American Prospect » When the public sector fails to transfer enough risk to private entities or fails in its own oversight obligations, a P3 can suck government – and taxpayers — into a fiasco that costs far more than if the project was delivered through traditional means.
Politico » Twenty-five years after Gov. Mario Cuomo proposed building high-speed rail between New York and Boston, a group of Assembly members will introduce legislation on Wednesday establishing an “exploratory commission” to “study and develop Hyperloop and High Speed Rail within New York State.”
Route 50 » Boston Harbor and other coastal areas in New England saw some of their highest tide levels on record on Thursday as a wicked and rapidly intensifying winter storm meteorologists have described as a “bomb cyclone” moved up the East Coast bringing blizzard conditions, frigid temperatures and major snowfall to many areas.
The Salem News » In September, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced that Gov. Charlie Baker would sign an executive order “in the coming weeks” creating a new commission to review transportation needs and how the state could fund them. More than three months later, as Massachusetts braces for a blizzard and commuters wonder whether they will […]
The Christian Science Monitor » The “Big Dig” has become the “Big If.” As the costliest federal highway project ever, the $10.6 billion Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel project – or the Big Dig – being constructed in and under downtown Boston, is now scrambling to find completion funds.
The Boston Globe » The home was built in 2006, using more than 600,000 pounds of reclaimed steel and concrete left over from the boondoggle highway’s construction.