Transportation

Section covers road, rail, air and nautical systems, including ports and terminals; materials and funding of various transportation components.

Box-Jacking Operation Moves Rail Underpass in a Weekend

Innovative box-jacking method from an Italian engineering firm is deployed for the first time in the U.S. for LIRR's grade-crossing elimination project.

ARTICLES

Coronavirus and Construction

PennDOT Unfreezes 60 Critical Highway, Bridge Projects

Tom Ichniowski

April 2, 2020

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Restarted projects total about $1 billion and equal about 8% of PennDOT projects suspended by governor's overall construction pause.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Repairs Finish a Year Early

Jim Parsons

April 2, 2020

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Good weather and lighter traffic due to COVID-19 propelled completion of work on the key Maryland span.

Construction and Coronavirus

Trump, Democrats Talk Up Big Infrastructure Plans

Tom Ichniowski

April 1, 2020

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Both sides eye a further coronavirus-response bill as a vehicle for infrastructure proposals.

Texas High-Speed Rail Staff Laid Off Due to COVID-19

Jim Parsons

March 31, 2020

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Officials still hope to move forward with $20-billion effort.

Jim Parsons

March 31, 2020

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Lunda Construction had stopped work on March 23.

Coronavirus and Construction

Trump Signs $2-Trillion Stimulus Bill for COVID-19 Emergency

Pelosi also sees need for future follow-on economic 'recovery' bill

Tom Ichniowski

March 27, 2020

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Trump has signed the $2-trillion measure passed by Congress, but in some cases, states and localities would determine how much to spend on operations or construction.

Jim Parsons

March 25, 2020

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Proposal comes after Kentucky House of Representatives passed a two-year, $4.7-billion statewide transportation spending measure.

CONEXPO 2020

Ten Minutes With Audrey Copeland, President and CEO of the National Asphalt Pavement Association

Aileen Cho

March 25, 2020

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Audrey Copeland, president and CEO of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, spoke with ENR’s transportation editor Aileen Cho at CONEXPO-CON/AGG earlier this month about sustainable pavements and encouraging more women to join the industry.

Quad Cities Interstate 74 Bridge Construction Halted Following Worker’s Positive COVID-19 Test

Jim Parsons

March 25, 2020

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Work on Mississippi River crossing to resume in a week.

Airport Projects

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

Mark Shaw

March 23, 2020

Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.

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