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If you think the election is tough to sort out, wait until Congress turns to fixing the economy.

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has a small staff with a big reputation.

Instead of coming up on stage at the National Academy of Construction’s annual meeting in Boston this year, I joined 36 industry leaders on the group’s virtual stage on Oct. 29. 

Long Beach Island’s sole highway connection with the mainland has been significantly enhanced via the six-year, $319-million project that rehabilitated the existing three-mile causeway and added a parallel structure.

What was once an imposing 1.3-mile interstate-grade highway barrier isolating Bronx neighborhoods  now is a pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly urban arterial boulevard that provides residents with a connection to parks and the Bronx River waterfront while also preserving access for commercial trucks.

Sarah Lawrence College has a new “front door”—the 35,000-sq-ft Barbara Walters Campus Center in Westchester County, N.Y. An adaptable social and academic gathering space, the center is named after the school’s famous journalist alumna.