Photo courtesy of Dulles Transit Partners balancing act Tunnels for Dulles metro extension were built with the New Austrian Tunneling Method in shallow conditions. Related Links: Virginia Governor Vetoes Tunnel Option for D.C. Metrorail Extension Dulles Project: Not Dead Yet Responding to lawmakers' concerns, the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority rescinded this month a mandatory project labor agreement for work on the extension of Virginia's Metrorail system to Dulles airport.Instead, the future design-build team for the 11.4-mile second phase—now estimated at $2.7 billion, rather than $3.8 billion—can voluntarily sign a project pact that would apply only to the
It has traveled a long, bumpy path, but a controversial proposal to build a major bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin has moved a giant step closer to a groundbreaking. Congress has cleared a bill exempting the estimated $626.4-million St. Croix River bridge from the requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The 1968 statute bars federally funded projects that would harm such rivers' scenic qualities.
The Vancouver International Airport is planning $1.8 billion in capital projects over the next 10 years, with a heavily front-loaded first four years that already has out requests for proposals for the initial package of work.
An extradosed bridge—often described as a hybrid of a cable-stayed and a box-girder structure—now stretches across the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, Conn., as the crown jewel of a $2-billion, 7.2-mile-long Interstate 95 improvement program. Project officials say the extradosed design, rare in the United States, offered a number of space- and cost-saving advantages for this particular location while satisfying the public desire for a signature bridge.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials, stung by an audit detailing cost overruns at the World Trade Center, say they are pursuing increased private investment to recoup some of the burgeoning costs of rebuilding at Ground Zero.
A bipartisan-sponsored piece of legislation that would increase the weight limits for trucks on the interstate highway system is in limbo for now, after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 33-22 on Feb. 2 to delay consideration of any increase.
The Lake Champlain bridge between New York and Vermont is the only viable crossing for 3,000 residents, as well as one of the first continuous truss road bridges built in the nation.
courtesy of CDA Beehives are part of socially responsible activity in O'Hare modernization. courtesy of CDA Chicago O'Hare is undergoing a $6.6-billion modernization. Chicago's $6.6-billion O'Hare International Airport modernization program features three features not usually associated with aviation: bees, hydroponics and a graveyard.The O'Hare modernization program (OMP) cleared a major hurdle earlier this year when the Illinois Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by St. John's United Church of Christ, allowing the city to regain title and possession of St. Johannes Cemetery, located on airport property. Relocation is critical to the completion of a new 10,600-ft-long runway that will accommodate