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The Nation's Infrastructure

Budget Deal Has No Specifics on Infrastructure Spending

Unlike last two-year pact, new agreement lacks overall infrastructure increase target

Tom Ichniowski

July 27, 2019

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Industry officials hope to at least preserve big infrastructure gains won in 2018-2019.

Transportation Infrastructure

DOT Picks Winners for $856 Million in New INFRA Grants

Tom Ichniowski

July 25, 2019

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Largest grants, $125 million, go to new Mobile River, Ala., bridge and expanding Baltimore rail tunnel.

Structural Engineers Launch CROSS-US Failures Database

Nadine M. Post

July 24, 2019

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The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced the launch of a U.S. version of the U.K.’s Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety program.

Highway Infrastructure

Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break

Tom Ichniowski

July 23, 2019

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UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.

Highway Collapse

Colorado DOT Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged Denver-Boulder Freeway

Mark Shaw

July 18, 2019

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A badly damaged section of the Boulder Turnpike, northwest of Denver, will undergo repairs as part of a contract signed this week by the Colorado Dept. of Transportation and Kraemer North America.

Construction Hazards

Whistleblower Cites Concerns About Boston Light-Rail Project

Former Boston agency safety chief believes he was fired for meeting with federal officials

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 18, 2019

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A high-ranking Boston regional transit agency safety official files a federal complaint.

Commentary

Bridges to Prosperity and Rwandan Government Launch Nationwide Program to Fight Isolation and Poverty

Janice L. Tuchman

July 16, 2019

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The Gasyogogo bridge opening came the same week that Bridges to Prosperity launched its national partnership to connect 1.1 million Rwandans by building 355 bridges.

Bridge Builders Look for Better Ways at International Conference

Aileen Cho

July 8, 2019

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Conference emphasizes technology, change

Highway Infrastructure

Eisenhower's 1919 Trip Helped Pave Way for the Interstate

Industry officials see lessons for today

July 3, 2019

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July 7 is 100th anniversary of trek that Eisenhower said helped shape his view of importance of highways.

Terminal A at Kansas City International Airport

Terminal A Demolished at Kansas City International Airport

July 3, 2019

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Nearly 50 years after debuting as a new standard for passenger aviation facilities, Terminal A at Kansas City International Airport is being cleared to make way for a $1.5-billion terminal being developed as a public-private partnership by Edgemoor Construction and Real Estate, an affiliate of Bethesda, Md.-based Clark Construction.