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The 2.5-million-square-foot, 1,388-foot tower at 270 Park Ave. features triple-pane glazing and smart-building controls as part of JPMorgan Chase’s all-electric, net-zero-operations design.

Construction

JPMorgan Chase to Begin Phased Move-In at New $3B Manhattan HQ This Month

Rising 1,388 ft, the Foster + Partners–designed tower incorporates novel structural solutions, net-zero systems and public amenities

Bryan Gottlieb

August 19, 2025

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The 60-story structure is billed as New York City’s largest all-electric office tower, designed for net-zero operational emissions with a renewable energy supply.

Crews will bore 1.8 miles of twin tunnels and build three new stations in East Harlem under the $7.7B Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 expansion.

Transportation

$1.97B Phase 2 Contract Awarded for New York City's Second Avenue Subway

Halmar–FCC team is set to bore 1.8 miles of twin tunnels and station shells, part of $7.7B project backed by federal grants and congestion tolling

Bryan Gottlieb

August 18, 2025

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MTA award to Halmar–FCC team involves 1.8 mile bore of twin tunnels and station shells into Harlem, part of $7.7B project backed by federal grants and congestion tolling

Hart Howerton Architects' rendering shows a domed stadium anchoring a 326-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former Arlington International Racecourse site in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Sports Venues

Bears Eye Arlington Heights for NFL Stadium as Chicago Mayor Vows to Keep Team

The 326-acre redevelopment plan is ready to build, pending passage of a “mega-project” tax bill

Bryan Gottlieb

August 12, 2025

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The Chicago Bears finalize Arlington Heights dome plan, with construction hinging on Illinois’ fall vote for a tax-certainty bill to launch work in 2025.

Crews will add tolled express lanes and transit infrastructure along 16 miles of SR 400 north of Atlanta in a $4.6-billion design-build contract, part of an $11-billion, 56-year public-private partnership.

Transportation

Georgia’s SR 400 Express Lanes Reach $11B Financial Close

Deal will fund 16 miles of tolled lanes and MARTA BRT

Bryan Gottlieb

August 11, 2025

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A Meridiam-led consortium received record-setting federal and bond financing for a 56-year P3 deal.

A rendering of the Interborough Express (IBX),

Transportation

Jacobs/HDR Win Contract to Convert NYC Freight Line Into Passenger Service

Interborough Express will run through Brooklyn and Queens and create 19 new stations on existing right-of-way

Leslie Nemo

August 8, 2025

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The Interborough Express will cover 14 miles through Brooklyn and Queens.

Transportation

MTA Inspector General Flags $2M in Unaccounted Track Material at Large NYC Rail Resilience Project

NYC Transit has adopted recommendations made in the IG's report

Justin Rice

August 8, 2025

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Report said New York City Transit failed to take possession of purchased materials from the 207th Street Yard rail project.

Ameren Illinois’ Central Illinois Grid Transformation Program will add 380 miles of 345-kV lines and three new substations, upgrading five others across 13 counties.

Energy

Green Light for Ameren Illinois $1.6B, 380-Mile Transmission Build

Certificate clears construction start later this year on new 345-kV lines and three substations across the state

Bryan Gottlieb

August 7, 2025

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State approval clears construction to start later this year, with the line energized in phases through 2029.

Jordan Foster Construction will rebuild 2.55 miles of U.S. 90 from IH-410 to Loop 1604 and convert the SH 71/Tucker Hill intersection in Bastrop County into a grade-separated overpass..

Transportation

Jordan Foster Lands $183M Texas Dept. of Transportation Contracts

Plans include widening US 90 to six lanes and building a grade-separated overpass on SH 71 in Bastrop County

Bryan Gottlieb

August 6, 2025

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Contractor will widen US 90 to six lanes in Bexar County and build a grade-separated overpass on SH 71 in Bastrop County under two Texas Dept. of Transportation contracts.

A rendering of the proposed New England Revolution stadium in Everett, Mass.

Sports/Entertainment

Proposed Soccer Stadium Bordering Boston Kicks Up Controversy

Boston mayor slams New England Revolution stadium plan over lack of mandated mitigation

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 6, 2025

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Boston officials are struggling to reach an agreement with the owners of an MLS soccer team to build a stadium.

The Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV), developed in 1962, is a high-speed ground transportation system that uses magnetic forces for acceleration, deceleration, guidance and levitation.

Rail

USDOT Pulls Plug on $26M in Grants for Baltimore-Washington Maglev Project

Transportation secretary cites decade of delays, cost overruns and unresolvable federal impacts in cancelling funding

Bryan Gottlieb

August 4, 2025

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy canceled more than $26 million in FRA grants for the 40-mile Baltimore–Washington maglev line after chronic delays and cost overruns.