Bill would hike funding for airport construction grants but freeze cap on passenger facility charges. It also would spin off FAA's air traffic control operation.
Indonesia sprung a surprise on Jan. 28, suspending a $5.5-billion high-speed-rail project that is being implemented by a Chinese company and financed by the China Development Bank.
A spate of rare winter tornadoes across Texas and the Southeast has rekindled long-standing concerns about construction quality and building code enforcement, particularly in areas that appear increasingly vulnerable to severe weather.
The Obama administration wants to cut methane emissions from energy production on federally owned lands by requiring oil and natural-gas companies to limit flaring at wells and take steps to reduce leaks.
A Senate floor vote could come by Feb. 5 on a sweeping energy bill, which, if enacted, would be the first comprehensive energy legislation to make it through Congress since 2007.
Underfunded infrastructure is U.S. mayors’ “most pressing problem,” according to a new survey. But mayors will be getting some significant help from the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act to narrow the funding gap.
Some of President Obama’s earlier State of the Union addresses had meaty sections about improving U.S. infrastructure, creating jobs and accelerating project reviews. But his final State of the Union speech, delivered on Jan. 12, didn’t mention infrastructure or construction at all.
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