Transportation Section covers road, rail, air and nautical systems, including ports and terminals; materials and funding of various transportation components.//www.phoneitt.com/rss/130 en-us PennDOT Races to Begin Replacement of Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge

Construction on Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed on Jan. 28, could begin by late April.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53740 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:29:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53740-penndot-races-to-begin-replacement-of-collapsed-pittsburgh-bridge
White House Infrastructure Chief Landrieu Outlines IIJA Progress ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Agencies have allocated $110B in 110 days, infrastructure implementation chief says.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53735 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:33:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53735-white-house-infrastructure-chief-landrieu-outlines-iija-progress
Five Minutes With Jacobs PM Jessica Becker

Jacobs' construction manager for the $11-billion East Side Access came to the job straight out of college.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53727 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:07:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53727-five-minutes-with-jacobs-pm-jessica-becker
Senate Passes $1.5T Spending Bill That Would Unlock Full IIJA Highway, Transit Funds ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Recent stopgap bills have put a lower cap on highway, transit funds than IIJA authorized.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53738 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53738-senate-passes-15t-spending-bill-that-would-unlock-full-iija-highway-transit-funds
Planned $100-Million Trail Project Gets Moving West of Las Vegas doug@knpr.org (Doug Puppel)

The Red Rock Legacy Trail is designed to be built in phases, with the first phase extending five miles from residential neighborhoods at the north end of the trail.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53734 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:10:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53734-planned-100-million-trail-project-gets-moving-west-of-las-vegas
Kansas City Council Rejects Protest in Award of Big Airport Contract Aviation department was cited for not keeping records, but project was always in MWBE compliance. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53726 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:22:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53726-kansas-city-council-rejects-protest-in-award-of-big-airport-contract LA Metro Pursues Alternative Project Delivery Methods choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)

At the 61st Western Winter Workshop, panelists discussed ways, such as technology, to increase collaboration and innovation.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53723 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:56:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53723-la-metro-pursues-alternative-project-delivery-methods
Alaska Advances $1.6B Port Upgrade After Feds Ordered to Pay Anchorage

A troubled port extension project managed by the U.S. Maritime Administration was deemed unsafe to use, as federal court orders it to compensate the city.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53722 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53722-alaska-advances-16b-port-upgrade-after-feds-ordered-to-pay-anchorage
Flap Continues Over FHWA Memo on IIJA Highway Priorities ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Transportation Sec. Buttigieg defends guidance document before committee as Rep. Capito criticizes it.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53709 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:42:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53709-flap-continues-over-fhwa-memo-on-iija-highway-priorities
Design Firm COWI Quits 'Risky' Mid-East, Africa Markets reina@btinternet.com (Peter Reina) Danish engineer says it will complete arbitration of claim against Oman in consulting dispute related to work on Muscat International Airport. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53708 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:14:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53708-design-firm-cowi-quits-risky-mid-east-africa-markets Orlando's Multimodal Makeover choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)

For the past several years, the main attractions for construction buffs in Orlando have been at the airport itself. 

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53698 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53698-orlandos-multimodal-makeover south terminal crowning Photo courtesy of MCO
Biden Pledges a Burst of 2022 Project Starts Using IIJA Funds ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

In his first State of the Union speech, Biden predicts an "Infrastructure Decade."

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53692 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:54:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53692-biden-pledges-a-burst-of-2022-project-starts-using-iija-funds
Feds Suspend $600M Alaska Mine Road Project for New Permit Review

Interior Dept. says prior administration's environmental analysis of the Ambler mine access road across national park and federally managed land had “significant deficiencies.”

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53663 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:20:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53663-feds-suspend-600m-alaska-mine-road-project-for-new-permit-review
Concrete Delivery Strike Impacts Big Seattle Transportation Projects Ongoing labor dispute between King County, Wash., concrete suppliers and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 that has reduced or halted deliveries now is delaying Seattle-area projects such as multiple Sound Transit extensions and Washington State Convention Center addition. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53664 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53664-concrete-delivery-strike-impacts-big-seattle-transportation-projects FAA Probes KC Airport on Minority, Women-Owned Business Participation

Federal agency alleges Kansas City failed to properly track minority- and women-owned businesses on $1.5-billion international airport terminal project.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53659 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53659-faa-probes-kc-airport-on-minority-women-owned-business-participation
US DOT Seeks Proposals for $1B in Airport Terminal Grants, $450M for Ports ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Airport terminal grant funding is just year one of five-year $5B program.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53658 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:30:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53658-us-dot-seeks-proposals-for-1b-in-airport-terminal-grants-450m-for-ports
UPDATE: Near Deadline, Biden Signs Stopgap Bill, Avoiding Government Shutdown ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

