Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 31, 2015
SCDOT Adopts New Rule Limiting Ex-Employees
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) To combat the perception that contractors who hire former Department of Transportation employees get an advantage in winning contracts, the SCDOT is adopting a new rule limiting what those ex-employees can do, the state agency’s acting secretary said....
Grant Schulte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri August 28, 2015
Ricketts Unveils Plan to Generate Additional $3M for Roads
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska counties and midsize cities are expected to receive an extra $3 million each year for street and bridge work under changes unveiled Aug. 11 by Gov. Pete Ricketts. Ricketts said the state will increase the money it gives to cities and counties through a program that allows them to swap federal dollars for state money to complete local projects....
David Eggert - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri August 28, 2015
No Roads Deal in Michigan Due to Clash Over Shifting Funds
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan’s deteriorating roads will not be fixed anytime soon unless Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers resolve a major sticking point at the Capitol: how much money to permanently shift from other spending to the transportation budget....
Ben Jacobson - TELEGRAPH HERALD - Fri August 28, 2015
Officials Expect New Dam to Finish This Fall
DELHI, Iowa (AP) Todd Gifford didn’t have long to enjoy the perks of being a lakeside property owner. Shortly after he purchased a home near Lake Delhi, it began to rain. Though the inclement weather passed relatively quickly, roiling, raging stormwaters punched through an earthen dam wall....
Wed August 26, 2015
China’s Pains Become America’s Strains
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - As China’s economy has grown and skyscrapers have sprouted in cities extending ever westward from its coast, Otis Elevator Co. went along for the ride. But with China now in a slump and the value of its currency the most recent casualty, Otis and other manufacturing companies staking much on Asia’s biggest economy now face a moment of reckoning....
David Klepper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue August 25, 2015
NY’s Cuomo Reluctant to Dig Deep for New Hudson Rail
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) He committed billions of dollars to overhaul LaGuardia Airport and build a new Tappan Zee Bridge — but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken a wary approach to building a new Hudson River rail tunnel, even though the stakes could be even higher for the state and the nation....
David Klepper and David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
NY Gov. Cuomo: Feds Must Pay More for Rail Tunnel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned federal transportation officials that Amtrak’s entire Northeast corridor could be disrupted and disabled unless Washington invests significant sums in a plan to build new Hudson River rail tunnels....
George M. Walsh - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
After 190 Years, N.Y.’s Erie Canal Now Exists as a Costly Relic
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1825, linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and humming with commerce that opened up the West. Long ago eclipsed by railroads and interstates, the waterway has for many years been a historical curiosity that’s seen waning use by recreational and commercial vessels....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 24, 2015
Amtrak Exec: Train Delays in Tunnel May Become More Common
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Train delays like the ones caused recently by electrical problems in a century-old Hudson River tunnel could become much more common if a new tunnel isn’t built, an Amtrak executive told New Jersey lawmakers Aug....
Thu August 20, 2015
Utah Approves Mine, With Stipulations
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah state officials have given the go-ahead for a tar sands mine under construction on the eastern flank of the state. They will, however, require the company to do water and air quality monitoring in a move environmentalists are calling a victory....
