Despite uncertainty in an election year, the U.S. made the top 10 for the first time in a biannual ranking of 41 global markets for infrastructure investment potential, says the survey author, Holland-based design firm Arcadis.
The developer of the Grain Belt Express—a 780-mile, $2-billion high-voltage direct-current transmission line to deliver renewable energy from Kansas to Indiana—has applied to the Missouri Public Service Commission for approval to cross the state.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority; the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, which represents regional utilities; and the U.S. Southeastern Power Administration, a federal hydropower marketing agency, to provide $1.2 billion over 20 years for the repair of hydropower facilities.
A program by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) to guide architectural professionals through their early career stages now requires licensure candidates to document 3,740 hours of experience in six areas of architectural practice, rather than the previously stipulated 5,600 hours in 17 areas.
A Florida water cooperative has voted to seek state funding for three projects, totaling nearly $620 million in estimated cost, to address water-supply needs beyond 2035.
After discarding both the low and second-low bids, the city of Dallas has decided to start over with a competition for a big drainage-tunnel prime contract in the Trinity River watershed in the east section of the city.
This summer, two northeastern utilities have launched residential solar and energy-storage pilot projects, designed to reduce ratepayers’ electricity costs while improving the grid’s reliability.
As the Interstate Highway System enters its seventh decade, last year’s five-year, $305-billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide only a slight funding increase to address the system’s infrastructure needs.
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