Jacobs is stepping into two critical I-290 projects—can targeted bridge and tunnel work relieve freight bottlenecks and chronic flooding while a $3.2B rebuild stalls?
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill scrapped the original controversial $10.7B twin-span bridge build in tight urban area advanced by her predecessor after local opposition.
But Congress has final budget authority to determine how proposed cuts to state water programs, transit grants and clean energy programs, and a steep rise in defense spending, will fare..
Despite lawmakers' action, funding levels overall are barely a drop in the bucket and must be used more "strategically" in smaller projects for better preparedness and protection, said one industry expert.
Ruling blocks freeze on $2.1 billion in CTA funds as court finds DOT selectively applied DBE rule; contractors remain mobilized after March 27 threshold
A federal judge orders funding restored for CTA projects after a DOT-ordered freeze, allowing projects to continue and averting imminent deadline for contractor demobilization.