Public works

• Public works

• Public works departments

• 49 CFR 30.15 - Restrictions on Federal public works projects.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49: Transportation

• Tulsa to Restructure Public Works Department

The city of Tulsa will restructure its Public Works Department by July 1 to improve efficiency, Mayor Dewey Bartlett said Thursday. This is a work in progress and we might make mistakes along the way - some things may not work out as we envisioned - then we will regroup, retrain and reallocate," Bartlett said.

• The Journal Record
• April 14, 2011

• Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Md., 426 U.S. 736 (1976)

U.S. Supreme Court ROEMER v. MARYLAND PUBLIC WORKS BD., 426 U.S. 736 (1976) 426 U.S. 736 ROEMER ET AL. v. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF MARYLAND ET AL. ...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• 49 CFR 30.13 - Restrictions on Federal public works projects: Certification.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49: Transportation

• Toxic Landscape: Dumont Public Works Site Cleanup Silence, Lawsuit Hinder Probe

DUMONT -- As the cleanup of Dumont's Department of Public Works property gets under way, questions remain about why the contamination wasn't removed decades ago. The work of a council subcommittee charged with determining what happened -- or didn't happen -- at 1 Aladdin Ave. shows a borough long beset by lack of oversight, communication and accountability.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• December 08, 2011

• The Public Works Supervisor.

Former City Councilor George Trask has been told to stay away from the city public works garage - again. City Manager Scott Morelli has ordered Trask not to enter the public works garage on Old Brunswick Road or speak to public works employees while on the job.

• Portland Press Herald
• May 16, 2011

• Public Works Facility Dedicated

Heralded as a historic occasion, Akron and Newstead on Saturday dedicated their joint public works facility, the first such collaboration in Erie County. Several community residents turned out for a three-hour open house at the $4 million facility on Clarence Center Road, which a handful of local, county and state officials said represents the type of collaborative effort needed to hold down costs of delivering services.

• Buffalo News
• October 24, 2011

• Dir Establishes Special Unit to Monitor Labor Standards On California's Public Works Projects

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) today announced the launch of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement's (also known as the California Labor Commissioner's) Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU). The unit will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the State's prevailing wage laws on state bond-funded public works projects in California. The CMU's role includes the review of certified payroll records, verification that workers on the projects are paid correctly, and enforcement of pay, overtime, record-keeping and hours limitation requirements. The unit will begin operations January 1, 2012.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 12, 2011

• Public Works, Rosy Scenarios

Infrastructure" might be one of the least glamorous words in the English language. But with the right touch, the concrete and steel of roads, bridges, tunnels, dams and railroads can look as alluring as a movie star. Witness the sleekly seductive illustrations produced for today's California High-Speed Rail Authority or the midcentury pictures of effortlessly flowing superhighways, a genre that reached its apotheosis in Walt Disney's "Magic Highway U.S.A." in 1958.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• July 17, 2011

• Engineering, Public Works? Operations to Merge

By Susan Misur Register Staff smisur@nhregister.com GUILFORD -- The Public Works and Engineering departments will merge in January, a move sparked by the retirement of a long-time employee.

• New Haven Register
• December 31, 2011