The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24 approved a runway improvement and extension project as well as an airport expansion plan for the Sonoma County-Charles Schultz Airport, which is located in the heart of California wine country about 75 miles from San Francisco International Airport.
Image by Maharashtra State Road Development Corp Mumbai's rail and roadway development is constrained by the island city's geography. Image courtesy Stup Consultants This potential design for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link bridge was submitted in 2005. India’s longest sea-link project is drawing international bidder interest. The 14-mile Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link bridge will connect Sewri, located in the northeast of Mumbai, to Nhava Sheva, located in Navi Mumbai, across Thane Creek, an Arabian Sea inlet.Due to Mumbai’s geographic isolation on a collection of islands, India’s largest city has limited expansion options for rail and road corridors. Being developed by the Mumbai
Denver International Airport officials on January 18 launched a redesign of the airport's new hotel and transit station that modifies elements of the original plan by architect Santiago Calatrava. Last fall, the architect abruptly resigned from the project, unhappy that key portions of his design were eliminated when the budget was cut to $500 million from $650 million.
Surrounded by supporters wearing "Go Build" hardhats, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) on Jan. 17 announced the creation of Go Build Georgia, an initiative aimed at promoting careers in the skilled trades.
A six-day strike at the Panama Canal's $5.2-billion Third-Lane Expansion has ended with the project consortium and workers agreeing to a 13% wage hike. The new hourly rates are reportedly $3.34 and $3.96 per hour for skilled labor, up from the previous $2.90 per hour.
Kentucky officials are looking at speeding up construction of a four-lane bridge over the Tennessee River after a 322-ft span on the existing U.S. 68/KY 80 bridge collapsed following a cargo ship collision late on Jan. 26.
TransCanada, the Calgary-based energy company that wants to build the pipeline stretching from Alberta through parts of the American Midwest down to the Gulf of Mexico, says it will reapply for the federal permit. In addition, furious GOP leaders in Congress say they will push to ensure that the pipeline eventually gets built.
Construction of a new $530-million airport in Senegal is under way but behind schedule as the country attempts to turn itself into a leading business hub in West Africa.
Despite facing international economic sanctions and $10 billion in national debt, the government of Zimbabwe is seeking private financing for a $2.6-billion plan aimed at rehabilitating an estimated 40% of the country’s 80,000-kilometer road network.
Amtrak's 2012 construction program has a heavy emphasis on the Northeast Corridor, with several new and continuing projects. In a move that could assist longer-range plans, the White House on Jan. 13 announced a pilot program to expedite environmental reviews for future high-speed-rail projects on the Washington, D.C.-to-Boston line.
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