INFRASTRUCTURE

First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts

United States Of America - As the air rights fly off the shelf at a record pace both in space and on the ground all eyes will be on the rapid pace of corporations and the outcomes. As technology evolves and mentalities of industry continue with the same competitiveness of old will this result in another cluster f$*k? Highways, Bridges, Sidewalks…

Boston, Massachusetts - Governor Charlie Baker approved all of the bond authorizations in the nearly $11.4 billion bill he signed on Wednesday, including $400 million for immediate safety improvements at the T and $275 million as a down payment toward a passenger rail expansion in western Massachusetts, as well as a number of the supplemental…

United States of America - President Biden and G7 leaders announced yesterday their aim to form a values-driven, high-impact, transparent infrastructure partnership to satisfy the infrastructure requirements of low- and middle-income nations and promote U.S. and ally economic and national security objectives. Members of the Administration have…

New York, New York - Turner & Townsend has appointed Kyle Goehring as Head of Sustainability for their US operations. Kyle will manage a strategy effort to raise the firm's profile and sustainability offering in the region. Kyle joins Turner & Townsend from True Green Capital, where he was Director of Origination. Prior to joining TGC,…

Washington D.C. - The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that its Build America Bureau has provided Purple Line Transit Partners with a low-interest loan of up to $1.76 billion for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. www.purplelinemd.com The loan will finance up to 33% of the eligible project…

United States Of America - Robotics and Automation are nothing new. It has been evolving consistently since Henry Ford's assembly line and well before. What has changed is the segments and industries they never reached or reach. The country's lack luster adoption and lack of innovation seems to have began with push and pull lobbying and regulation…

Eskilstuna, Sweden - Volvo Construction Equipment of Sweden yesterday announced that the company is ready for the current economic and environmental climate at hand. The company has risen to the challenge with it's launch of a full electric construction equipment suite. The company has announced you can now pre-order from their site. The…

United States Of America - Gas & Diesel price volatility has become a long lasting push and pull battle over the years. Since the United States Of America set it goals to eliminate oil imports from Russia it has implemented new laws and push towards more responsible energy sourcing, consumption and emissions. Although the move does seem…

United States Of America - Supply chain issues have been a challenge for many industry sectors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the Port of Los Angeles had the highest traffic on record in 2021: 10.7 million 20-foot containers, which is 13% higher than the previous record set in 2018. However, this has taken the port’s…

The US renewable energy industry experienced major growth in 2021, and this is reflected in the latest reports from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and American Clean Power Association (ACPA). In particular, solar and wind power have become the two fastest growing electricity sources in the country, ahead of all fossil fuels. As of…

LICKING COUNTY, OHIO - News came today from Intel confirming formally that the company has indeed ruled out Texas' bid and will lay foundations in Ohio. An initial investment of more than $20 billion has been announced by Intel for the development of two new cutting-edge chip facilities.In order to address the growing demand for advanced…

United States Of America - The historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program (Bridge Formula Program), which was made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was officially inaugurated today by the United States Department of Transportation. The program, which will be…

The project would be built along the existing Bay Ridge Connector, a 14-mile freight line that extends from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to Jackson Heights, Queens. It would create a new transit option for close to 900,000 residents of the neighborhoods along the route, along with 260,000 people who work in Brooklyn and Queens.

New York, New York - ARCADIS, The New York City Economic Development Corporation and Mayor's Office of Climate Resiliency released the Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan to get ahead of climate change and protect Lower Manhattan. An expansive floodwall system that also serves as open public space is part of a…