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Infrastructure

Florida Bridge Award Thrown Into Doubt by Opposition

Miami lines up against state in a best-value selection process decided by less than a point

Scott Van Voorhis

May 31, 2017

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A years-long controversy over I-395 contractor selection seems headed back to court.

Ethics

Arrests Raise Concrete Concerns on Hong Kong Bridge Project

Police charge 21 with falsifying quality reports on the Hong Kong-Zuhai-Macao bridge

Peter Reina

May 30, 2017

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The Independent Commission Against Corruption alleges that lab staff may have falsified reports..

Industry Studies Tenets of Trump Infrastructure Plan

Newly released principles include encouraging "self-help" funding by states, localities

Tom Ichniowski

May 26, 2017

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New outline calls for focusing federal spending on critical national and regional projects.

Canada Weighs First High-Speed-Rail Project

Scott Van Voorhis

May 25, 2017

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But planned $15-billion Ontario line, which would seek funds from a pending infrastructure bank, has its critics.

Federal Construction Spending

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

Cuts, hikes and open questions abound

Tom Ichniowski

May 24, 2017

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President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal confirms that he will seek federal infrastructure funds over 10 years, but there is still much that is uncertain.

Construction Revs Up on P3 Freeway in Phoenix

John Guzzon Karen Weil

May 24, 2017

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Now that construction has finally begun, crews are making rapid progress on the long-planned Loop 202 freeway in metropolitan Phoenix.

Concrete U-Girder Gaining Traction Outside Colorado

Aileen Cho

May 24, 2017

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A horizontally curved, precast-concrete, trapezoidal type of box-girder design, created more than a decade ago in Colorado, is gaining traction in Florida and Pennsylvania.

Caltrain $647M Rail Electrification Grant Gets DOT Approval

May 24, 2017

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A three-month deferral of a $647-million federal grant to electrify 52 miles of commuter rail in northern California ended May 22, as the Federal Transit Administration announced it would release the funds.

Billions in Delayed Tel Aviv Rail Work Now Moving

Neal Sandler

May 24, 2017

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Learning lessons from the much-delayed, 23-kilometer first phase of a Tel Aviv regional light-rail system, Israeli transportation officials have issued new engineering and project management tenders for the next two lines, with construction investment estimated at $8 million.

Massachusetts Reboots Stalled Green Line Rail-Extension Job

May 24, 2017

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CH2M Hill Inc. has won a program and construction management contract for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s rebooted Green Line Extension.