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Shifting Girders Shut Down Alabama Interstate Construction

April 18, 2018

What began as a routine overnight construction closure of southbound I-59/20 in downtown Birmingham, Ala., turned into a weeklong outage when an incomplete steel girder system shifted atop its temporary support structures.

Northern California's Highway 101 Moves Up and Out of Floodplain

Christine Kilpatrick

April 18, 2018

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A realigned, 2.5-mile segment of Highway 101 north of San Francisco opened this month, a major step in widening 16 miles of the heavily traveled Marin-Sonoma Narrows.

Transportation

Appropriators Press DOT's Chao to Fund Transit Projects

Tom Ichniowski

April 16, 2018

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Appropriators zero in on transit capital grants, which got a 10% hike in the 2018 omnibus spending measure.

Infrastructure Policy

Key Infrastructure Aide Gribbin Leaving White House Post

White House says announcement of a successor will come "soon."

Tom Ichniowski

April 12, 2018

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Gribbin's April 12 departure isn't expected to affect long odds of passing a big infrastructure package this year.

Fed. Agencies Set Two-Year Goal for Infrastructure Project Reviews

Memorandum follows Trump's August executive order

Tom Ichniowski

April 9, 2018

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DOT, EPA, Corps, other agencies sign memo calling for single federal approval for projects.

Infrastructure Plan May Take Shape in Multiple Bills

Tom Ichniowski

April 4, 2018

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Now that a 2018 spending bill with a $21-billion hike for infrastructure programs is on the books, it looks like further public-works legislating will come in targeted bills, not a wide-ranging one.

State DOTs' Aerial Drone Use Is on the Rise

Tom Ichniowski

April 4, 2018

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More state transportation agencies are using aerial drones, and overall commercial use of the devices is expected to continue to climb, though not as dramatically as predicted in 2017, recent reports say.

Seattle Tunnel Marks Milestone on Way to Completion

April 4, 2018

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The last of 1,152 precast road panels for the lower deck of Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel was set into place on March 27, completing the 1.7-mile tube’s double-decked roadways.

McCarthy Steps in on MoPac Toll Road Project in Austin, Texas

April 4, 2018

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McCarthy Building Cos. will put finishing touches on Austin’s MoPac Boulevard toll project after the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority was unable to come to terms with original contractor CH2M.

Chicago City Council Approves $8.5B O'Hare Airport Upgrade

April 4, 2018

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The Chicago City Council approved an $8.5-billion upgrade of O’Hare International Airport March 27, paid for entirely by anchor airlines United, American, Spirit and Delta.