Construction Industry News: May 29, 2021

City officials consider $2B overhaul of Cleveland airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport could receive a $2 billion, 20-year overhaul, including a larger terminal, new concourses and a redesigned traffic flow.

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Biden Administration Invests $1 Billion To Protect Communities, Families, and Businesses Before Disaster Strikes

May 24: Today, President Biden will meet with members of his homeland security and climate teams at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C. to receive an update on preparations for the 2021 hurricane season.

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Motorists, shippers deal with ripple effects of repairing the Hernando de Soto Bridge near Memphis

A series of infrastructure-related complications over the last week in the eastern U.S. have slowed freight movement and increased surcharges, showcasing how quickly these problems can cascade through the supply chain.

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Feds Green Light $11.6B Hudson River Tunnel Project With Record of Decision

The planned $11.6-billion project to reconstruct a pair of tunnels and add a new one under the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey has finally reached two key milestones that will allow it to move forward, the federal government announced May 27.


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Repair Work Underway On I-40 Span

The rumble of traffic on the Interstate-40 Mississippi River bridge in Memphis has been replaced by staccato bursts of drills and bolt tensioners as workers with Kiewit Infrastructure Group race to stabilize a fractured tie girder that forced an indefinite closure of the key Tennessee-Arkansas crossing on May 11.

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