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WV begins bond sale for $2.8B infrastructure program
The newly approved resolution authorizes state officials to start preparing for a $500 million bond sale to finance turnpike-related road projects.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017 -
NY–NJ Gateway board hires private finance expert as interim CFO
The move suggests that program officials are leaning toward a significant private financing component for the $24 billion transportation program.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
This week in construction
We looked at what happens when the wrong product is installed, using reclaimed materials for more than finishes, the state of the industry in Ohio, and more.
By Construction Dive staff • Aug. 14, 2017 -
DC officials reveal plans for $441M bridge
The project will be the District's biggest construction project yet and will replace a 68-year-old bridge that has been classified as functionally obsolete.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 11, 2017 -
Congestion pricing on the table once again in NYC
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is exploring the strategy as a way to help fund the city's subway system.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 11, 2017 -
Bid process questioned for New Orleans Bourbon Street repair
The Louisiana Associated General Contractors claim the city wrongly issued a contractor a change order for work outside the original contract's scope.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Ports are about to get even bigger — and higher tech
Port operators are adding new technology, extra capacity and even mixed-use developments to monetize unused land and increase revenue.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017 -
Infrastructure spending hits record lows in 2016
There is no shortage of big infrastructure plans — just the funding to execute them, as more than half of all states spent less on such work in 2016 than in 2007.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017 -
Crews break ground on Delta's $4B LaGuardia terminal
The new terminal is part of a broader overhaul to the New York City airport that is expected to be completed by 2021.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017 -
Procore is integrating wearables-maker Triax's worker-tracking tech
The partnership will enable companies that use both products to more easily manage data gathered from job-site operations.
By Hallie Busta • Aug. 9, 2017 -
CT congressman proposes carbon tax for infrastructure funding
He plans to introduce the legislation when Congress returns from its August recess, as more lawmakers put forth ideas to fund a national rebuilding program.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 9, 2017 -
USDOT announces $79M round of INFRA project awards
The set-asides for smaller freight and highway initiatives are part of a push to meet the financing needs of smaller scale and rural projects.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017 -
I-95 transportation agencies to test per-mile driver charge
Parts of the busy East Coast thoroughfare will test the charge as a way to augment or replace the federal gas tax for funding highway projects.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The Dotted Line: 4 ways to avoid suspension or debarment on federal contracts
It can be easier to comply with federal regulations up front than to deal with the fallout from debarment or suspension.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017 -
District Court judge rejects environmental challenges to TX highway projects
Construction and planning may now move forward on three projects that likely would have been stalled otherwise.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017 -
TX lawmakers question plans to build border wall through wildlife preserve
House Democrats from Texas said they're concerned about the damage that construction of the U.S.–Mexico border wall could cause to wildlife there.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017 -
ConstructConnect lowers 2017 starts forecast amid infrastructure uncertainty
The civil engineering sector stands to gain from an expected program of federal infrastructure spending, but limited details so far has made forecasting difficult.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
This week in construction
We're exploring federal contracts, port construction and what active-adult buyers want, and we're checking in with a green alternative to big-box DIY retailers.
By Hallie Busta • Aug. 7, 2017 -
With recent court rulings, CA bullet train hits environmental hurdle
The latest legal decision facing the proposed high-speed rail line insists that its construction comply with state environmental law.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 4, 2017 -
PCL faces class-action lawsuit over Outer Banks power outage
Local businesses affected by the week-long outage described the event as financially "catastrophic" because they rely on summer tourism.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 4, 2017 -
AL officials plan expansion of Port Birmingham
The inland port is running at 5% capacity despite having access to the Port of Mobile, three railroad lines and the interstate highway system.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Feds greenlight engineering phase for $2.5B NC rail project
The FTA decision keeps the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project in the running for $1.2 billion in federal Capital Investment Grant funding.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 3, 2017 -
USDOT proposes transit rule to boost private investment
The agency's rulemaking falls in line with the president's desire to fund infrastructure through private investment.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Hyperloop One reaches nearly 200 mph in first passenger pod test
Though the achievement marks a big step forward for ultra-high-speed travel, engineers are still far from their goal of speeds beyond 700 mph.
By Mary Tyler March • Aug. 3, 2017 -
10 years after deadly I-35W bridge collapse, infrastructure investment lags
It would take 30 years to make needed bridge upgrades at the current spending rate, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 3, 2017
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