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| September 2, 2021 | Contract for DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza Awarded to White-Owned Firm | Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block pedestrian street in Washington, DC, named in 2020 by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Mayor Bowser showed her ...Read more |
| September 2, 2021 | What’s the point of Amtrak? | The $1 trillion infrastructure bill, if made into law as in its current form, will give $66 billion in new funding for Amtrak, which has a wish list of more than 50 new routes it wants to construct ...Read more |
| August 31, 2021 | One Month After Ground Broke on Levee Project, Ida Shows Its Urgency | We recently reported on a groundbreaking ceremony attended by the Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards. As we wrote at the time, officials said the levee would “will protect 60,000 residents o ...Read more |
| August 18, 2021 | Texas Wraps Up Phase 1 of $527m Highway Project Near San Antonio | The HOV lanes, which are between Stone Oak Parkway and Loop 1604 near San Antonio are part of the first phase of a two-phase, $527 million regional project, called the US 281 North Expansion Projec ...Read more |
| August 16, 2021 | US Blew $30b on Afghanistan Construction Programs | Here at Contractor News, we like to talk a lot about what we call the three C’s: contracting, construction, and corruption. Though we typically cover domestic issues, Afghanistan is a story that ...Read more |
| August 5, 2021 | LA Transit ‘Mega Project’ to Link San Fernando Valley to West Side, LAX | The project would ultimately connect the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX with high-capacity transit. Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners includes Bechtel, Meridiam Infrastructure an ...Read more |
| August 4, 2021 | Material Costs Still Sky-High as Infrastructure Bill Approaches Passing | As we recently reported, the massive infrastructure bill championed by the Biden adm ...Read more |
| August 3, 2021 | Louisiana Breaks Ground on $760m Levee Project | Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a groundbreaking ceremony, officiating the launch of the project on Monday, July 26. The levee will run from the Bonnet Carre Spillway to the Mississip ...Read more |
| July 30, 2021 | Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls | “The Comptroller’s Office has conducted a thorough review and engaged with the City through a series of questions and answers to determine compliance with all applicable rules and regulations p ...Read more |
| July 29, 2021 | Infrastructure Bill Passes Major Hurdle With Bipartisan Support | The US Senate voted on Wednesday to start debating the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package, a longtime and key component of the Biden Administration’s agenda. The current iteration o ...Read more |