Infrastructure
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Atlanta to create its first transportation department
The city's launch of a standalone DOT to focus on long-term transit advancements is a response to a boom in population.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 20, 2019 -
Kiewit underway with $97M demo of Alaskan Way Viaduct, part of $3.3B replacement
The $97 million demo is one of the last phases of the defunct Seattle freeway's $3.3 billion replacement with the new State Route 99 tunnel.
By Kim Slowey • March 19, 2019 -
LAX breaks ground on $5B automated people mover system
LINXS will design and build the Los Angeles International Airport system for under $2 billion, while the remainder of the contract includes 25 years of operations and maintenance.
By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2019 -
Advocacy groups take aim at $1B NYC gas pipeline
Williams' proposed 37-mile extension into Queens has regulatory support so far, but critics say construction under New York Bay would be overly expensive and cause harm to marine and human health.
By Kim Slowey • March 15, 2019 -
Trump's 2020 federal budget request omits $13B Hudson River tunnel
The administration has made it clear to states that the key to federal funding for projects is to first secure local, state and private support.
By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2019 -
FEMA to fund only half of California's request for Oroville Dam repairs
The federal agency approved only $333 million of the $639 million the state requested, reportedly citing the dam's condition prior to the 2017 failure.
By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2019 -
Seattle-area light rail, transportation plan busting $54B budget
Costs could jump by up to $2 billion as agency Sound Transit considers swapping elevated tracks for tunnels and other enhancements, a report found.
By Kim Slowey • March 08, 2019 -
Florida DOT shortlists 3 design-build groups for $814M Tampa bridge project
The agency is scheduled to select a joint venture in October to construct a new span next to the existing bridge connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg.
By Kim Slowey • March 07, 2019 -
Contractor offers to build 234 miles of border wall for $1.4B
Fisher Sand and Gravel claims it could also upgrade paved roads and add security technology and a warranty to its proposal for a total of $4.3 billion.
By Kim Slowey • March 07, 2019 -
Even scaled-back California bullet train could fall $1B-$3B short
The rail authority might be underestimating construction costs and availability of funds for the shortened $16 billion to $18 billion route Gov. Newsom proposed, a Los Angeles Times analysis found.
By Kim Slowey • March 06, 2019 -
LA Metro approves $3.2B Purple Line extension budget
The cost of the subway's Section 3 has almost doubled since Los Angeles County voters approved a tax to fund the project in 2016.
By Kim Slowey • March 05, 2019 -
Duke University's snub a 'major setback' to $3B North Carolina light rail project
Officials said construction and operation could impact medical facilities, meaning developer GoTriangle may need to resort to eminent domain or consider a tunnel that could increase costs by hundreds of millions.
By Kim Slowey • March 01, 2019 -
Musk almost ready to unveil new tunneling machine
The Boring Co. founder said the Line-Storm, reportedly able to dig continuously as opposed to the 10 minutes per hour current machines operate, could be ready in as little as a month.
By Kim Slowey • March 01, 2019 -
Phase 2 of Michigan's $2B I-75 to start
By splitting the modernization project into three contracts, including this $224 million, 8-mile segment, the state shrunk the schedule by 10 years.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Tennessee DOT mandates use of PlanGrid on public projects
More states are bucking paper systems for digital and transparent recordkeeping and project management.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Diverting funds for border wall could be slow going
Even if President Trump pulls off his emergency declaration, the Department of Defense could take months to reallocate the $3.6 billion being eyed for construction of the wall.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Illinois DOT needs at least $39B for transportation and infrastructure work
The funding request includes up to $15 billion during the next 10 years for highway maintenance alone.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Work starts on 14-mile, $101M portion of border wall in California
SLSCO will replace steel mesh near San Diego with a 30-foot-tall steel bollard system in a $101 million federal contract.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 22, 2019 -
$12B Texas bullet train construction could start this year
Texas Central Partners is pressing on with the Dallas-to-Houston line and will appeal a court ruling that denied it railroad designation and land rights.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 22, 2019 -
BUILD grants take $600M hit in new spending bill
With the federal transportation infrastructure program reduced to $900 million, competition for funds will be even fiercer in the next award application round.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 22, 2019 -
Justice Department subpoenas $9B Honolulu high-speed rail records
A federal grand jury is pursuing an investigation into funding and management of the beleaguered line, which has almost doubled in costs since 2012.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Tutor Perini wins $1.4B Los Angeles Purple Line Section 3 contract
Pending federal funding, the contractor and partner O&G Industries will design and build 2.6 miles of rail and two stations for operation by 2026.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Trump administration to kill $929M grant for California bullet train
The USDOT's move comes after the California High-Speed Rail Authority said it would reduce the $77 billion project to just its $10 billion Central Valley section.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Virginia awards $3.3B Hampton Roads tunnel project to Dragados-led design-build team
The winning group beat out Hampton Roads Capacity Constructors, which included Fluor Corp., The Lane Construction Co. and AECOM.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2019 -
3 suffer fall injuries on $2.3B I-4 Ultimate project
In addition, since 2016, four workers have died working on the 21-mile expansion of Interstate 4 through Orlando, Florida, including one on Feb. 4.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2019
