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Oregon Democrat, likely House transportation committee chair in next Congress, wants to move bill quickly.

The distinctive 800-ft-long, 164-ft-tall “basket handle” true arches of the new Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge have yet to rise, but the $1.2-billion project connecting Moline, Ill., and Bettendorf, Iowa, has made significant progress since construction began in July 2017.

Air travel in the greater New York City area is set to transform dramatically with nearly $25 billion in major construction underway or soon to start at four international airports in the region owned by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.

At a ceremony Oct. 25, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria (inset, waving) cut the ribbon to open the new international terminal at the Port Harcourt Airport.

With $3 billion in construction under way and ardent foes and friends, California’s high-speed rail project chugs along

McConnell speaks with Pelosi, says infrastructure is one topic for possible bipartisan agreement .

Myriad issues, including freezing conditions, now will delay the $3.1-billion Champlain span, possibly until June.