Infrastructure: Page 81
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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 -
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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 -
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
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