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Transportation

Toll Road in Uganda Secures Funding

EU, IFC, African Development Bank commit $400 million

February 23, 2017

International lending agencies and the Uganda National Roads Agency putting funding in place for a $1.1-billion that would ease the flow of freight from landlocked Rwanda to the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

Commentary

Energy Viewpoint: Evolving Action on Climate Change Accelerates to a Glacial Pace

Thomas F. Armistead

February 22, 2017

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Climate change and its causes were not much discussed during the 2016 U.S. general election, but the issue has not gone away.

Construction Risk Management

Big Disputed Oregon Power Plant Surety Claim Inches Toward Trial

Zurich and Liberty Mutual contend that the bankrupt contractor was not properly terminated.

Richard Korman

February 22, 2017

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Will Zurich and Liberty Mutual be compelled to pay off bond provided by a bankrupt contractor?

Actions by Judges and Lawmakers Could Alter Contracting in California

JT Long

Debra K. Rubin

February 21, 2017

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California high court nixes suit challenging a winning competitor's alleged failure to pay prevailing wages, while an assembly bill would make state the first to weigh carbon costs of materials in bid selection.

City of Houston Set To Begin Work on 16.5-Mile Northeast Transmission Water Line

Louise Poirier

February 20, 2017

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Proposals are due in March for the first segments of the Northeast Transmission Water Line, the largest line the city has built to date.

Big U.S. Regional Grid Operator OKs $1.5 Billion in Transmission Work

Most of the PJM-authorized work will be upgrades to aging New Jersey power infrastructure

Mary B. Powers

February 17, 2017

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Most of the PJM-authorized work will be upgrades to aging New Jersey power infrastructure.

Infrastructure

New Coalition Backs More Federal, Private Infrastructure Dollars

Group includes U.S. Chamber, building-trade unions, manufacturers' association

Tom Ichniowski

February 16, 2017

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Group includes U.S. Chamber, building-trade unions, manufacturers' association

Rural States Seek Federal Funding in Infrastructure Plan

Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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Looking ahead to President Trump’s $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan, rural states are laying down a marker. Transportation officials from rural areas say public- private partnerships generally won’t help them.

Wages

Senate Bill Would Bar Davis-Bacon on Highway Construction Projects

The building trades unions blast the proposal, but can it succeed in the Republican Congress?

John Guzzon

February 15, 2017

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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is pushing legislation that would suspend the Davis-Bacon Act’s prevailing-wage provisions on federal highway construction contracts.

Judge Denies Injunction To Halt Work on Dakota Access Pipeline

February 15, 2017

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Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline will continue after a federal judge on Feb. 13 denied a request from Native American tribes to halt construction of the oil pipeline.