Articles by James Leggate

Grants from the Federal Railroad Administration will fund high-speed passenger rail projects from North Carolina and Virginia to California and Nevada. 

Hyundai Motor Co. opened its first assembly plant in 1968 in Ulsan, South Korea, and over the following decades has grown the site to include five independent manufacturing plants over 1.9 sq miles.

The plan calls for construction of five residence halls totaling 2,300 student beds plus a 900-seat dining facility. 

The grant awards include $3.1 billion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and $3 billion for the Brightline West linking Southern California to Las Vegas.

Construction is expected to start next year and complete in 2026.

Construction is slated to begin after completion of nearby work at Arlington National Cemetery.

Completion of the 2.4-million-sq-ft project could take six years.

The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation is working with the contractor's surety bonding company to hire a replacement.

The California Dept. of Transportation is auditing sites it has leased out that are under or near infrastructure after a fire temporarily closed part of I-10 in Los Angeles.

Estimated costs to cover the backlog of four agencies' deferred projects increased by about $22 billion between 2017 and 2022, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office report.