In a major boost for railroad infrastructure, the Federal Railroad Administration is awarding $2.4 billion in grants to 122 rail projects that aim to improve rail safety, resilience and efficiency.

Communication, documentation are key to project success, and knowing when to make hard choices, Honolulu and Los Angeles transportation managers told Construction Management Association of America event attendees in San Francisco.

One worker was killed in the accident which also saw a tower crane section fall onto traffic in an active roadway below.

Fervo Energy has construction underway on 631-acre project, including on 148 acres of public land, and announced two purchase agreements with Southern California Edison for 320 MW of eventual output.

Oracle is claiming the theft of intellectual property related to its Textura Payment Management system by a former employee that moved to Procore in 2021. 

The waste-to-energy facility will be able to process up to 250,000 tons of industrial organic waste into renewable natural gas annually.

The company identified three sites east of Columbus for data center campuses it says it may continue to build out in the future.

The West Seattle Extension is part of the ST3 plan approved by voters in 2016 — the largest infrastructure program in Seattle’s history. 

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Driver of speeding car that killed six workers is set for court trial in November.