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Opinion: Real infrastructure reform requires honest look at goals
Infrastructure was at the heart of both major parties' 2016 election platforms, but three years later, there is little to sho -More-
Md. closes funding gap for $466M tunnel expansion
Maryland and CSX Transportation have secured the extra $103 million needed for a $466 million expansion of the Howard Street -More-
Officials weigh tunnel beneath Calif. airport
California officials are considering building a tunnel underneath Hollywood Burbank Airport, which sits in the path of an $80 -More-
Work underway on $118M San Francisco park
Officials have broken ground on a $118 million project to develop 14 acres of national parkland atop highway tunnels in San F -More-
Port of Montreal plans expansion
With a loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, the Port of Montreal plans to begin construction on an expansion project in -More-
Skepticism abounds as Honolulu aims to complete P3 rail project
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will review proposals during the next few weeks for a public-private partners -More-
Work progresses on Wash. light-rail project
Sound Transit has finished clearing and grading for a $2.9 billion light-rail extension between Seattle and Lynnwood, Wash., -More-
Minn. city OKs wastewater treatment expansion
The Austin, Minn., City Council has approved a $78 million plan to increase the capacity of a wastewater treatment facility b -More-
Concrete repaired on Pittsburgh dam wall
The Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District used 400 cubic yards of concrete to upgrade the land wall inside the chamber -More-
Madam, you ask me how I compose. I compose sitting down.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
Massive machine to bore flood-relief tunnel in Dallas
The world's largest hard rock water tunnel-boring machine, dubbed "Big Tex," is ready and set to begin work soon on Dallas' 3 -More-
Loan clears way for 50-story Chicago office tower
Riverside Investment & Development is ready to begin work this month on a 50-story office tower next to Chicago's Union Stati -More-
Minn. pipeline contractors sign project labor agreement
Canada's Enbridge is awaiting regulatory clearance after Michels and Precision Pipeline signed a project labor agreement with -More-
June finish expected for lengthy Wis. I-94 project
More than eight years of construction on Interstate 94 in Wisconsin is expected to conclude in June. -More-
Construction lags as US jobs picture improves
The overall jobs picture is rosy, but it's a different story in construction, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor S -More-
Autodesk award winner advises firms to integrate tech
Extensive use of building information modeling, drones and virtual reality has earned Amr Raafat an Autodesk AEC Excellence a -More-
Column: Why modular construction matters
Modular construction has advanced and has taken on many forms, such as factory-built wall units and volumetric prefabrication -More-
How AEC firms can keep pace with marketing trends
Advertising and marketing have changed remarkably with the advent of the internet and email, but architecture, engineering an -More-
Bill introduced to create a marketplace for toll credits
Two Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would allow states to sell excess toll credits to other states to bring i -More-
Ask yourself: 'Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream?'
Ansel Adams, landscape photographer, environmentalist
