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Oklahoma Will Seek Investors On $240M Tulsa Road Section

March 15, 2017

Oklahoma transportation officials will seek private-sector assistance to close the last gap in the Gilcrease Expressway, a highway that loops around downtown Tulsa.

Michigan Court Nixes Latest Delay On US-Canada Border Crossing

March 15, 2017

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In a March 8 decision, a Wayne County, Mich., judge has thwarted the latest attempt to delay construction of the $4.5-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge, between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

AGC Accelerates Its Push for Increased Infrastructure Funding

Mark Shaw

March 15, 2017

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Contracting firm leaders at the Associated General Contractors of America’s annual convention report that maintaining healthy backlogs and battling workforce shortages remain their top priorities.

Airport Infrastructure Needs Pegged at Nearly $100 Billion

Tom Ichniowski

March 14, 2017

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Airports face an annual $10-billion shortfall to meet their rising infrastructure needs, which total $99.9 billion over the next five years, an airport group says in a new report.

Transportation Infrastructure

Senators Worry About Trump 2018 Budget Plans for DOT

Upcoming budget outline will seek $54B in cuts in overall nondefense category.

Tom Ichniowski

March 13, 2017

Collins and Reed are concerned about how the budget plan will affect programs such as the popular TIGER grants.

Infrastructure

ASCE Rates U.S. Infrastructure at D+, Same as in 2013

Report estimates investment shortfall at nearly $2.1 trillion over 10 years

Tom Ichniowski

March 9, 2017

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Rail sector rates the best, with a grade of B; transit ranks at the bottom, with a D-minus.

The Bayonne Bridge's New and Higher Road Deck

Despite setbacks, a new and higher road deck has taken shape on the Bayonne Bridge

Aileen Cho

March 8, 2017

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When drivers began using two new lanes of the Bayonne Bridge between Staten Island and New Jersey last month, they crossed not only the Kill Van Kull waterway but also a nexus between a historic engineering past and a modern engineering present.

States Face Transportation Funding Gaps

State agencies are finding ways to cope with $900 million less than expected in fiscal 2017 highway aid

Tom Ichniowski

March 8, 2017

While top state transportation officials look and listen for hints about President Trump’s promised, still unreleased infrastructure plan, they are working to cope with more-immediate funding issues.

Too High Bids Force Alabama Bridges Rebid

March 1, 2017

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Submissions were at least $150 million over estimates, says DOT director.

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Highway/Bridge: CDOT Twin Tunnels Expansion Program CMGC

March 1, 2017

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On the first major construction job in decades along a busy stretch of Interstate 70, the project team expanded two highway tunnels, added an eastbound freeway lane and provided for future westbound capacity.