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McCarthy Steps in on MoPac Toll Road Project in Austin, Texas

April 4, 2018

McCarthy Building Cos. will put finishing touches on Austin’s MoPac Boulevard toll project after the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority was unable to come to terms with original contractor CH2M.

Chicago City Council Approves $8.5B O'Hare Airport Upgrade

April 4, 2018

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The Chicago City Council approved an $8.5-billion upgrade of O’Hare International Airport March 27, paid for entirely by anchor airlines United, American, Spirit and Delta.

Immersed-Tube Tunnel Guru Walter Grantz, 88, Dies

Engineer was consulting on new Chesapeake Bay project well into his 80s

Debra K. Rubin

April 4, 2018

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Second-gen megabuilder engineered Chesapeake Bay, Bosphorus tubes

$205 Million Approved for Charles River Crossing in Boston

Johanna Knapschaefer

April 4, 2018

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The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation has approved a $205-million project to replace a timeworn steel-truss bridge along Boston’s historic Freedom Trail.

U.S. Route 1 corridor construction project

Fairfax County, Va., Embraces New Vision for US 1 Corridor

Jim Parsons

April 4, 2018

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Fairfax County, Va., approved a makeover of the U.S. Route 1 corridor near George Washington’s Mount Vernon home.

Modular Bridge to Reconnect Communities in Puerto Rico

Scott Blair

Pam Radtke Russell

March 28, 2018

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Six months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, landslides, broken traffic lights and reconstruction traffic make Edgar Iñesta’s commute halfway across the 100-mile-wide island a slow crawl.

Industrial Process By-Product Hikes Pa. Road Project Cost

March 28, 2018

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike found itself in a bit of a pickle recently over a 20-year-old disposal plan for 66,000 tons of buried industrial sludge during construction of a $91-million segment of the Southern Beltway near Pittsburgh.

Transportation Infrastructure

Turkey Starts Dardanelles Suspension-Bridge Project

The structure will have a main span of 2,023 meters

Peter Reina

March 28, 2018

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Construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge has formally started in Turkey.

California High-Speed Rail Soldiers On Despite Challenges

Aileen Cho

March 28, 2018

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As California prepares for a new governor—who may or may not be a supporter of the high-speed rail project now under construction—the California High-Speed Rail Authority is moving forward with environmental documents for the Los Angeles-area sections.

Risk Management a Hot Topic at DBIA Annual Meeting

Aileen Cho

March 28, 2018

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The evolution of design-build for transportation projects in the U.S. has had ups and downs, with many agencies pushing for “progressive” design-build and a few states—and contractors—still resistant to the basic idea.