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Las Vegas Stadium Schedule Starts Two-Minute Drill for Roadwork

January 17, 2018

Three Las Vegas freeway projects will kick off earlier than scheduled to support the planned 2020 opening of a new stadium for the Raiders NFL football team.

Va. to Add 10 Miles of Toll Lanes to I-95

January 17, 2018

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Virginia and Transurban have reached a deal on a 10-mile extension of I-95 express lanes.

Viewpoint: The American Infrastructure

How Long Will the Wait Be For Positive Train Control?

A scheduling expert comments on the recent wreck and never-ending rail industry delays

Fredric L. Plotnick

January 11, 2018

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The technology is well-established, as are the endless deadline extensions.

Congress

House Lawmakers Outline 'Menu' of Infrastructure Solutions

Tom Ichniowski

January 10, 2018

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Bipartisan 48-member group unveiled report in advance of not-yet-released Trump plan.

Transportation

Chinese Firm Makes Prototype for First Carbon-Fiber Railway Car

Springfield, Mass., factory will produce Orange Line carriers

Saibal Dasgupta

January 8, 2018

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World’s first carbon fiber subway car is more durable and requires less energy than traditional metal cars.

Congress

House Chairman Shuster to Leave Congress At Current Term's End

Key lawmaker plans 2018 focus on infrastructure legislation

Tom Ichniowski

January 2, 2018

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Transportation Committee leader hits GOP limit on term as chairman at end of current Congress.

Litigation

Arup Settles $1.7B Australia Toll Road Revenue Forecast Suit

Debra K. Rubin

January 2, 2018

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As defense breaks down, AE is mum on the pact amount, estimated at about $80 million, reports say.

Utility Fire at Atlanta Airport Grounds About 1,400 Flights

December 20, 2017

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A Sept. 17 fire in an underground Georgia Power utility tunnel knocked out power to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights and stranding thousands of passengers in the terminal and aboard planes on the tarmac of the world’s busiest airport.

ENR Sourcebook Transportation

Smart Infrastructure Shapes Future Growth

Aileen Cho

December 7, 2017

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Airports and mass transit projects planned to meet demand

Curved-Element Design Allows Rail on Floating Bridge

Tim Newcomb

December 6, 2017

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Seattle’s Sound Transit had a challenging problem: how to get a new light-rail line on and off a nearly 1-mile-long Interstate 90 floating bridge while protecting the rails from the constant movement of the water.