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07/02/09 Ten Minutes with Norman Mineta On the Highway Trust Fund Crisis

The former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Commerce talks about what will happen in Congress to fund the country's transportation projects.
07/01/09 Optimism in Transportation Sector As Stimulus Provides Stability

After a 12-month experience rivaling the most hairraising theme-park thrill ride, transportation design firms are finally enjoying a sense of stability, coupled with some optimism about the future.
07/01/09 Revamped Louisiana Oil Artery Taking Shape Over Bayou
If a hurricane hits southern Louisiana this year, a critical portion of the roadway that carries almost 20% of the nation’s total oil supply from the Gulf of Mexico should remain high and dry.
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07/01/09 Scotland Opens Bidding for New $2-billion Forth Crossing
06/26/09 States, U.S DOT Show Big Stimulus Gains
06/25/09 California Rail Gets Stimulus Boost
06/24/09 Dueling Plans Shake Transport Outlook
06/24/09 Alternative ‘Fuel For Thought’ Challenges Aviation Industry
06/24/09 Floating Bridge’s New Half Opens in Washington State
06/24/09 Signals, Aging Cars Probed in D.C. Metro Crash That Killed Nine
06/19/09 Oberstar Provides An Outline Of the Proposed Transport Bill
06/18/09 DOT's LaHood Seeks 18-Month SAFETEA-LU Extension
06/17/09 FRA Issues High-Speed Rail Guidelines
06/17/09 Muscat International Airport Contract Awarded
06/10/09 Highway Trust Fund Faces New Shortfall
06/10/09 Miami’s Massive Project Revived
06/10/09 Extradosed Bridge Bids Favor Concrete Construction
06/10/09 Fast-Track Effort Gives Life To Old Hudson River Structure
06/04/09 LaHood: Highway Fund 'Fix' Will Require Offset
06/03/09 Cleveland Crossing Gets Smooth Slide
06/03/09 Los Angeles Rail Extension’s Safety Record Looks Golden
06/03/09 PB-HOK To Design $180-Million California Transportation Hub
06/03/09 Creative Financing Backs Missouri’s New Bridge Program
06/02/09 Highway Trust Fund Faces New Hole, Lawmakers Say
05/29/09 Cleveland Crews Move 10 Million Pounds of Bridge
05/27/09 Officials: Transportation Needs Many Options, Funding
05/26/09 Senate Confirms Nominees DOT, Burec Nominees
05/22/09 Stimulus Contracting Picks Up In Highway, Transit Markets
05/22/09 House Passes Three-Year FAA Bill With Hike for Construction Funds
05/13/09 Squeeze Play Helps Team Build Station In Two Years
05/13/09 Spanish-Led Team Wins PPP Bridge Project in North Carolina
05/13/09 Engineers Tweak Realignment of Cleveland Bridge
05/12/09 11 Transit Projects Share $743 Million in Stimulus Aid
05/06/09 Investors Flock To Jersey Turnpike
05/06/09 Missouri Sports Nation’s First Private Commercial Airport
05/06/09 ‘Extradosed’ Crossing To Help Connecticut Traffic Problems
05/05/09 Caltrans Breaks Stimulus Ground With Fairfield Repaving Project
04/30/09 House Panel Charts Early Stimulus Progress
04/29/09 U.S. Miami's Terminal Builders Prepare For 2011 Landing
04/29/09 Tri-State Construction Plans Ramping Up, Officials Say
04/29/09 Light-Rail Builders Face Heavy Challenges Along With Growth
04/29/09 $1.46-billion Houston Transit Job Awarded to Parsons Team
04/29/09 Sepulveda Pass Widening Job To Tame Traffic Congestion
04/29/09 U.S. High-Speed Train Projects Get a Push
04/24/09 House to Vote in Early June on Multiyear Transport Bill
04/22/09 In Mumbai, a Long Road to Reality
04/22/09 DOT Sketches Plan For High-Speed Rail
04/15/09 Bid To Convert Existing Roads Into Toll Roads Fails in Nevada
04/15/09 Denmark Starts Design Work For Another Road and Rail Link
04/15/09 Engineers On California High-Speed Rail Will Finally Be Paid
04/08/09 Grateful State Agencies Scrambling To Get Workers Going on Projects
04/08/09 Ontario Gives Toronto Billions For Light-Rail Construction
04/08/09 Team Snags New Contract On $22-Billion London Project
04/08/09 Senate Aide Rogoff Named Federal Transit Chief
04/08/09 Odebrecht Snags Big Road Concession
04/07/09 Engineers Will Finally Be Paid For California High-Speed Rail Work
04/03/09 Former Arizona DOT Chief Picked to Head FHWA
04/01/09 I-35W Suit To Target Engineer, Contractor
04/01/09 Ohio Taps Stimulus To Construct New I-90 Span in Cleveland
03/27/09 Brazilian Construction Giant Camargo Correa Hit With Corruption Charges
03/25/09 U.K.-French Team Submits Winning Design for Irish Crossing
03/25/09 Asphalt Producers Warm To New Mix Technologies
03/25/09National Engineers Group Releases Infrastructure Review
03/19/09 Peru Proposes Elevator to Increase Access to Machu Picchu Site
03/18/09 New York City Subway's 'Short' South Ferry Stop Gets Extended
03/18/09 Rail Connection to Dulles Airport Gets $900-Million Boost
03/18/09 House Passes 6-Month FAA Stopgap
03/18/09 AECOM, CH2M Hill Team Win London Rail Management Role
03/13/09 Amtrak Poised to Receive $1.3 Billion in Stimulus Aid
03/12/09 FAA, DOE Releasing Stimulus Aid For Airports and Energy Upgrades
03/06/09 House Panel Approves FAA Bill, Hikes Airport Grants, PFCs
03/05/09 Three Teams Vie for Panama Canal Pact To Design and Build New Locks
03/04/09 One Becomes Three in Bay State Rehabilitation Contract
03/04/09 Steely Determination, Design Save a California Crossing
03/03/09 Experts: Spanish-Led Consortium to Build $4-Billion Texas Freeway Project
02/27/09 Project of the Month: Highway through Key Largo
02/26/09 Experts: Switch Transportation Funding Away from Gas Tax
02/18/09 Road and Rail Builders Are Ready To Roll
02/11/09 San Francisco-Oakland Crossing Starts To Take Shape
02/11/09 Dinosaur Tracks Uncovered During Peru Road Construction
02/04/09 Contractor’s Smarts and Spare Part Save Weeks Off Bridge Reopening
02/04/09 SnowMan’s Virtual Fences Corral Drifts of Virtual Snow
02/04/09 A Long Clear Spans Present Challenges for Navy Project
02/04/09 Spans Slip, Slide Into Place
01/28/09 For Contractors and Their Advisers, A Sinking Feeling Is Good in Busan
01/21/09 Coast Guard's Funding Would Target A Dozen Railroad Bridges
01/16/09 DOT's Peters Gives Approval For Virginia Rail Transit Spur
01/14/09 Tunnel Option Is Top Choice for Seattle's Viaduct Replacement
01/08/09 DOT's Peters Gives Approval For Virginia Rail Transit Spur
01/07/09 Financing Contributes to Death Of $200-Billion Texas Corridor
01/07/09 Feasibility Study No Easy Feat For Potential $8-Billion Route
01/06/09 TxDOT Cuts The Trans Fat From Texas Corridor Project
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