The US DOT has awarded $5B to projects to rebuild, repair and restore 13 large, critically important US bridges. The latest awards are Large Bridge Grants, a subset of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Bridge Investment Program.

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Total Construction spending for May 2024 came in at $2.14B. Relative to prior month, this is an decrease by -0.1%. In Apr 2024, construction spending grew by0.3% #construction #gdp #econsky

The $490.8-million construction management services contract comes as officials are gearing up to start work on the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension.

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When fully completed, the Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai will accommodate 400 gates enabling the facility to handle up to 260 million passengers annually.

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The paved roadway will allow travelers to reach the doorstep of Peru's Machu Picchu site. While improving access to the historic ruins, visitors will still need to hike or ride the train the final few miles of the journey

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Almost all of the 463 miles of the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles has been environmentally cleared with the exception of relatively small portion between Los Angeles and Anaheim.

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Caltrans, in partnership with the California Department of Technology (CDT) and the Department of General Services (DGS), recently announced historic contracts as California seeks to harness the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to protect… #artificialintelligence #California

MTA leaders in New York City have scaled back billions of dollars’ worth of upgrades to the subway system after Gov. Kathy Hochul paused a congestion pricing plan. The tolling program would have paid for improvements and repairs.

Disney will spend $8B on its Florida properties by 2034, including $10M on affordable housing as part of the agreement aligning the company's development plans with the oversight district's comprehensive planning process.

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Final design review done, thoughts turn to procurement and contractor proposals for the latest 'extremely large telescopes' located in Chile. The $2.54B Giant Magellan Telescope will feature a huge top moveable section. Not your everyday piece of optical equipment.

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This project will improve road access to the Machu Picchu vicinity but it stops a few miles short of the historic Inca ruins themselves.

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I went through Dubai International Airport earlier this year and it is immense. This new airport will be FIVE TIMES its size.

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It's unlikely a ship of the size that felled the Baltimore bridge can travel further up the Mississippi River than New Orleans. Still, given the catastrophic outcome if one of those bridges were to collapse, it's definitely worth assessing the risk no matter how small the possibility.

I struggle to comprehend that the entire concrete support pylon for the Francis Scott Key bridge is just... gone. Completely obliterated by the impact of that ship.

In the wake of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse it's worth considering the difference in ship size between the time that structure was built and today.

My editing responsibilities have really cut into my reporting of late but it was great to get back in on the Panama Canal beat.

Currently, Australia, Chile and China lead the world in lithium production with the US producing just 1%. California is hoping to change that as more EV producers look for domestic sources. #lithium #electricvehicles #geothermal

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