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Best of the Best 2016

Airport/Transit: Number 7 Subway Line Extension

March 1, 2017

The $2.4-billion, 1.5-mile No. 7 Subway Line Extension Project in Manhattan is the nation’s first of its kind to feature no federal funding as well as the innovative use of ground freezing in a 300-ft stretch for tunnel boring.

Best of the Best 2016

Energy/Industrial: Elk Station 2 & 3

March 1, 2017

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TIC in April 2016 completed Elk Station 2 & 3 for Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, near Abernathy, Texas.

Sanctuary Cities Push Back on Trump Order to Withhold US Project Funds

Mary B. Powers

March 1, 2017

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Scores of “sanctuary” cities, counties and states for undocumented immigrants are vowing to defy President Donald Trump’s executive order, issued last month, that threatens to block their federal funding.

Israel to Build $1.6B Light Rail from Haifa to Nazareth

March 1, 2017

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Israel has provisionally approved construction of a 43-kilometer, Haifa-to-Nazareth light-rail line, an estimated $2.6-billion project set for completion in 2023.

Design-Build-Finance Contracts

Three Teams Shortlisted for New Toronto Rail Tunnel

Canada, U.S. contenders vie for design-build-finance project

Scott Van Voorhis

March 1, 2017

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Canada, U.S. contenders vie for design-build-finance project.

Construction Methods

Structural Failure of Precast-Concrete Span Sets Back Sydney Metro Job

Detailed forensic analysis criticizes techniques used in segment grouting

Chris Webb

February 24, 2017

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An independent report cites faulty stitching and grouting process.

Transportation

Toll Road in Uganda Secures Funding

EU, IFC, African Development Bank commit $400 million

Shem Oirere

February 23, 2017

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International lending agencies and the Uganda National Roads Agency putting funding in place for a $1.1-billion that would ease the flow of freight from landlocked Rwanda to the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

Infrastructure

New Coalition Backs More Federal, Private Infrastructure Dollars

Group includes U.S. Chamber, building-trade unions, manufacturers' association

Tom Ichniowski

February 16, 2017

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Group includes U.S. Chamber, building-trade unions, manufacturers' association

Transportation Infrastructure

States Pare Deficient-Bridge Total, but 55,000 Still on List

Did states upgrade enough bridges in 2016 to dent the backlog?

Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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Iowa had largest number of structurally deficient bridges, followed by Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska

Rural States Seek Federal Funding in Infrastructure Plan

Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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Looking ahead to President Trump’s $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan, rural states are laying down a marker. Transportation officials from rural areas say public- private partnerships generally won’t help them.