transportation news archive (2003)

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12/29/2003 Central Artery Team Opens Last $2.6-billion Segment

12/23/2003 AIR-21 Successor Signed, but Appropriations Mess Stalls Airport Grants

12/15/2003 The Kabul to Kandahar Road Deemed Most Dangerous Site

12/11/2003 TSA Awards New Round of Seaport Security Grants

12/09/2003 Pakistani Engineer Killed on Kabul-Kandahar Road Project

12/08/2003 Two More Engineers Kidnapped on Kabul-Kandahar Road Project

12/05/2003 California Bridge Collapse Kills Worker and Injures Seven

12/03/2003 Tangled Kansas City Interchange Reaches Milestone

12/01/2003 Afghan Kidnappers Release Turkish Roadbuilder

12/01/2003 Chinese Contractor Snags Afghan Roadbuilding Work

12/01/2003 9/11-Damaged Rail Is Reborn Temporarily

11/24/2003 Aviation Bill Finally Clears Congress, with $14.2 Billion for Airport Grants

11/24/2003 Engineer Legend T.Y. Lin Dead at 91

11/24/2003 Young Introduces $375-Billion TEA-21 Successor, But Silent On Financing

11/20/2003 Louis Berger Engineers Cheat Death in Afghanistan Ambush

11/17/2003 Contractor Speeds Deck Replacement Across the Ohio

11/14/2003 O'Hare Names Lead Runway Designers, Disqualifies Bechtel As
Program Manager

11/12/2003 Conferees Agree on 7% FY04 Hike for Highways, 2% for Transit

11/12/2003 Senate Panel Clears $255-Billion TEA-21 Successor; Financing
Not Assured

11/10/2003 Las Vegas Extends System Before First Phase Is Finished

11/10/2003 Maine Cables Get Extra Support in Rare Procedure

11/03/2003 Taiwanese Team Perseveres Through Problematic Route

11/03/2003 Caltrans Steels Up For Big Bid Changes

10/31/2003 House Passes Revised Aviation Bill, Senate Filibuster Threatened

10/27/2003 Senate Panel to Vote on $255-Billion Successor to TEA-21

10/27/2003 A Modest Pedestrian Bridge Is Quite Well-Connected

10/13/2003 Tacoma Crossing Sets Down Amid Swirl of Legacy, Tides

10/06/2003 Studies in Suspense Flourish in New York

09/29/2003 Senate Approves 5-Month TEA-21 Extension

09/25/2003 House Approves 5-Month TEA-21 Extension

09/22/2003 Indianapolis Terminal Design Looking Secure and Green

09/22/2003 Contractors Prepare for New HAZMAT Transportation Rule

09/18/2003 Highway Program, Fuel Tax Extensions Move in Congress

09/17/2003 Senate Democrats Seek 6-Month AIR-21 Extension; McCain, Lott Opposed

09/15/2003 States See Extension Of Transportation Aid

09/15/2003 New Jersey Transit Throws Switch on Transfer Terminal

09/15/2003 L.A. City Council Members Balk At Fast-Tracking LAX Expansion

09/11/2003 Rep. Young: Dispute Over Highway Bill Extension's Length

09/08/2003 Miami Airport Adds Capacity With Fast-Tracked Contract

08/18/2003 New Virginia Span Is Built Like a 5,000-ton Watch

08/18/2003 An ‘Airport Station’ Marks Homestretch for Megaproject

08/11/2003 Infrared Cameras Reveal World of Pavement Problems

08/11/2003 Port Plans for New York Prove Boon to Marine Contractors

08/04/2003 Conferees Boost Funding But Democrats Are Angry

08/01/2003 Air Traffic Controller Provision Sparks Threat to Aviation Bill

07/30/2003 Senators Propose Amtrak Funding Bill, Criticize DOT Plan Propose Amtrak Funding Bill, Criticize DOT Plan

07/29/2003 DOT Proposes Amtrak Restructuring Bill

07/29/2003 The Reopening Of Interstate 65

07/28/2003 Agreement Reached on Aviation Bill, Small Hike for Construction Grants

