Innovative box-jacking method from an Italian engineering firm is deployed for the first time in the U.S. for LIRR's grade-crossing elimination project.
In a move that stunned transportation planners around the country, Denver International Airport terminated the contractor team working on a $650-million terminal renovation.
The Colorado Dept. of Transportation hopes to have a half-mile-long collapsed section of eastbound U.S. Route 36 in Westminster rebuilt and reopened by October.
Local building officials blame contractors’ cost-cutting measures for unresolved plumbing system issues at New Orleans’ unfinished $1.3-billion airport terminal.
Rising costs, extensive hurricane-related road and bridge repair work and payouts from land ownership lawsuit settlements have put extra stress on North Carolina Dept. of Transportation’s budget, forcing the agency to lay off hundreds of temporary and contract workers.