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Ontario Starts Bid Process on Long-Gestating $8.5B Toronto P3 Subway

June 8, 2020

In new RFQs, province will split project work into three packages to spur competition amid COVID-19 economic impacts; it also seeks federal funds.

Coronavirus and Construction

Virus Issues Ground Nearly $1B of Tampa Airport Projects

Jim Parsons

June 7, 2020

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Airport will defer or cancel close to $900 million in projects in next four to five years, with delayed construction of the $690-million Airside D terminal the biggest casualty.

Transportation

Peer Review of Portland Congestion Relief Project’s Environmental Study Yields Mixed Results

Project is lauded for technical rigor, but review says ODOT still needs to work on community trust

Jim Parsons

June 5, 2020

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A 31 peer review of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of Interstate 5 found the document to be technically sound, but lacking in public communication quality.

Transportation

Maryland Advances Next Big P3 Project Even as Cost Dispute Stalls Existing One

Jim Parsons

June 3, 2020

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State reveals four bids for $9B-to-$11B Beltway project but offers no new detail on status of talks to restart shuttered $2B Purple Line rail.

Transportation Infrastructure

House Democrats Unveil $494-Billion Surface Transportation Bill

Tom Ichniowski

June 3, 2020

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Proposal unveiled by DeFazio is silent on how to pay for the $138-billion trust-fund infusion needed to fully fund it.

Airports Ponder Short and Long-Term Implications of COVID-19

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

June 3, 2020

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The design team for Pittsburgh International Airport’s planned 650,000-sq-ft new terminal had nearly reached the 60% design mark in March, and the owner was preparing to release preparatory enabling contracts.

Seattle Seeks Engineers to Design Possible West Seattle Bridge Replacement

June 3, 2020

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RFQ issued in case repairs to current structure are not enough.

NY Governor To 'Fast Track' Key NYC Projects to Boost Virus Recovery

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2020

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With NYC now set for June 8 reopening, push focuses on LaGuardia, Penn Station projects and power infrastructure, but no scope and schedule detail aired; Andrew Cuomo seeks federal fund boost.

NY-NJ Transport Chief Amplifies Pitch for $3B to Fill COVID-19 Revenue Hit

Debra K. Rubin

May 21, 2020

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The virus impact on aviation, port, rail, bus and bridge traffic puts $20 billion of planned capital spend at risk, said Rick Cotton, regional Port Authority executive director at NJ airport briefing.

Iowa Proposes $3.6B Transportation Plan

May 21, 2020

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The Iowa Dept. of Transportation has proposed a five-year, $3.6-billion transportation plan, more than half of which would be devoted to road and bridge projects.