A $1.184-billion design-build contract was awarded to Tutor Perini/O&G to design and build the AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
Top lobbyist Thomas O'Neill testified that lobbying work, internships and other favors were given in exchange for passing bills that hiked electric rates with only modest investment in the state power grid.
Local and national advocates urge the city to take immediate action to address elevated levels of lead in lines carrying tap water found in some homes.
No price tag, timeline or construction procurement status for the major work were disclosed in a vision plan released Oct. 17 developed with design firms Arup and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.