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Kentucky Considers Raising Fuel Taxes To Fund Transportation Gap

March 25, 2020

Proposal comes after Kentucky House of Representatives passed a two-year, $4.7-billion statewide transportation spending measure.

CONEXPO 2020

Ten Minutes With Audrey Copeland, President and CEO of the National Asphalt Pavement Association

Aileen Cho

March 25, 2020

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Audrey Copeland, president and CEO of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, spoke with ENR’s transportation editor Aileen Cho at CONEXPO-CON/AGG earlier this month about sustainable pavements and encouraging more women to join the industry.

Quad Cities Interstate 74 Bridge Construction Halted Following Worker’s Positive COVID-19 Test

Jim Parsons

March 25, 2020

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Work on Mississippi River crossing to resume in a week.

Airport Projects

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

Mark Shaw

March 23, 2020

Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.

Seattle Shuts Down Major Bridge Due to Cracks

Tim Newcomb

March 23, 2020

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City is determining near-term repairs.

Obituary

COVID-19 Claims John LaPlante, 80, Chicago's First DOT Commissioner

Engineer died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

Jeff Yoders

March 23, 2020

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Engineer, also a former manager for design firm T.Y. Lin, died March 22 from his non-industry related infection.

Manufacturing

GM Will Partner With Ventec to Manufacture Ventilators for COVID-19 Response

Ventec will use GM’s logistics, purchasing and manufacturing expertise to build more of the critically important machines

Jeff Yoders

March 22, 2020

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Medical device firm will make use of automaker's logistics and manufacturing expertise to scale up and expedite ventilator production.

Kansas OKs $10 Billion Transportation Program as Economic Stimulus

Jim Parsons

March 20, 2020

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New package has safeguards to protect project funds from budget raids that siphoned billions in the existing program; Kentucky $4B funding bill also set to pass.

Airports, Transit Agencies Request Emergency Funds

Aileen Cho

March 19, 2020

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Projects continue for now even as COVID-19 drops ridership and the future is cloudy, but agencies prepare planned jobs to be ready for anticipated federal stimulus.