Transportation Panama Supreme Court Overturns Law That Blocked Canal Reservoir C.J. Schexnayder July 3, 2024 No Comments The proposed Rio Indio reservoir would supply Panama's water needs for the next 50 years, officials say.Read More
Drinking Water Corpus Christi Shortlists Three Teams for $757M Desalination Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments A request for proposals for the plant, set to produce 30 million gallons of water per day, will be released July 8 to selected bidders.Read More
Wastewater Jacobs Selected for $800M Upgrade at Seattle-area Wastewater Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments The firm will provide program management services to King County, Wash., for capital improvements to the South Treatment Plant in Renton.Read More
Safety and Health Labor Dept. Proposal Would Require Employers to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat Pam McFarland July 2, 2024 No Comments Proposed rule is one of the first federal regulations, and the first by OSHA, to be issued after the Supreme Court’s June 28 Loper Bright v Raimondo decision setting potential brakes on agency rulemaking.Read More
Government Tech Hubs Get $504M in Grants From Biden Administration For Construction and Research CHIPS Act funding intended to seek to "supercharge" the tech sector James Leggate July 2, 2024 No Comments The grants, between $19 million and $51 million, will support construction and other efforts at the hubs to boost tech development.Read More
Airport Infrastructure FAA Awards $289M for Runways, Other Airport Infrastructure Tom Ichniowski July 1, 2024 No Comments The largest grant goes to Phoenix Sky Harbor for work on a new taxiway. Read More
Transit Bechtel Picked as CM for $12.7B Single-bore BART Extension James Leggate July 1, 2024 No Comments The BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project would add four stations along 6 miles. Read More
Governmment Supreme Court Curtails Federal Rulemaking Authority Contractor associations seek clarity on ruling, while environmental groups decry loss of a 40-year regulatory precedent Jeff Yoders June 28, 2024 No Comments In overturning 1984 Chevron case precedent, the high court said federal agencies can no longer interpret US law Read More
Water Resources House Committee Clears New WRDA Bill Tom Ichniowski June 27, 2024 No Comments Measure authorizes 12 Army Corps of Engineers construction projects totaling roughly $4.8 billion.Read More
Transit California High-speed Rail Authority OKs $22.6B Palmdale-Burbank Segment James Leggate June 27, 2024 No Comments The 38-mile section is planned to have nearly 28 miles of tunnels. Read More