Now that a 2018 spending bill with a $21-billion hike for infrastructure programs is on the books, it looks like further public-works legislating will come in targeted bills, not a wide-ranging one.
More state transportation agencies are using aerial drones, and overall commercial use of the devices is expected to continue to climb, though not as dramatically as predicted in 2017, recent reports say.
The last of 1,152 precast road panels for the lower deck of Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel was set into place on March 27, completing the 1.7-mile tube’s double-decked roadways.
McCarthy Building Cos. will put finishing touches on Austin’s MoPac Boulevard toll project after the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority was unable to come to terms with original contractor CH2M.
The Chicago City Council approved an $8.5-billion upgrade of O’Hare International Airport March 27, paid for entirely by anchor airlines United, American, Spirit and Delta.
The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation has approved a $205-million project to replace a timeworn steel-truss bridge along Boston’s historic Freedom Trail.
Six months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, landslides, broken traffic lights and reconstruction traffic make Edgar Iñesta’s commute halfway across the 100-mile-wide island a slow crawl.