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Hurricane Sally Knocks Out Pensacola Bay Bridge

Other impacts include widespread power outages and localized flooding

September 16, 2020

An evaluation of the damage may occur as early as Thursday, Sept. 17.

Maryland Presses On With Purple Line As P3 Team Files New $100M Suit

Jim Parsons

September 16, 2020

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Md. transit head said Sept. 15 state will deliver disrupted $2B project "efficiently," claiming contractor interest to take over work; developer suit seeks delay payment.

Peter Reina

September 14, 2020

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Public-private partnerships win contracts as the central German government takes control of the roadway from regional authorities.

Panama Canal, Running Low on Water, Seeks Bids to Build $2B Supply Program

Mary B. Powers

September 10, 2020

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Canal operating agency issued RFQ for global bidders for largest regional investment program since waterway expansion, to meet canal and population needs for 50 years.

Transportation

Illinois DOT May Delay Some Projects, Citing $82-Million Gas-Tax Shortfall

Jeff Yoders

August 31, 2020

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Agency's gas-tax revenue collection in March through May fell due to COVID-19 impacts, which could affect project starts through 2026.

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Transportation Infrastructure

Deadline Near, Industry Groups Seek One-Year Highway-Transit Bill

Tom Ichniowski

August 24, 2020

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When Congress returns from break, only about 10 legislative days left before FAST Act lapses.

Bridges

U.S. DOT Proposes 10-Year Ban of Contract Awards to Design Firm FIGG

Richard Korman

Tom Ichniowski

July 31, 2020

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Order is another potential blow to firm following the 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse in Florida.

Engineering Disasters

Operator of Collapsed Italian Bridge Faces Partial Nationalization

Italian officials and Autostrade have reached provisional agreement related to the Polcevera viaduct disaster in 2018.

Peter Reina

July 21, 2020

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As a new 1.1-km replacement in Genoa nears finish, collapsed bridge operator Autostrade per l'Italia and government agreed to provisional terms to nationalize the firm.

Corps, Mass. Reach Deal To Replace Cape Cod Bridges

Scott Van Voorhis

July 8, 2020

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Massachusetts and federal officials came a step closer to replacing a pair of 85-year-old bridges across the Cape Cod Canal.

Politics

House Democrats Unveil Specifics for Broad $1.5-Trillion Infrastructure Package

Tom Ichniowski

June 22, 2020

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Mega-bill would join $494-billion highway-transit-rail measure with tens of billions for water, airports, schools and other sectors.

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Hurricane Sally Knocks Out Pensacola Bay Bridge

Maryland Presses On With Purple Line As P3 Team Files New $100M Suit

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Panama Canal, Running Low on Water, Seeks Bids to Build $2B Supply Program

Illinois DOT May Delay Some Projects, Citing $82-Million Gas-Tax Shortfall

Deadline Near, Industry Groups Seek One-Year Highway-Transit Bill

U.S. DOT Proposes 10-Year Ban of Contract Awards to Design Firm FIGG

Operator of Collapsed Italian Bridge Faces Partial Nationalization

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House Democrats Unveil Specifics for Broad $1.5-Trillion Infrastructure Package

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