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A team of has won the US$3.3bn Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project in Virginia, USA. Read More The Construction Indez

The need for reinvestment in infrastructure is great, but we can do better than fix what is broken. Read More

With steps big and small, Massachusetts is working to move toward a more renewable energy-friendly future. Read More U.S. News

The $333-billion federal spending bill is expected to boost highway and bridge funding to Rhode Island. Read More Providence Journal

Deals related to water utilities in the U.S. spiked in 2018 Read More Source Name (i.e. CNBC; Constriction Drive etc)

As cities grow more crowded, mobility plays a key role in their success Read More The Street https://www.thestreet.com/world/cities-with-most-innovative-transportation-14864514

A vehicle-miles-traveled tax would present a good long-term solution for funding the nation’s infrastructure, representatives from the Association of American

Now poised for the biggest year ever in 2019, 2018 was a record-breaking year for the emerging U.S. natural gas

The Illinois DOT will receive $5,083,719 in federal funding to increase speeds and operational flexibility for passenger and freight rail

American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, was named as one of

Scientists from the University of Missouri have developed smartphone-based technology to report on the condition of the USA’s crumbling civil

K-12 public schools represent the nation’s second-largest infrastructure sector; Congress and the administration should address the following priorities… Read More

The decision marks the end of a debate over the plan to invest $2.2 billion in gas-fired power plants; state

Newsom called the original vision to connect Los Angeles and the Bay Area with a 3-hour train too expensive; other

The $614 million federal loan will help finance Pure Water San Diego — an innovative water-recycling program that will provide…

The U.S. Infrastructure Playbook provides an in-depth overview of the policy, the size of the market opportunity, the investment case

A new executive order directs federal departments and agencies to encourage recipients of federal financial assistance for infrastructure projects to

These two innovations in battery technology could be the answer to solar energy being usable when the sun isn’t showing.

The new bridge opening Saturday over North Carolina’s Oregon Inlet could come with a new name. Read More WNCT9 https://www.wnct.com/news/local-news/bonner-bridge-replacement-finally-opening-at-outer-banks/1768814983

The West Virginia Senate is entertaining a bill — the first of its kind to be introduced in the Legislature

Louisiana is taking a deep dive into its drinking water pipes and pumps as it tries to avoid a potential

DeFazio noted that federal gasoline taxes – used exclusively to fund road and bridge construction – have not been increased

Georgia’s improving grades were partially due to significant new investments such as HB 170… Read More Construction Equipment Guide https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/infrastructure-report-card-shows-slight-improvement-to-c/43746

Pallone recommended addressing climate change within an infrastructure bill that Trump would sign… Read More EcoWatch https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-hearings-congress-2628254656.html

The variety of game-changing ideas in this area ranged from a project to protect airports and critical infrastructure to encouraging

Jim Tymon, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, voiced his support for Nason’s FHWA

The project remains unique because while the state DOT will build it, Charleston County will [pay] costs above the $420

According to Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President, much of last year’s investment focused on… Read More Daily Herald https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190206/illinois-american-water-invested-over-122-million-in-2018-to-upgrade-critical-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure

Phoenix has taken some major steps — including banking water in underground reservoirs, slashing per-capita use, and recycling wastewater —

Most from 2015 wildfires, storm damage Read More KTVZ https://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-gets-68-million-from-feds-for-road-bridge-repairs/1003109959

A ceramic that becomes more or less conductive under different types of strain could lead to a new generation of

A bit more than 10 GW of wind and solar power plants became operational in the US in 2018. Read

The USDOT Federal Highway Administration has announced more than $705.7 million in Emergency Relief funds to help 34 states. Read

There is an internet based, open- source database for major US Transportation project costs courtesy of the FHWA’s office of

Middletown’s Public Works Department has come up with repairs to a component of its wastewater treatment plant. Read More The

House Democrats will be pushing a “For the People” agenda that will include raising wages by building green infrastructure… Read

Any infrastructure package must have four characteristics to be considered successful… Read More Transportation Today News https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/11741-center-releases-report-on-infrastructure-benchmarks/

The challenge remains to meet the requirements of new legislation in the most innovative ways possible, and the US market

The geopolitical calculus is shifting amid rapid growth of decentralized, emissions-free, renewable energy resources; experts weigh in… Read More Solar

A race has now emerged to determine the future of transportation and it is increasingly clear that those who invest

Winter storms are making a mess of Michigan roads; thaws have experts concerned about crumbling concrete this spring…. Read More

Here’s a breakdown of all the money that will be spent, is likely to be spent, or could be spent

West Virginia American Water announced the completion of its 2018 construction season, totaling $67 million in water and wastewater system

How infrastructure investments can create jobs, strengthen communities, and tackle the climate crisis Read More Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2019/01/31/465687/building-progressive-infrastructure/

ON started construction on its West of the Pecossolar solar project project, located in Reeves County, Texas. Read More Area

A proposal by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock calls for $440 million in infrastructure projects across the state… Read More Daily

If the report makes one thing clear, it’s that the sooner the city acts, the sooner its residents will reap

The report looks at 79 major military installations around the country, assessing both the current and future risks of… Read

A key question is whether [the committee] will recommend raising money through a gas tax increase — the most obvious

Officials note that extreme changes in temperatures increase the likelihood of water main breaks, especially in aging infrastructure… Read More

Understanding how wave power responds to oceanic warming has important implications for the impacts of climate change on infrastructure… Read

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state of Georgia a C+ grade for its infrastructure. Read More U.S.

