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Public-Private Partnerships

Restructured Texas Toll Road Emerges From Chapter 11

Income generate by tolls did not meet projections

Louise Poirier

July 12, 2017

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A bankrupt Texas toll road has new financing and new management.

Airline CEOs Oppose Denver Airport Terminal Upgrade Plan

July 12, 2017

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The CEOs of nine major airlines have asked Denver officials to delay by four months a final decision to upgrade the airport terminal.

AECOM Set to Add Shimmick to Construction Group in $175-M Deal

July 12, 2017

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Seeking to beef up construction capacity in California and nearby states following passage of recent large infrastructure-funding ballot issues, AECOM has inked an agreement to acquire Oakland, Calif.-based Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. for $175 million.

Highway Infrastructure

US DOT Revamps, Delays FAST Act Grants

Awards for most FY 2017 'INFRA' grants pushed into 2018

Tom Ichniowski

July 12, 2017

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The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is revising a $4.5-billion grant program for highway and other freight-related projects.

Virginia Transportation Plan Calls for $18.2B in Spending

Jim Parsons

July 5, 2017

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Virginia will spend $18.6 billion to study, develop and build more than 3,600 transportation projects through 2023 under the latest Six-Year Improvement Program approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Airport Infrastructure

Committees Clear FAA Bills That Boost Airport Construction Grants

House version also spins off air-traffic control from FAA, Senate bill doesn't

Tom Ichniowski

June 30, 2017

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Senate, House bills lift AIP grants to an average of more than $3.6 billion a year, from $3.35 billion in 2017.

Risk Management

Indiana Takes Over Failed Privatized Highway

Mary B. Powers

June 28, 2017

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State agencies will assume control of a nearly $476-million P3 project.

Top 500 Sourcebook

Innovation, Uncertainty Drive Mobility Designs

Aileen Cho

June 28, 2017

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Sustainability, collaboration and state-of-good-repair needs are shaping transportation designs, with less emphasis on expansion and more on enhancing existing capacity.

Maryland Counts on Emergency Ruling to Get Purple Line Moving

Jim Parsons

June 26, 2017

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Claiming that the Purple Line is nearing a “crisis point,” Maryland transportation officials have asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency order allowing construction to begin on the stalled $5.6 billion light-rail project.

Airport Construction

Burns & McDonnell Seeks Finance Role on Kansas City Airport Terminal

The big engineering firm also wanted the design-build contract, but there is competition now

Jeff Yoders

June 19, 2017

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A Kansas City-based engineering firm is proposing to finance, design and build a new $2.5-billion single terminal for the Missouri city’s airport, a project long sought by airport officials.