Infrastructure: Page 74
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Budget deal includes $20B for infrastructure, $90B for post-disaster recovery
Lawmakers have allocated money for existing water and energy infrastructure projects and new rural initiatives like broadband.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Engineers: 7 California dams in serious jeopardy
The dams in question are similar in age, design and construction to the Oroville Dam, which experienced a major spillway failure last year.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Los Angeles Union Station considers $2B expansion
Project officials said the expansion would reduce wait times and add more flexibility for riders, and could help boost mobility in time for when the city hosts the Olympic Games in summer 2028.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Can Trump gain support for streamlining infrastructure permitting process?
The president wants permit approvals to take no more than two years, but the plan needs lawmakers' backing.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 8, 2018 -
Construction starts on $962M Houston tollway bridge project
HNTB has begun constructing the cable-stayed span to replace the Ship Channel bridge, as part of the Sam Houston Tollway widening initiative.
By Kim Slowey • Updated June 7, 2018 -
Fluor JV wins $2.7B LAX Airport people mover contract
The 30-year contract is part of the $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program, which is expected to begin design and construction this year.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 8, 2018 -
Deep Dive
What construction wants from Trump's infrastructure plan
Six industry influencers weigh in on what they want to see in the details of a national infrastructure plan.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Tennessee needs $45B to meet infrastructure costs
A commission found that transportation and utility projects require the most funding through 2021.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Maryland maglev train construction could begin as early as 2020
Maglev technology not only can drastically cut commute times, but its use is being expanded to other products, such as elevators for supertall buildings.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 6, 2018 -
NY Gov. Cuomo backs $31B to $55B Long Island Sound tunnel
The tunnel could see up to 86,400 vehicles a day and collect more than $500 million in tolls annually — but the proposal faces opposition from communities and Republican lawmakers.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2018 -
Missouri coalition to study St. Louis–Kansas City hyperloop feasibility
Engineering firm Black and Veatch is leading the study and donating $400,000 worth of services as part of the effort.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2018 -
More than 54K US bridges are structurally deficient, study finds
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association reports there are 174 million crossings over structurally deficient bridges each day.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2018 -
Minnesota using drones to scan aging bridges
The drones can hover nearby aging trusses, piers and bearings while collecting thousands of high-resolution images that are stitched into 3-D models.
By Laurie Cowin • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Oklahoma DOT installs railroad bridge built offsite
By building the bridge offsite and then moving it into place, agency officials said they were able to complete the installation with fewer interstate closures.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Trump proposes $1.5 trillion plan to fix 'crumbling infrastructure'
During his first State of the Union address, the president outlined proposals for increased vocational training and a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented residents, including up to 70,000 construction workers.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Ethane pipeline to Shell's $6B PA cracker plant could endanger residents, group says
The FracTracker Alliance said the public comment period is not long enough for communities along the pipeline's planned path to learn about its potential impacts.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 30, 2018 -
Chicago Transit Authority unveils details for $2.3B rail extension
Despite financial and other obstacles, CTA officials said construction of 5.3-mile Red Line project could start in 2019.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 30, 2018 -
CA Gov. Jerry Brown backs over-budget bullet train in final address
The project is $27 billion over budget and behind schedule, but according Brown, cost overruns — and lawsuits — are just part of the process.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2018 -
MD energy company proposes $1B natural gas-fired MI plant
Competitive Power Ventures is at least two years away from breaking ground on the proposed Handy Township plant.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2018 -
Caltrans stops work on $25M bridge project after detecting lateral movement
The bridge was 65% complete when construction work halted earlier this month after surveyors noticed a 1.5-inch shift in the structure's arches.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Trump's infrastructure plan balloons to $1.7 trillion
The additional $700 billion could come from the increased investment states will be required to contribute to projects that accept federal funds.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 25, 2018 -
Elon Musk's next project may be a huge tunnel under Los Angeles
Musk's The Boring Company said the project would be privately funded and feature passenger prices comparable to existing public transit systems.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 25, 2018 -
AT&T sensors monitor bridges, alert officials when unsafe
The battery-operated sensors take readings every eight hours and monitor such things as crack width, temperature, joint movement and angle changes.
By Laurie Cowin • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Montana-based firm snags $73M contract for US–Mexico border wall work
Barnard Construction Co. will design and build a 20-mile segment of replacement fencing along New Mexico's southern border.
By Kim Slowey , Mary Tyler March • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Entergy breaks ground on $872M power station
The new plant is expected to lower customer energy costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 24, 2018
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