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Turkish Firm Nabs $1.9B Rail Contract in Tanzania

Shem Oirere

January 7, 2022

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Yapi Merkezi will build 368 km of an electrified standard gauge line.

Port Infrastructure

US DOT Selects Winners for $241M in Grants for Port Upgrades

Tom Ichniowski

January 4, 2022

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Winning projects are in coastal, Great Lakes and inland river locations.

Court Decision

Skanska Found Negligent for Damages From Breakaway Barges

A federal judge's ruling opens the door to hundreds of potential claims

Jim Parsons

December 30, 2021

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Federal judge's decision clears the way for hundreds of lawsuits to proceed.

Highways

Infrastructure Act Spending Could Impact Emissions Reduction Efforts, Analysis Says

Georgetown Climate Center study projects carbon dioxide emissions will drop over 10 years

James Leggate

December 27, 2021

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New Georgetown University research analyzed how surface transportation projects chosen for $599 billion of the total $1-trillion bill could cut greenhouse gas emissions, or boost them significantly.

Global Infrastructure

Record Baltic Road-Rail Tunnel Gets Major Push on German Side

Michael Dumiak

December 22, 2021

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Major construction launched in early December on Germany's Fehmarn Island for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel—an 18-km underwater immersed-tube tunnel that is set to be the world's longest.

Highway Infrastructure

FHWA to Provide $1.4B for Emergency Road Repairs

Tom Ichniowski

December 21, 2021

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Funds go to reimburse 42 states for storms, wildfires and other disasters.

Soil Issues Undermine Va. Express Lanes Extension Schedule

Jim Parsons

December 20, 2021

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Completion of a privately financed 10-mile extension of Virginia’s I-95 express lanes will be pushed past the originally scheduled October 2022 completion deadline as the state’s toll road operator and contractor work to resolve responsibility for addressing geologic conditions that have slowed progress on the $565 million project.

Gov. Hochul stands behind a podium wearing a green suit jacket and white dress shirt. A portion of a plane at JFK airport is visible behind her.

$1.5B Terminal Expansion at NYC's JFK Airport Gets Underway

Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has been scaled back from earlier plans

Jim Parsons

December 17, 2021

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John F. Kennedy International Airport’s multibillion-dollar redevelopment program is underway with the recent groundbreaking of the pared-down $1.5 billion Terminal 4 expansion and renovation project.

The Infrastructure Act Rollout

FHWA Announces 22% Boost in Core Highway Funding From IIJA

Update: Lack of Full-Year Highway Obligation Cap Raises Concerns

Tom Ichniowski

December 15, 2021

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Fiscal 2022 apportionments for formula programs total $52.5 billion, the highest in decades.

Clean Energy Construction

GM Ramps Up To Expand Billions in US Battery and Supply Chain Production

Mary B. Powers

December 14, 2021

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Lansing, Mich., approved new tax breaks to attract a $2.5B announced factory, while other key facilities are under way in Ohio, Tennessee and elsewhere as part of a $35B U.S. electric vehicle investment by 2025.