New bill still doesn't release full IIJA highway and transit funding.

http://www.新利18备用enr.com/articles/53645 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:55:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53645-update-near-deadline-biden-signs-stopgap-bill-avoiding-government-shutdown
Judge Gives Cintra Bid Protest of $9B Md. P3 Project Award New Life Ruling largely rejects state assertion that challenge of Transurban/Macquarie contract missed key deadline; no state comment yet on impact to project schedule. http://www.新利18备用enr.com/articles/53642 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:20:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53642-judge-gives-cintra-bid-protest-of-9b-md-p3-project-award-new-life Construction Groups Gear Up to Fight Senate Gas-Tax 'Holiday' Bill ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Bill backed by six Democrats would tap general fund to offset Highway Trust Fund revenue loss.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53623 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:32:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53623-construction-groups-gear-up-to-fight-senate-gas-tax-holiday-bill
Heavyweights Vie on Design-Build Plan for $4.5B Toronto Subway Aecon, Dragados and Kiewit/SNC Lavalin lead shortlisted teams developing strategies by summer for the 5-mile Scarborough line extension, with public agencies set to select a winner in the fall. //www.phoneitt.com/articles/53612 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:51:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53612-heavyweights-vie-on-design-build-plan-for-45b-toronto-subway LaGuardia Nears On-Time Arrival choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)

The placement of the second of two pedestrian bridges 60 ft above an active airfield last month marked the final piece of significant construction for the new $5.1-billion Terminal B at LaGuardia International Airport.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53620 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:41:00 -0500https://www.新利18备用enr.com/articles/53620-laguardia-nears-on-time-arrival 拉瓜迪亚机场 The terminal features a brand-new look.Photo courtesy LGP
DOT, DOE Allocate $615M for US Electric Vehicle Charging Network ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Funds are first installment of infrastructure funding law's formula funds for a national EV network.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53594 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:35:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53594-dot-doe-allocate-615m-for-us-electric-vehicle-charging-network
$5B Added to California High-Speed Rail Budget in Draft Plan

Proposed changes include a tunnel near Hollywood-Burbank Airport.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53595 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53595-5b-added-to-california-high-speed-rail-budget-in-draft-plan
Was a Paving Contractor Really to Blame for a Deadly Crash? kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

Darrin Carroll was running a little late for work. At about 7:20 a.m. on a cold January morning in 2019, the sun had not yet shown its face in northern Kentucky. Carroll, who had just reassured his employer that he was on his way, steered his red 2003 Chevrolet flatbed truck east along Richwood Road, a typical two-lane ribbon of black top. That's when everything went wrong.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53582 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53582-was-a-paving-contractor-really-to-blame-for-a-deadly-crash 02142022_Lead_Image_ENRwebready900.jpg The critical road section in the aftermath of the January 9, 2019 accident in Boone County, Kentucky in which Amy Skiba died.Credit: Commonwealth of Kentucky Court Files
Michigan DOT Selects Firm for First U.S. Wireless Vehicle Charging Road Infrastructure < p >的归纳vehicl Electreon将开发状态e charging road system, furthering its planned transition to all-electric transit fleets.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53565 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53565-michigan-dot-selects-firm-for-first-us-wireless-vehicle-charging-road-infrastructure
NTSB Outlines Pittsburgh Bridge Structure Specifics, Finding Collapse Cause Will Take Months ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

PennDOT picks HDR-Swank Construction team for rebuild of fallen bridge.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53564 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:23:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53564-ntsb-outlines-pittsburgh-bridge-structure-specifics-finding-collapse-cause-will-take-months
FTA Releases First Installment of IIJA Funds to Transit Systems ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

The release covers only part of fiscal 2022 funds; an appropriations measure is needed for the rest.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53558 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:59:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53558-fta-releases-first-installment-of-iija-funds-to-transit-systems
ARTBA: Deficient Bridge Number Drops, But Huge Backlog Remains ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Structurally deficient bridges declined 3% in 2021, but more than 43,500 remain.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53544 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53544-artba-deficient-bridge-number-drops-but-huge-backlog-remains
PennDOT Lines Up Funds for Pittsburgh Bridge Rebuild ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53538 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:10:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53538-penndot-lines-up-funds-for-pittsburgh-bridge-rebuild
UK Premier Ditched Pet Projects But Costs Still Mount reina@btinternet.com (Peter Reina)

Study to disprove Boris Johnson's plan for a bridge or tunnel across a bomb-filled sea valley cost government $1.2 million, new data reveals.

//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53535 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:42:00 -0500//www.phoneitt.com/articles/53535-uk-premier-ditched-pet-projects-but-costs-still-mount