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$2.53B phase of L.A. Purple Line extension to start in the spring

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 run for 2.5 miles through Beverly Hills and Century City.

February 23, 2018|

Las Vegas chamber president headed to DC to push for I-11 funding

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 of more than 1 million people that are not linked by an interstate.

February 23, 2018|

Trump infrastructure plan comes up $1 trillion short of its funding goal, analysis finds

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 the $1.5 trillion goal.

February 23, 2018|

Nearly half of California is in a drought again

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.

February 23, 2018|

Australian prime minister readies trade, infrastructure pitch for Trump

CNBC » Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has two pitches ready for President Donald Trump when he visits the White House: Offering to invest Australian pension money in U.S. infrastructure, and attempting to convince the U.S. to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

February 22, 2018|

Former water plant operator says Flint rushed to use flawed treatment plant

MLive » Michael Glasgow, who also previously served as the operator in charge of the Flint water plant, testified Thursday, Feb. 22, that he asked city officials for more time to prepare for full-time water treatment in early 2014, had his request denied, and finally turned to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for help.

February 22, 2018|
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