07/28/2003 Los Angeles, Atlanta Planning Security-Conscious Terminals

07/24/2003 House Appropriations Committee Passes $89-Billion Transportation Bill

07/14/2003 French Firms Fitting Out 22 High-Speed Track Contracts

07/11/2003 House Panel Hikes Highways, Slashes Amtrak, GSA Construction

07/11/2003 Senate Committee Pares 2004 Homeland Security Dept. Budget

07/07/2003 Three Airports Get Multi-Year Federal Security Funding Pledges

07/07/2003 Airlines Asked for Bids as Baghdad Airport Reopening Draws Near

07/02/2003 Coast Guard Issues New Seaport Security Rules

07/01/2003 TRB Report Sees Looming Workforce 'Crisis' for State DOTs, Transit Agencies

06/30/2003 Temporary Span May Signal More Permanent Applications

06/23/2003 Morgan, Former FHWA, Highway Industry Official, Dies at 69

06/18/2003 DOT Revises Contract Retainage Rule

06/16/2003 Monster Crane Lifts Spirits And A Thousand Tons

06/13/2003 Senate Approves Aviation Bill, With Boost for Construction Grants

06/11/2003 House Passes Four-Year Aviation Bill, Hiking for Airport Grants

06/02/2003 Dirt Is Flying To Airport Site On Conveyor Belt In Atlanta

05/26/2003 Interstate Is Pushed Aside To Accommodate Airport Growth

05/26/2003 SAFETEA Funding Debate Begins

05/15/2003 House Panel Clears Increase for Airport Grants

05/14/2003 Bush Administration Proposed $247-Billion Successor to TEA-21

05/12/2003 Team Sets Deck For First U.S. Suspension Bridge In 30 Years

05/05/2003 High-Tech Future Begins To Take Shape With Tampa Expressway

05/02/2003 Apparent Low Bid on Third Wilson Bridge Contract 25% Below Estimate

05/01/2003 Senate Panel Clears Bill Boosting Airport Funds

04/25/2003 New DOT Truck Driver Rule Retains Construction Exemption

04/21/2003 Illinois To Overhaul Interstate To Improve Safety And Access

04/15/2003 Senate Bill Would Boost Airport Grant Program

04/07/2003 Central Artery Project Hits Milestone With I-93 Opening

04/01/2003 Chicago Officials Order Overnight Airport Demolition

03/31/2003 Crucial Cable-Stayed Crossing Set To Open Near Georgia Port

03/26/2003 DOT's Aviation Bill Would Freeze Airport Grants

03/21/2003 FTA Picks 17 Firms for Project Oversight Contracts

03/17/2003 Variably Priced Express Lanes Gaining Interest Nationwide

03/13/2003 Don Young Seems to Back Away From Retroactive Gas Tax Indexing

03/12/2003 Virginia DOT Launches Website Keeping Tabs On Construction Projects

03/10/2003 Atlanta Council Clears Pathway To Continue Airport Expansion

03/07/2003 Reps. Young, Oberstar Call for $375 billion in TEA-21 Successor

03/03/2003 Engineering Group Study Cites Needed Central Artery Changes

03/03/2003 Florida About To Test Paving Process That Has European Roots

03/26/2003 Work Begins on Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge

02/24/2003 Tacoma Moves To Enhance Position As A Key Cargo Hub

02/24/2003 Disney Wants Link In Florida's First High-Speed Segment

02/24/2003 Central Artery Segment Design May Have Led to Cost Overrun

02/24/2003 Act Two of Woodrow Wilson Play is 28% Below Engineer Estimate

02/17/2003 Officials Eye Massive Amounts of Construction for Manhattan

02/14/2003 Granite-Corman Apparent Low Bid on Wilson Bridge 28% Below Estimate

02/12/2003 House Transportation Chairman Backs Gas-Tax Indexing

02/10/2003 Drilled Shaft Foundation Specs May Need Serious Attention

02/03/2003 DOT Proposes $247 Billion for Roads, Transit in TEA-21 Successor

01/20/2003 House Appropriations Sets Up Homeland Security Subcommittee

01/29/2003 Sen. Inhofe Backs Higher Highway Spending, But Not Fuel Tax Hike

01/27/2003 Designer Seeks More Sites for Patented Economical Crossings

01/20/2003 Boston Unveils $6.5-Billion Section of Central Artery Job

01/17/2003 New Chiefs Named for PennDOT, Maryland DOT

01/03/2003 City of Chicago Refines Controversial Airport Expansion Plan

12/30/2002-01/06/2003 Contractor Corrects Own Error and Rebuilds Segment