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Urbanization and Growth Drive Global Transportation Projects

December 4, 2015

The expansion of transportation infrastructure continues to be the common denominator across regions experiencing robust growth and urbanization as well as those seeking to stimulate or diversify their economic profile.

Sound Transit CEO Joni Earl Successor is Named

Peter Rogoff, #3 at US DOT, is set to replace the ailing leader in January

Tim Newcomb

Debra K. Rubin

December 3, 2015

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When he was Federal Transit Administration chief, Peter M. Rogoff in 2009 OK’d $813 million in federal grants to Seattle-area rail agency Sound Transit to boost construction of a regional light-rail line.

Md. Light-Rail Project Passes Milestone With a $2.16B Proposal

Aileen Cho

December 3, 2015

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Four engineering and construction consortiums have submitted technical proposals for the new $2.16-billion Purple Line light-rail project, which will span Washington, D.C.’s northern suburbs in Maryland.

Under Pressure: Crews Build Bosphorus Strait Tunnel In Complex Conditions

Aileen Cho

December 2, 2015

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When it comes to world-record superlatives, the Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing never quite hits the top in several categories.

Chinese, Italian and Israeli Firms Short-List for $400M Jerusalem Highway

Israel seeks proposals for one of its first public-private transportation ventures

Neal Sandler

November 24, 2015

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Israel government officials have received bids from Israeli and foreign companies to build, finance and operate a $400-million highway at the entrance of Jerusalem that will be one of the country's first projects to use a public-private approach.

Abidjan Second Container Terminal Project Breaks Ground

Shem Oirere

November 23, 2015

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The project will increase the port’s annual container-handling capacity to more than 2 million containers from the current 800,000 containers.

London Launches $1.5B Tunnel Procurement

Peter Reina

November 22, 2015

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London's planned $1.5-billion Silvertown tunnel, a likely concession, is set for procurement launch next spring and for review as a national priority.

Transportation Execs Share How Tech Will Reshape the Rules of the Road

Eno Center conference participants point to transformative changes ahead

Jim Parsons

November 20, 2015

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The advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs), ride-sharing services, and other culture and technology trends portends transformative changes to the U.S. transportation system.

East Africa Railway Project Faces Financing Uncertainty

Shem Oirere

November 19, 2015

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East Africa railway project faces financing uncertainty

Rail Interests Quick To Defend Bridge Maintenance Record

Nicholas Zeman

November 19, 2015

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Days after two Wisconsin oil and ethanol train derailments in early November, a national environmental watchdog group released a scathing critique of the decaying state of freight rail infrastructure—especially bridges—and the dangers they pose to wildlife habitats and waterways as heavier volumes of hazardous materials put pressure on aging track.