James Leggate is an government news correspondent at ENR. He has reported on a variety of issues for more than 10 years and his work has contributed to several regional Associated Press Media Editors and Murrow award wins.
The $1.1-billion Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement is still in design, but a $242-million federal grant is on hold after an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Firms will construct plants in undisclosed locations in Texas and the mid-Atlantic region, with the first 1.2-GW facility set to operate in 2029, but no project investment total was disclosed.
Controversial rebuild of a pair of 20-in.-dia pipes
resting on the lake bottom with a single 30-in.-dia pipe inside a
concrete-lined tunnel still needs federal permit approval and has opponents.
Thomas Hill, who had led the Idaho contractor, apologized in a statement, saying "that no context or excuse can mitigate the pain associated with this
symbol.”