Chao: Trump wants to stop funding for $13B Hudson River tunnel project

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said New York and New Jersey need to have "more skin in the game" as far as financing the new tunnel.

By Kim Slowey • March 9, 2018

Report: Michigan scores D+ for infrastructure

In the 2018 Report Card for Michigan's Infrastructure, the state got low scores for its roads, bridges, transit and schools, among others.

By Kim Slowey • March 9, 2018

Tutor Perini, Parsons JV wins $1.4B New Jersey airport project

The Newark Liberty International Airport renovation is the biggest design-build project in the state's history, and just one of the major airport projects in the New York City area.

By Kim Slowey • March 6, 2018

California awards WSP HOV engineering-design contract, part of a potential $2B project

The Ventura County Transportation Commission is moving forward with $15.2 million in work for carpool lanes even though it has not secured funding.

By Kim Slowey • March 6, 2018

Work underway on Los Angeles Purple Line's $2.5B second phase

Preconstruction work has begun, with major construction set to start this spring — but a lawsuit and funding issues could impact the project.

By Kim Slowey • March 1, 2018

Baltimore mayor presents 5-year 'inclusive digital transformation' plan

The plan is designed to aid the city in developing a technology ecosystem that improves quality of life and "dismantles the digital divide."

By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 28, 2018

Chicago officials and airlines close to finalizing $8.5B O'Hare airport expansion

The project would add more than 3 million square feet of terminal space and increase parking space for planes by 25%.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 28, 2018

Port of New Orleans considering $1B expansion

Port officials hired AECOM to conduct a $300,000 feasibility study to determine whether the site could accommodate the proposed facility.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 28, 2018

Moody's: P3 delays don't always mean debt default

The ratings agency found P3 problems depend largely on where in the construction schedule delays occur.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2018

San Francisco to study up to $15B transportation tube under bay

The city is losing transit riders, but officials say a new tube would accommodate twice the maximum ridership — though there is no funding for the project.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2018

Washington, DC issues permit for preliminary hyperloop work

The permit, which lacks details, was issued to Elon Musk's Boring Company just weeks after Baltimore issued a similar permit.

By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 26, 2018

Port Authority pledges extra $44M to $13B Hudson River tunnel project

The authority said the additional money will keep the project moving forward until the federal government decides whether to help with funding.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 23, 2018

Agreement to kick start feasibility study of Cleveland-Chicago hyperloop

Hyperloops and other high-speed tube systems are gaining ground in the U.S., with several proposed routes and studies underway.

By Laurie Cowin • Feb. 21, 2018

Report: House committee could have infrastructure bill ready by summer

Upgrading the nation's infrastructure has support from both sides, but the question of how state and local governments and taxpayers will chip in is a work in progress.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2018

Smart Infrastructure Challenge launched for collaborative development efforts

The competition will encourage local and regional governments and agencies to work together on shared plans.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 20, 2018

Report: Trump supports 25-cent federal gas tax increase to help fund $1.5 trillion infrastructure program

The federal gas tax is the primary revenue source for the Highway Trust Fund, which will be broke within the decade without a new source of revenue.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2018

AECOM, partner win design contract for $750M Boston Logan airport project

This is the second huge project contract awarded this month to AECOM, which is collaborating on the Logan airport design with Luis Vidal & Architects.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 16, 2018

Construction slated to begin on $5B Montreal automated light rail project

Canada has been a generous supporter of transportation projects. When complete, the Reseau Express Metropolitain will be the fourth-largest automated light rail line in the world.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 15, 2018

Musk company bids for Chicago-O'Hare Airport express train

Tesla-SpaceX founder may propose a version of the high-speed sled system he's sought for Los Angeles — but he's up against heavy-hitter bidders like Kiewit, Amtrak and Mott MacDonald.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 13, 2018

Miami-Dade judge awards Florida toll-road contractor $53M

Tolling will likely play a bigger role in state highway funding, as President Trump's infrastructure plan places more of the financing burden on states and local agencies.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 13, 2018

Final stretch of Indiana Interstate 69 project to cost $1.6B

According to the state Transportation Department, the new highway will have an economic benefit of $4.1 billion across a 20-year period.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 12, 2018

Turner Construction files $12.5M lawsuit against Seattle-area Sound Transit

Collaborative project delivery methods are supposed to eliminate most of the issues that Turner claims happened on the Capitol Hill station project. But the company says it never had such a relationship with the authority.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 12, 2018

Industry groups favor infrastructure bill details, but question funding

President Donald Trump's Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America is divided into four parts — and is light on specifics. Industry groups weigh in.  

By Laurie Cowin • Feb. 12, 2018

Seattle area starts $6.7B light rail and tunnel projects

The three projects are part of the $54 billion Sound Transit 3 initiative to connect the city's light rail system to more suburbanites, but they remain largely unfunded.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 12, 2018

Report: Smart surfaces save cities billions through increased resilience

The Capital E report provides a cost-benefit analysis of implementing smart surface solutions, such as green roofs, solar panels, permeable pavement and reflective pavement, in three cities.

By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 12, 2018