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New Chair Nominated for Utah Transportation Commission

June 27, 2018

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has nominated Naghi Zeenati, a real-estate professional, to chair the state’s Transportation Commission.

Reports Target Costs of Montreal Bridge and Other Canada P3s

Scott Van Voorhis

June 27, 2018

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Canada has prided itself on innovative use of public-private partnerships to build major infrastructure projects. But critics, including public employee unions, argue in new analyses that P3s cost taxpayers more than government procurement methods.

Fluor, American Bridge Settle With Caltrans Over Faulty Bay Bridge Rods

Jim Parsons

June 27, 2018

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The joint venture of American Bridge and Fluor Corp. has reached a settlement valued at $34 million with the California Transportation Dept. (Caltrans) to end a five-year dispute involving faulty seismic anchor rods used for the $6.5-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge rebuild.

Safety Funding and Streetcars Are Highlights at Rail Meeting

Aileen Cho

June 27, 2018

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Stewards of public transportation and rail systems throughout the U.S. are facing both certain deadlines for installing positive train control (PTC) systems and uncertainty regarding the future of grants due to a proposed budget that has left some projects in limbo.

A Historic UFO Sighting, A Covered Bridge and an Earthly Dispute

Commemorating an encounter with unidentified flying object

Brian Brenner

June 26, 2018

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A 1969 UFO event meets up with a 2018 debate about public land.

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In the Shadow of Massachusetts' Braga Bridge

The characters in the book 'Fall River Dreams' include a cantilever truss bridge

Brian Brenner

June 22, 2018

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The bridge type that is gradually fading away as cable-stayed designs take their place.

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Smoother Moves Coming in Transportation

Jim Parsons

June 21, 2018

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The ongoing modernization program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) continues with a $1.95-billion automated people-mover system, being developed under a public-private design-build-finance-operate-maintain partnership by LAX Integrated Express Solutions.

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