A U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday ruled that an environmental review for Illiana Tollway, a proposed $1.5-billion, 47-mile tollway linking Illinois and Indiana, is “faulty,” thereby invalidating a 2013 endorsement for the project by the Federal Highway Administration.
Michigan and Wisconsin were among the top 10 states to see construction employment gains in April in year-over-year comparisons, according to data compiled by Arlington, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America.
Long the laggard in the nation's economic recovery, the Midwest at long last has gained sufficient momentum to significantly buoy regional design and construction activity.
A 13-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 31 in the busy north side of Indianapolis has tested the rush-hour nerves of many Hoosier motorists, but they will soon find relief as crews finish upgrades intended to align the corridor with freeway standards and shave 30 minutes off the time required to drive from Carmel to South Bend, Ind.
Architect-engineer CannonDesign doesn't simply serve markets, it burrows into them with a fervor and fluidity that blurs lines among its operations in Chicago, St. Louis and more than a dozen other locations.
In early March—amid subzero temperatures—project team members involved in environmental upgrades to a coal-fired generating plant in Michigan City, Ind., were waiting for the waters of Lake Michigan to warm up so they could resume barge shipments of preassembled components required to complete the dry flue-gas desulfurization of Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s (NIPSCO) Unit 12.
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