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Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty in Dulles Rail Concrete Fraud Case

Bruce Buckley

August 7, 2018

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Former manager for subcontractor says he falsified concrete panel test results.

Virginia Smart Road Extension Is a Wise Move, Local Officials Say

Jim Parsons

July 30, 2018

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Montgomery County, Va., officials have crafted a proposal to extend the Virginia Smart Road to I-81, creating a new highway link to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

Risk Management

Fire-Damaged Pittsburgh Bridge Finally Nears Full Completion

The Liberty Bridge rehabilitation is slated to be finished slightly over schedule on Aug. 26

Justin Rice

July 27, 2018

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Two years after a fire, the bridge's $81-million rehabilitation project is nearly complete.

Jim Parsons

July 25, 2018

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Six piers constructed as part of a $23-million interchange upgrade in Iowa will have to be modified as a result of a contractor’s measurement error that left them too tall for a planned flyover bridge.

Infrastructure Funding

Shuster Rolls Out Infrastructure Proposal, With Big Gas-Tax Hike

July 24, 2018

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House committee chair's ideas may spark debate, but comprehensive legislation is at best a long shot this year.

Commuter Transportation

Musk Says ‘Chicago Express’ Tunnel Project Could Start Work in Months

But his company must settle terms with the city

Jeff Yoders

July 19, 2018

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Technology guru Elon Musk beat three other companies for the right to negotiate with Chicago.

Trains to the Klondike Gold Rush

Infrastructure Inspiration for Dudley Do-Right of the Canadian Mounties

A startling railroad viaduct, a steel cantilever that would impress Moose and Squirrel

Brian Brenner

July 16, 2018

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Thoughts on a late-nineteenth-century railroad viaduct for the Klondike Gold Rush.

Kentucky Launches $700M Effort To Repair 1,000 Bridges

July 11, 2018

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has launched a six-year, $700-million program to replace or rehabilitate 1,000 bridges.

Controversy Persists as US-Canada Bridge Picks P3 Builder

Jim Parsons

July 11, 2018

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Fluor, ACS, AECOM are among the firms set to build the Gordie Howe cable-stay span, which will set a size record, even as political issues continue to swirl.

LaGuardia Shoehorns $8B Megaproject At Busy Site

Tom Stabile

July 10, 2018

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Queens, N.Y. airport juggles a complex renovation, non-traditional contracting approach, lots of contractors and hordes of travelers in a tight space with tough overseers

Trump Orders Agency Heads to Review and 'Terminate or Modify' Contracts

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Boeing Picks BE&K/HITT for Infrastructure Portion of $1B South Carolina Expansion

Construction Begins on Nation's First Direct-to-Distribution Water Reuse Facility

Intel Delays Completion of First Ohio Plant to 2030

A construction worker wearing an orange shirt and gloves, white hardhat and yellow vest holds up a wooden beam, with the frame of a structure in the background.

New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, Expected to Drive Up Construction Prices

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