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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.

Legal

Vermont Contractor to Pay $638K to Settle Federal False-Claims Charges

Tom Ichniowski

December 14, 2021

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Allegations deal with federal-aid bridge contracts in the state.

Transit Construction

Bechtel Gains Role on $8.5B Toronto Rail, But Major Contracts Still Loom

Scott Van Voorhis

December 13, 2021

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Contractor is tapped as "delivery partner" for 9.7-mile rapid transit line, but officials are vague as to when two major construction contracts will be awarded next year, and a third bid.