The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded $1.5 billion for 26 freight and highway infrastructure projects in the latest round of its seven-year-old Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants program.

Shailen P. Bhatt, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration, got through his Senate confirmation hearing with strong support and no visible signs of opposition.

The dramatic scenery of West Vail Pass on I-70 in Colorado belies the 11-mile corridor’s many longstanding mobility and safety challenges.

A consortium led by Norwegian green energy developer and operator Scatec has signed a commercial agreement to finance, construct, operate and maintain a greenfield hydroelectric power plant with peak capacity of 350 MW in the southern African country of Malawi.

The project will support roughly 7,000 construction jobs, according to Intel. 

The city's lawsuit, seeking $20 million plus damages, is part of bankruptcy proceedings for GT Real Estate Holdings, the project owner.

Advancements in enhanced systems could allow geothermal power plant construction just about anywhere in the U.S., agency officials say.