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Costs, Coordination Slow PennDOT Rapid Bridge Replacement Program

Engineering News-Record » According to a Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation statement, the $899-million public-private partnerships’ 390th bridge was opened during the final week of 2017, leaving 168 structures still in need of upgrades. PennDOT cites higher costs, right-of-way access and issues related to utility coordination for slowing progress but insists the program has been successful in clearing its backlog of bridge repairs.

January 31, 2018|

What’s next after $600 million road plan clears hurdle, including I-10 widening in Baton Rouge

The Advocate » The Joint Transportation Committee, without dissent, approved state officials pursuing the use of federal bonds to finance the work. The proposal still faces an array of state and federal steps. A key part of the package is $350 million aimed at widening I-10 from the Mississippi River bridge to the I-10/12 split, which could start in 2019 or 2020.

January 31, 2018|

10 US states most in need of Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan

CNBC » U.S. states are hanging on every development with regards to President Trump’s infrastructure plan. In the meantime, this annual America’s Top States for Business study finds some need more help than others. Our Infrastructure category, worth 400 of our 2,500 total points, uses government data to grade the roads, bridges, ports, airports, rail systems and utilities in all 50 states. These are the states that we find need the most work.

January 31, 2018|

Feasibility study announced for futuristic Missouri hyperloop tube-travel system

St. Louis Post-Dispatch » The study of the St. Louis-to-Kansas City route, which will take six to nine months, was announced Tuesday by the Missouri Hyperloop Coalition. The coalition is a statewide public-private alliance that formed in October. The study also will analyze the potential economic impact and develop a construction cost estimate and recommendations on how to pay for it.

January 31, 2018|

Chicago Transit Authority unveils details for $2.3B rail extension

Construction Dive » The group Democracy Forward will release a report Tuesday that alleges potential conflicts of interest on Trump’s infrastructure advisory council. The board was led by two of Trump’s longtime New York developer allies, Richard Leak and Steven Roth, who were tapped to help shape his plan to shore up roads and bridges by leveraging public money with private investors’ involvement.

January 30, 2018|
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