2020 Global Sourcebook $3B Philippines Span Promises to Improve Regional Mobility Jim Parsons December 9, 2020 No Comments The 20-mile-long, four-lane cable-stayed bridge will link the provinces of Bataan and Cavite, cutting travel time from as much as five hours to 30 minutes.Read More
Government Ethics Illinois State Senator Linked to Asphalt Investigation Dies Jeff Yoders December 8, 2020 No Comments Sandoval was cooperating with federal prosecutors on several investigations.Read More
Bidders for Aborted Honolulu Rail P3 Are Finally Revealed Jim Parsons December 8, 2020 No Comments City officials now must decide how to fund and build the estimated $1.4B, four-mile lasr section of the light-rail line.Read More
Water Infrastructure House Passes $9.9B WRDA Bill, Sending Measure to Senate Legislation is product of a bipartisan, bicameral deal Tom Ichniowski December 7, 2020 One Comment The new bill would focus exclusively on Corps of Engineers projects, providing no funding for construction of public clean-water facilities.Read More
Public-Private Disappointment Lawsuit Marks Pennsylvania County's Souring Bridge P3 Experience Richard Korman December 4, 2020 No Comments Northampton County seeks to remove some bridges from a public-private partnership agreement covering more than 30 bridges.Read More
Rail Infrastructure Amtrak Settlement With DOJ Calls for ADA-Related Station Upgrades Tom Ichniowski December 2, 2020 No Comments Agreement calls for Amtrak to carry out design and construction on 135 stations over the next 10 years.Read More
Transportation $2.3 Billion in Contracts Awarded for Egypt's Planned New Metro Line December 2, 2020 No Comments Japanese and Egyptian firms will build the 19-km, 17-station transit system. Read More
UK Approves Tunnels to Replace Road Around Stonehenge Peter Reina November 30, 2020 One Comment Controversial decision triggers threats of lawsuit over work that would "trash" the site, according to opponents.Read More
Infrastructure Funding Cash-Strapped PennDOT Receives Short-Term Funding Fix Projects already under way are funded through February Jim Parsons November 30, 2020 No Comments Pennsylvania lawmakers agreed to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation's appeal for emergency authorization to borrow $600 million.Read More
NY-NJ Port Authority May Cut Capital Plans by $1.2B Jim Parsons November 24, 2020 No Comments Agency already had projected a two-year revenue loss of $3 billion.Read More