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DHS Waives Environmental Restrictions for Border Wall

September 20, 2017

The Dept. of Homeland Security on Sept. 12 issued a waiver of laws, regulations and other legal requirements to expedite construction of border barriers near Calexico, Calif.

GAO: Shipyards Not Shipshape

Jim Parsons

September 20, 2017

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The U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards have accumulated nearly $5 billion worth of deferred maintenance and restoration projects that could take as long as 19 years to rectify, according to a recently published U.S. Government Accountability Office report.

Tale of Two Bridges: Canada Mega-Spans Face New Delays

Scott Van Voorhis

September 20, 2017

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Major delays in a pair of multibillion-dollar bridge proposals have handed Canada’s Trudeau government a setback as it pushes to get marquee infrastructure projects moving to boost the economy.

Boston Transit Agency CEO Hire Draws Flak

Debra K. Rubin

September 20, 2017

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Veteran corporate executive Luis M. Ramirez began a new role on Sept. 12 as general manager and CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, despite controversy over his lack of public transit management experience and financial scrutiny of Global Power Equipment Group, an engineer and manufacturer of which he was CEO until 2015.

Contracting

SBA Institutes Changes in Surety-Bond Guarantee Program

Actions have support from industry organizations

Tom Ichniowski

September 16, 2017

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New provisions, effective Sept. 20, include increase in losses SBA will cover under its preferred surety bond program.

Cooperation and Commerce in Seoul at Global Infrastructure Conference

Janice L. Tuchman

September 14, 2017

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The week of Sept. 4 was politically tense on the Korean peninsula, but construction project owners, contractors and finance experts met in the spirit of cooperation and commerce in Seoul, South Korea.

Highway Funding

State DOTs Receive $3.1B in 'Bonus' Highway Funds

Texas, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York get largest shares

Tom Ichniowski

September 13, 2017

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FHWA redistributes unused TIFIA, FAST Act grants' obligation authority.

DHS Awards Contracts for Border Wall Prototypes

September 13, 2017

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The Dept. of Homeland Security has awarded eight contracts to companies to develop prototypes for the Trump administration’s proposed wall along sections of the nearly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.

Funding Boost Shores Up Troubled Honolulu Rail Project

Jim Parsons

September 13, 2017

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A contentious special session of the Hawaii Legislature has averted the latest crisis for Honolulu’s controversial light-rail project, enacting a $2.4-billion financial bridge that backers hope will carry construction of the planned 20-mile, $8-billion system to completion in 2025.