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Software

Strategic Acquisitions Fit Into Infrastructure Development Portfolio

Bentley Systems' Annual Conference Showcases Global Projects

October 24, 2018

London conference draws attention to significant projects from around the world and the role software plays in their creation

Webcor/Obayashi Sues San Francisco Transit Terminal Owner

Nadine M. Post

October 18, 2018

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On Oct. 16, the Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture, general contractor for the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, filed a complaint San Francisco Superior Court against the hub's owner, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, seeking more than $150 million in extra payments on its $994,517,600 contract.

Msikaba Span Contract Let By South Africa Road Agency

Shem Oirere

October 17, 2018

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A joint venture of Portugal’s Mota-Engil and South Africa-based engineering company Concor Holdings Ltd. has won a $118-million contract for the construction of South Africa’s longest-span cable-stayed suspension bridge.

In Seattle, Transit Team Eyes Cause of Rail System Cracks

Jim Parsons

October 17, 2018

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Seattle’s Sound Transit is investigating the cause of cracks in the rails of its signature Link light-rail system.

Mega-storm Aftermath

Hurricane Michael Chews Through The Southeast

Storm shutters big Georgia nuke project as industry assesses expected billions in infrastructure, other damage

October 11, 2018

Storm shutters big Georgia nuke project as industry assesses expected billions in infrastructure, other damage

ARTBA Meeting Highlights Diversity, Resilience and Regulatory Reform

Aileen Cho

October 10, 2018

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Transportation infrastructure stakeholders say it’s a good time to be in the business, despite myriad challenges, and they are holding out hope for bipartisan agreements on federal funding and regulatory reform.

Porous Pavement Project Reaches Milestone in Yellowstone

Aileen Cho

October 10, 2018

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A 14,000-sq-ft installation of a proprietary paving material that was combined with recycled rubber tires wrapped up last month at Yellowstone National Park, marking the largest undertaking of its kind to date in the three-year project near Old Faithful.

Commentary on The American Infrastructure

Defeat California's 'Car-Centered' Ballot Proposition

Proposition 6 will cut the cost of driving but it will trim funds for road and transit work

October 10, 2018

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Proposition 6 in California poses as a grassroots movement to repeal recently hiked and already high gas taxes when it is something else, too: a vote against the future.

Airport Infrastructure

Trump Signs FAA Bill With New Discretionary Construction Grants

AGC says new budget deal, post-2019 appropriations still needed

Tom Ichniowski

October 4, 2018

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The measure also includes $1.68 billion to help states recover from Hurricane Florence.

Gordie Howe International Bridge Project

P3 Inks Deal for Detroit-Windsor Bridge Project Financing

October 3, 2018

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Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group, reached financial close late last month to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 1.5-mile-long Gordie Howe International Bridge Project for the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority under a 36-year, $4.4-billion concessionaire agreement.