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Congressional appropriators agreement on a spending package that will significantly boost funds for key infrastructure projects and programs while avoiding a government shutdown on Jan. 30.

As Lake Powell drops toward critical thresholds, engineers are making long-term infrastructure decisions even as Colorado River rules remain unresolved.

How is New York’s $453 million in water funding translating into real construction work as projects move into procurement across the state in 2026?

A bipartisan bill meant to stabilize financing for an active rural water project is vetoed, exposing how late-stage policy shifts can disrupt infrastructure delivery.

The $400-million P3 puts ACWA Power behind Azerbaijan’s first desalination plant near the capitol of Baku, while financing and EPC details are still being worked out.

U.S. House of Representatives ended its 2025 legislative session by passing a permitting reform bill aimed at shortening completion timelines for major infrastructure projects.

Judge orders reinstatement of a key grant program as the FEMA Review Council abruptly cancels a vote to release their recommendations for revamping the agency.

The purchase, expected to complete in the first quarter of 2026, would form an expanded WSP with 27,000 global professionals and $7.2 billion in 2025 net revenue on a pro forma basis.

American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 analysis shows rising grades—but also aging assets, climate risk and a 2026 funding cliff that threaten project delivery.

First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, began excavating a channel through Central America in 1881.