Matthew Barakat - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 18, 2016
Army Studies Arlington National Cemetery Expansion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Army is beginning a yearlong environmental assessment of a proposed 38-acre expansion of Arlington National Cemetery that it hopes will extend the life of the facility by 20 years....
Wed May 18, 2016
Turnpike Announces Next Step in Plans for Scranton Beltway
PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said it plans to hire an engineering firm as a next step in creating a beltway in the Scranton area to ease congestion on Interstate 81. The commission announced it expects to issue a request for proposals this summer and have a firm on board by the end of the year....
Tue May 17, 2016
Subway Workers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Army Barracks in Rome
The New York Post is reporting that work to upgrade Rome's public transport has again run up against an ancient problem: archaeological ruins. Culture ministry officials on Monday showed reporters where work on the city's third subway line unearthed barracks for Roman Praetorian guards dating from the second century....
Tue May 17, 2016
Mayor's Budget Assigns More Than $1.5B for Transportation, Infrastructure
Mayor Bill de Blasio presented New York City's Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). The FY17 Executive Budget is balanced, totaling $82.2 billion, an increase over the Preliminary Budget of just $0.1 billion....
Wed May 18, 2016
Nearly $14B Railway Approaches Completion
CNN is reporting that the first section of the east African nation's $13.8 billion railway is nearly finished. Originally planned to link Mombasa and Nairobi, the decision was made to extend the line to the market town of Naivasha in 2015, and 75% of civil works have reportedly been completed....
SARAH IANNONE - Wed May 18, 2016
It's No Easy Task Maintaining New York's Iconic Bridges
Note: This article originally appeared on the website www.citylab.com:The Verrazano Bridge has always been Kim Moloney's favorite bridge. She used to sit underneath it and eat her breakfast in the morning....
Mon May 16, 2016
Judge Orders U.S. Agency to Pay Yakama Nation for Cleanup
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been ordered to pay the Yakama Nation for costs related to cleaning up a contaminated island in Washington's Columbia River. The Yakama Nation sued the Corps in 2014, arguing that tribal members weren't compensated for helping plan the cleanup of Bradford Island, reported The Yakima Herald....
Mon May 16, 2016
I-90 Facelift: Paving Projects in Issaquah, Bellevue, North Bend
After decades of wear and tear, some well-traveled portions of Interstate 90 on Seattle's Eastside are getting a much-needed facelift. This summer, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will restore portions of the interstate in two separate projects — the first in Issaquah and Bellevue and the second in North Bend....
Mon May 16, 2016
Rerouting Mt. Hood's Timberline Trail Begins This Summer
Hikers of the Pacific Northwest have a great reason to celebrate: the Eliot Glacier crossing on Timberline Trail #600 is scheduled to be repaired. The trail will be rerouted this summer with the goal of completing the project in 2017 depending on weather conditions....
Mon May 16, 2016
Officials Nix $6M Seismic Upgrades to Eugene City Hall
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) The Eugene City Council tabled a proposal that would have added expensive seismic upgrades and private offices to City Hall. The Register-Guard reports that councilors approved the design of the planned four-story building while eliminating some of the more costly upgrades....
