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South Airport Automated People Mover Complex

Best of the Best Projects 2018

Best Airport/Transit: Orlando International Airport South APM Complex

March 7, 2019

In delivering Orlando International Airport’s $262-million South Airport Automated People Mover Complex via the construction management-at-risk approach—a first for the owner—contractor Hensel Phelps would be tasked with an unusually demanding coordination effort.

Lawsuit Questions Honolulu LRT Change Order Process

March 6, 2019

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A former Stantec employee alleges that contractors for the Honolulu light rail project improperly filed more than 100 change orders totaling more than $20 million.

Window is Narrow for Passing Infrastructure Bill

Tom Ichniowski

March 6, 2019

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Congressional committees are laying the groundwork for a new multiyear surface transportation bill, or maybe a more wide-ranging infrastructure package.

Canada To Build First Cross-Country EV Charging Network

Scott Van Voorhis

March 6, 2019

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Canada is on track to have the first transcontinental electric highway, with plans announced by former state-owned energy firm Petro-Canada to roll out 50 high-powered electric vehicle charging stations along the 4,860-mile Trans-Canada highway by 2020.

The American Infrastructure

California High-Speed Rail Authority Plans Response To Feds' Funding Threat

Aileen Cho

February 26, 2019

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Government wants to withhold $929 million as Newsom vows a fight

Infrastructure Funding

New Spending Package Has Mixed Results for Federal Construction Programs

Measure reflects Year Two of budget pact's infrastructure boost—over 2017

Tom Ichniowski

February 20, 2019

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Highway funding fares well in fiscal 2019 shutdown-ending package, other programs pared.

Kiewit, Flatiron, SNC-Lavalin Short-Listed for Big Vancouver-Area Span

Pattullo Bridge replacement construction begins later in 2019

Richard Korman

February 18, 2019

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The field narrows for a $1.4-bilion, design-build-finance contract award.

Extreme Construction

Chinese Contractors Take Technological Plunge For Island-Hopping Roadway

Scott Blair

February 14, 2019

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Chinese contractors take the plunge into prefab and BIM for island-hopping roadway

Infrastructure Talks Continue on Capitol Hill, But No Action Yet

Tom Ichniowski

February 13, 2019

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When Rep. Peter DeFazio, the new House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, opened his panel’s first infrastructure hearing in the new Congress, he tapped some buttons on his phone and, on purpose, set off what sounded like a warning klaxon.

Fourth Fatality on I-4 Revamp Adds to Skanska's P3 Woes

Scott Judy

February 13, 2019

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The news of a fourth fatality on the I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Fla., is surely increasing the pressure on SGL Constructors, the Skanska-led joint venture contractor leading the $2.3-billion project.