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Flexible Seattle Off-Ramp Would Retain Shape in Quake

November 23, 2016

Moving from the lab to the field, a highway off-ramp bridge under construction in Seattle features memory-retaining metal rods and bendable concrete designed to provide the structure with flexibility sufficient to withstand a major seismic event.

Election 2016

After Trump's Win, Construction Gears Up for Policy Shifts

Industry weighs President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and his promises to undo Obama regulations

November 16, 2016

Industry weighs President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and his promises to undo Obama Administration regulations.

Where Voters OK'd Spending Billions on New Public Works

Election 2016 also decided minimum-wage, right to work, marijuana and laws

JT Long

Jim Parsons

Mary B. Powers Erin Richey

Debra K. Rubin

November 16, 2016

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See where states and cities passed new rules on taxes and right-to-work laws.

Iowa DOT Chief Steps Down

November 16, 2016

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Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Dept. of Transportation for the past five years, has announced that he will leave his post on Nov. 28, 2016.

Settlement Reached in California Toll-Road Extension Dispute

November 16, 2016

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A controversial plan to extend Orange County, Calif.’s state Route 241 Foothills-South toll road through a coastal state park has been dropped following a legal settlement between the region’s toll-road authorities and a coalition of environmental groups.

Civil Infrastructure Design Gets Boost From Bentley and Topcon

Tom Sawyer

Janice L. Tuchman

November 16, 2016

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The rise of cloud services, vendor partnerships and software refinement is supporting increasing multi-vendor interoperability of project data for the design, construction and management of roads and bridges.

NJ Transit New Chief Grilled on System-Wide Safety and Maintenance

Stephen Santoro promises 'immediate steps' to fix post-Hoboken crash issues

James T. Parsons

November 8, 2016

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Stephen Santoro promises 'immediate steps' to fix post-Hoboken crash issues

Poor Maintenance of US-Funded Roads Threatens Afghanistan Stability

U.S. watchdog agency points to corruption, weak capacity, funding and lack of security

Debra K. Rubin

November 8, 2016

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US watchdog agency points to corruption, weak capacity, funding and lack of security

Cintra-Led Team Tapped for Virginia Express Lane P3 Project

Consortium will build, manage 22 miles of I-66 upgrades near nation's capital

Jim Parsons

November 7, 2016

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Consortium will design, build and manage 22 miles of upgrades along I-66 corridor near the I-495 Capital Beltway.

UK Approves Controversial Third Runway at Heathrow Airport

Peter Reina

November 2, 2016

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The U.K. government on Oct. 25 approved a controversial $22-billion plan to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, 45 kilometers west of the city.