Associated Press » A federal judge has agreed to suspend construction of a crude oil pipeline that is being built through a swamp in Louisiana’s Cajun country. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick’s order Friday is a victory for environmental groups challenging the Bayou Bridge pipeline project.
Curbed Los Angeles » Metro officials on Friday celebrated the start of construction on the second phase of the Purple Line extension to the Westside. The subway extension is being built in three phases, and it’s just prep work, like moving power lines, that’s underway now for Phase No. 2, the stretch of the line that will […]
Las Vegas Review-Journal » Construction is underway for the first 15-mile segment of I-11 from Henderson to Boulder City, set to open by the end of this year. Although the route could take decades to build, the new freeway could provide a much-needed direct link between Las Vegas and Phoenix — the only two cities with populations […]
CNBC » The Trump administration’s plan to rebuild and improve America’s aging infrastructure would fall far short of the investment it needs, according to a new analysis. A review of the plan by analysts at the Wharton School – Trump’s alma mater – found that most of the incentives would fail to attract anything close to […]
Curbed San Francisco » Despite a smattering of precipitation this week that included a surprise hail storm, February remains perilously arid in California, and the US Drought Monitor reports that nearly half of the state is in drought conditions and that nearly all of California is dangerously under-hydrated right now.