Day: February 27, 2017

McClatchy » Trump administration officials and congressional leaders plan to take a more incremental approach of spurring public-private partnerships by loosening environmental reviews, removing other red tape and possibly approving new tax credits.
Bond Buyer » There is currently no consensus on Capitol Hill or across the country on the best ways to finance infrastructure renewal, Chao told the state executives at the National Governors Association’s winter meeting in Washington.
The Construction Index » Track slab construction on the London Crossrail project is seeing the use of an innovative heavyweight concrete mix to minimize noise and vibration.
Compact Equipment » Although any disaster is tragic, engineering failures, such as the Oroville Dam, have played a pivotal part in advancing the civil engineering industry and developing new technologies.
San Francisco Chronicle » Caltrain moved to keep its plan to electrify the Peninsula rail service alive Monday by extending the contracts of the contractors who would do the work for four months.