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Developer CEO tells analysts Aug. 1 it will finish last 20 miles of  303-mile natural gas line by year end, after high court reverses lower court halt of just-resumed work on controversial project still being litigated

First of two record-size 300-ton melters at federal Hanford waste site reached 2,100°F critical temperature July 20 after shutdown last year due to component overheating.

U.S. based giant First Solar also said it will spend $1.1 billion to build its fifth domestic component factory in Louisiana, as India and China-based manufacturers plan new American capacity boosts

July 2023 will go in the record books for its remarkable persistent heat. Phoenix saw the mercury pass 100° F for 22 days in June, and so far in July, there have been 25 days where the high temperature never fell below 110°F. And on July 19, when the high temperature hit 119° F, the night low temperature never fell below 97° F.

The multiple-award task-order contracts are funded by $17.1 billion authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 

As inflation and supply shortages drive up the prices of construction materials, the rising stakes have emboldened criminals.

The New York City Dept. of Buildings is investigating the cause of an engine fire and the boom failure.

Infrastructure Act mandated setting up vehicle-miles-traveled advisory panel by late March 2022.

Johnson Bros. Corp. says Charlotte caused delays and provided inadequate plans, while the city counters that it's owed millions from the Texas-based contractor it says failed to complete punch list items and performed "poor work." 

A wide gap between House and Senate committees' DOT 2024 appropriations bills shows contrast in transportation spending priorities.