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Court Ruling Revives Maryland Light Rail Line

July 20, 2017

Three-judge panel ruling, which allows construction of $5.6-billion Purple Line to restart, was close to an Aug. 1 state deadline to decide the project's future.

Infrastructure Finance

EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans

Projects are in nine states, including four in California

Tom Ichniowski

July 19, 2017

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Projects seek $2.3 billion in water-infrastructure loans, but EPA's lending capacity is $1.5 billion.

Transportation

Contractors Square Off in Battle for Kansas City Airport Upgrade

L.A.-based AECOM offers its own proposal as Burns & McDonnell has a jobs rally

Jeff Yoders

July 18, 2017

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After technical proposals are submitted later this month, a separate set of financial proposals is due August 10.

Accidents

Worker Killed on Library Foundation Job in Woburn, Mass.

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 18, 2017

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The Medical Examiner now will determine how union laborer Mark Camire, 32, died.

Transportation

Mozambique Coal Export Infrastructure Buildout Advances

Thai-Mozambican consortium subcontracted for $2.4-billion new railway and port project in Mozambique

Shem Oirere

July 18, 2017

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China’s export credit agencies are expected to provide substantial funding

Israel High Court Splits Disputed $500M Rail Power Contract

Neal Sandler

July 17, 2017

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Losing French and Israeli bidders awarded chunks of railway electrification job won by Spanish firm.

Transportation

UK Awards $8.6 Billion in Contracts for High-Speed-Rail Civil Work

Balfour Beatty-Vinci JV lands hefty part of Birmingham-to-London route's northern third

Peter Reina

July 17, 2017

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Construction is scheduled to begin in 2019, with the first trains expected to run in 2016

Infrastructure Finance

Ideas Floated To Charge Up TIFIA Loan Program

Tom Ichniowski

July 14, 2017

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Trump administration infrastructure plan expected to propose boost in 19-year-old federal loan program.

Port Construction

Lawsuit Settlement Clears Way for Boston Harbor Dredging

Deal includes laying new electric cable away from shipping channels.

Tom Ichniowski

July 14, 2017

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Corps has $18 million in fiscal 2017 funds to start final design and solicitation-preparation work.

Federal Buildings

Senate Panel To Look Into Decision To Kill FBI Headquarters Project

Plan includes new suburban D.C. FBI building, redeveloping downtown site

Tom Ichniowski

July 13, 2017

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GSA and the FBI say funding is $882 million short of what's needed for the 2-million-sq-ft project.

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Court Ruling Revives Maryland Light Rail Line

EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans

Contractors Square Off in Battle for Kansas City Airport Upgrade

Worker Killed on Library Foundation Job in Woburn, Mass.

Mozambique Coal Export Infrastructure Buildout Advances

Israel High Court Splits Disputed $500M Rail Power Contract

UK Awards $8.6 Billion in Contracts for High-Speed-Rail Civil Work

Ideas Floated To Charge Up TIFIA Loan Program

Lawsuit Settlement Clears Way for Boston Harbor Dredging

Senate Panel To Look Into Decision To Kill FBI Headquarters Project

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