US Energy Information Administration: Renewables To Be Fastest Growing Source Of Electricity Generation In Coming Years EIA expects non-hydroelectric renewable

Tulsa unveils Aero Bus Rapid Transit stop that ‘will open the entire city’ from downtown. Read More U.S. News https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2019-01-28/tulsas-transit-system-receives-game-changing-construction

Supervisor Johnson wants funds previously swept from Mohave County returned Read More Havasu News https://www.havasunews.com/news/boosted-highway-funding-plan-could-help-rural-counties/article_832f96e2-22c1-11e9-81cf-77d50de10308.html

Banking water minimises the impact of evaporation and means that water can also be recycled from various sources, instead of

In 2018, NLC laid the groundwork to bring Congress’ attention to one of the largest challenges facing the nation… Read

Both Hawaii and California now have laws requiring 100% clean electricity by 2045. Read More     Solar Power World https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2019/01/environment-america-is-pushing-100-clean-energy-bills-in-nine-states/

Marcy Kaptur is the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy… Read More Patch https://patch.com/ohio/avon-oh/lorain-rep-1st-woman-chair-house-subcommittee-energy

The One Earth Climate Model sets out how the global energy supply can move to 100% renewable energy by 2050,

Rep. Peter DeFazio seeks a grand, bipartisan bargain to fix our broken transit system… Read More     Curbed https://www.curbed.com/2019/1/23/18194600/congress-transportation-infrastructure-defazio

This information is key to not only put cycling infrastructure where it’s needed, but to measure the soundness and use

The slight improvement was helped by improvements in several categories, including ports, funding, transit, and stormwater utilities, according to… Read

Spokane will spend $15 million in state highway funding to build, move or protect city-owned water and sewer pipes ahead

A capital bill may be on the horizon for Illinois. Read More Sauk Valley https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/01/22/increase-in-state-gasoline-tax-could-be-considered-to-fund-capital-infrastructure-bill/agda2qa/

As indicated in the 2018 Report Card for Missouri’s Infrastructure, Missouri’s roads and bridges need improvement, so it was relieving

The boom in solar and wind power in the United States will deal a fresh blow to coal country in

At least 17 other new public transit projects worth billions are planned for some of the United States’ largest cities,

The Mississippi Transportation Commission has unanimously approved 163 projects to repair or replace crumbling roads and bridges. Read More U.S.

Aging U.S. water pipes are at risk of corrosion-related failure, according to a new report Read More Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/forget-the-wall-us-water-infrastructure-is-a-far-more-pressing-issue-2019-01-18

There are 16 new Democrats on the committee and eight new Republican members in the 116th Congress… Read More Occupational

The “Green New Deal” will statutorily mandate New York’s power be 100 percent carbon-free by 2040, the most aggressive goal

The funding includes $2.96 billion for infrastructure and economic and community development… Read More Maui Now https://mauinow.com/2019/01/20/disaster-relief-funding-passes-house/

The importance of the renewable resources and alternative energy sector… Read More Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobeccles/2019/01/20/the-importance-of-the-renewables-and-alternative-energy-sector-to-the-sustainable-development-goals/#7109b9006292

Introduced on Thursday, House Concurrent Resolution 8 is sponsored by Republican Dels. Larry D. Kump… Read More Herald-Mail Media https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/lawmakers-introduce-resolution-urging-doh-work-on-w-va/article_fefb465c-1c51-11e9-b040-f39feefd1823.html

A leading organization of civil engineers says Texas desperately needs more money to shore up its infrastructure… Read More     Houston

Stormwater Program Manager Carrie Evenson explains the [stormwater] problem[s] and how the new stormwater utility fee aims to address [them]…

Even after multibillion dollar investments in light-rail and a floating highway, Washington state’s infrastructure as a whole deserves merely a

Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) is the Six Million Dollar Man of roadway paving. Read More Engadget https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/16/lsus-bendable-concrete-could-fix-americas-crumbling-infrastruc/

The latest energy and electricity forecasts from the US government has predicted that wind energy will outperform hydropower for the

Three teams led by University of Washington researchers have received competitive awards totaling more than $2.3 million from the U.S.

A new report examines how US transit operators can better leverage the mobile channel to make travel easier for riders.

West Virginia American Water hosted its fourth annual construction season kick-off meeting to review the company’s planned 2019 water system

The coalition will host a briefing this week for Senate and House leaders that have jurisdiction over possible infrastructure proposals…

Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said that “infrastructure is integral” to sustain the current

Climate change could be kept in check if a phaseout of all fossil fuel infrastructure were to begin immediately… Read

Missing from [legislative] efforts is a whole-hearted stab at cleaning up transportation, the largest source of greenhouse gas emission… Read

Congress and the White House should focus on crafting a long-term highway bill over the next year that would ensure

The Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide public water utilities in communities across the country… Read More

Coming out of a decade of economic post-recession struggle, the U.S. is ready to place many projects back on the

As 2018 ended, gas prices fell to their lowest in nearly two years — below $2 a gallon in some

The EIA announced its projections for new capacity to come online in 2019. Read More PV Magazine https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/01/14/us-will-see-more-than-8-gw-of-solar-come-online-this-year/  

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is sending its crews on a pothole blitz to repair roads across the state.

US water organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging funding for the country’s crucial water infrastructure. Read More OOSKA

With a more split Congress after the election, there is opportunity ahead of the 2020 election to show bipartisan work

Momentum around offshore wind is driven by companies with expertise in offshore oil platform activity, an advantage that brings a

The City of Charlottetown hopes federal infrastructure funding programs will help make the city a little greener… Read More CBC

The Green New Deal is being promoted as a kind of progressive beacon of a greener America, promising jobs and…

Federal legislation to support repairs and construction of bridges, highways, and other facilities that keep the country moving will come