Transportation $1.22B Pattullo Bridge Replacement Targets Late-2025 Opening in British Columbia Aecon-Acciona JV advances final construction on four-lane Fraser River span, replacing 1937 commuter bridge Bryan Gottlieb November 3, 2025 No Comments Landmark Fraser River crossing is nearing completion after years of delay, reshaping how commuters connect between Surrey and New Westminster.Read More
Transportation Kuwait Advances $5.8B Airport Program as New Runway, Tower Enter Service Latest phase of expansion prepares Gulf nation’s main gateway for three-runway operation by 2027 Bryan Gottlieb November 3, 2025 No Comments Construction passes key milestone in decade-long effort to remake and expand Kuwait's aging international airport.Read More
Pipelines Enbridge Wins Key US Permit for Line 5 Oil Pipeline Reroute Around Bad River Reservation Corps of Engineers OKs Wisconsin segment relocation despite ongoing opposition and environmental concerns Bryan Gottlieb October 31, 2025 No Comments Federal approval moves energy project forward in Wisconsin—while a tribe’s legal fight and water-quality questions linger. Read More
Government Senate Defies Trump on Tariffs as Industry Sees Mounting Costs Rare bipartisan move establishes first bulwark against executive power as contractors face escalating material costs and supply-chain strain Bryan Gottlieb October 30, 2025 No Comments Rising costs and rare bipartisanship collide as the Senate takes aim at Trump’s tariffs—and the projects caught in between. Read More
Government Michigan’s New Fuel Tax Model Commits Every Cent to Transportation Revision cuts fuel sales tax, increases per-gallon excise rate and dedicates revenue for DOT use Bryan Gottlieb October 29, 2025 No Comments Michigan just rewrote the rules on who pays for road repair—and where that money actually goes—discover what’s changed. Read More
Transportation MTA Exec Blames Amtrak for Three-Year Delay on $2.9B Penn Station Access Project Missed outage windows and absent crews push Metro-North project completion to 2030 Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Agency's billion-dollar Bronx rail link hits hidden snag deep inside Amtrak’s corridor—raising new questions about who controls progress. Read More
Manufacturing Zinc-Battery Maker Eos Energy to Invest $353M in Pennsylvania Expansion Public financing mix to retrofit 432,000-sq-ft plant and relocate company headquarters to Pittsburgh’s North Shore Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future. Read More
Government FEMA Disaster-Aid Denials Draw Fire as Politics, Policy Intersect Rejections in five Democratic-led states come amid approvals elsewhere Bryan Gottlieb October 27, 2025 One Comment Wisconsin governor called FEMA's denial of aid "disappointing and short-sighted."Read More
Infrastructure McCarthy Launches $202.5M Expansion of North Texas Water Treatment Plant Project will double capacity to 60 mgd by 2028 to meet surging demand Bryan Gottlieb October 27, 2025 No Comments Project expands regional water capacity, with state funding to drive major upgrades to serve North Texas growth.Read More
Government White House East Wing Razed for $300M Ballroom Now a complete rebuild, ballroom advances without federal design review, prompting experts to question engineering process and regulatory limits Bryan Gottlieb October 23, 2025 2 Comments Crews are razing the White House East Wing for a privately funded ballroom project that’s reshaping costs, oversight and preservation norms.Read More