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Maryland DOT Names Successor for Departing Chief Pete Rahn

Jim Parsons

December 13, 2019

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Agency veteran Gregory Slater will lead state push for P3s, of which Rahn was an aggressive and controversial champion.

Litigation

WSDOT Wins $57.2 Million Against Contractor in Court Case

Jury awards liquidated damages against Dragados-Tutor Perini joint venture

Tim Newcomb

December 13, 2019

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Court rules against Seattle Tunnel Partners in delayed SR 99 job.

First Steel Arch Segment Installed for New Washington D.C. Bridge

December 11, 2019

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First Steel Arch Segment Set on New Washington, D.C., Bridge

Texas Central Expands Its Team for High Speed Rail Job

Louise Poirier

December 11, 2019

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Private developer Texas Central announced last month the newest member of its team that will build the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas.

Newfoundland to Canada Mainland Tunnel Gains New Government Attention

Scott Van Voorhis

December 4, 2019

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Narrowly elected Liberal party eyes the estimated $1.3B rail project, proposed for several decades, to boost economic development.

Transportation Infrastructure

Skanska-Led Team Aims for Early 2020 Start on $463M Maryland Bridge

Tom Ichniowski

December 4, 2019

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Update: Other bidders were Archer Western, $498.4-million; Granite-Parsons-Middlesex, $479.1 million; and Wagman-Trumbull-Weeks, $605.6 million.

FIU Collapse Report Spurs Texas Bridge Design Review

November 27, 2019

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The Texas Dept. of Transportation has suspended design work on Corpus Christi’s Harbor Bridge pending a safety review of plans prepared by FIGG Bridge Group, one of the firms faulted by the National Transportation Safety Board for last year’s deadly pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University.

Mountain Bridge in Northern Italy Lost to Landslide

November 27, 2019

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Authorities say incessant rainfall in northwest Italy caused a Nov. 24 landslide that took out a 65-ft section of the Madonna del Monte viaduct on the A6 highway, which connects Turin with the coastal city of Savona.

Lawsuit Aims Overturn of Tax Repeal Limiting Wash. State Transport Work

Jim Parsons

Richard Korman

November 27, 2019

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Seattle and King County, Wash., want to block voted-in ballot initiative that would blow a half-billion-dollar hole in funding plans and delay city's light-rail system expansion.