Gateway officials said at its March 23 meeting that a roughly two-week shutdown cost millions, delayed key tunnel contracts and could force another halt within months as funding uncertainty persists.
Chicago transit projects could halt within days as a $2.1-B federal funding freeze forces contractors toward demobilization. Compliance with department of transportation policy guidance on MWBE programs triggered the dispute.
The collapse of a hillside on a railway project in Norway last year killed one worker and raises questions about monitoring of ground conditions during deep soil mixing.
U.S. Attorney in the state contended that Kokosing Materials and Barrett Paving Materials submitted false asphalt test results to the state Dept. of Transportation