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The $925-million project, which will widen I-10 through Baton Rouge from three to four lanes each way, has risen in cost more than $200 million in two years, officials say.

Authorities are probing a trench collapse that killed two construction workers, who were identified by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28.

Phillip Eng, former New York City regional transportation chief is taking the reins at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

After a dozen years that included a successful tunneling feat and an unusual arrangement for station work, a 1.7-mile, $1.9-billion extension of San Francisco’s Central Subway wrapped up this month.

Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace. 

Industry executive, named to head the Federal Aviation Administration, withdrew as a candidate after Senate Republicans said he lacked experience for the job.

Work is under way to replace the roof of the ailing underground Grand Central Train Shed and the aging Park Avenue Viaduct.

Contaminated material was illegally dumped on a Rhode Island highway project.

The initial congressional hearing on President Joe Biden’s 2024 US Dept. of Transportation budget proposal showed evidence of continued strong bipartisan support for infrastructure, although the parties differed on the specifics.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has approved more than 1,100 change orders since work on the portion currently under construction began creating rising costs.