week on the first phase of the $2.1 billion Red River flood diversion project in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Corps said Tuesday that Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minnesota, is sending equipment to the site near Horace, North Dakota, to conduct pre-construction studies for the diversion inlet....

Justine McDaniel - Thu January 26, 2017

Giant Sinkhole Opens up in Philadelphia Suburb

Crews were pumping concrete into a giant sinkhole that opened overnight on January 25 in Glenside, Montgomery County, nearly swallowing a pickup truck in a driveway and knocking out a water main. No injuries were reported in the incident on Brooke Road, in Cheltenham Township near the North Hills Country Club....

Mon January 16, 2017

Equipment Operators Bring Their A-Game in Nevada

A team of heavy-machine operators drew a crowd of camera-toting spectators as they plucked downed trees and other dangerous debris from raging floodwaters in Nevada. The men then became internet sensations when video of their exploits spread online, with commenters dubbing them #CraneGuy, Bridge Ninjas and heroes of downtown Reno....