Boulder Municipal Airport Lawsuit Tossed, Future Still Uncertain
A federal judge has dismissed Boulder’s lawsuit challenging the FAA’s position that the city must keep its airport open indefinitely under decades-old grant agreements. The case was thrown out on procedural grounds without resolving whether Boulder could legally close...
Naples Airport Authority Hit With Lawsuit Over Grant Rejection
Naples Airport Authority board members are facing criticism after rejecting an $8 million federal grant that would have funded runway and apron repairs, leaving a $5 million shortfall in the airport’s capital improvement plan. To cover the gap, the board approved...
Louisiana to Repair 62 Bridges in $100 Million Plan
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has unveiled a $100.1 million plan to replace or rehabilitate 62 aging bridges through its Bridge Bundle program. The effort will be carried out in partnership with the newly created Office of Louisiana...
California Greenlights $20 Billion Funding for High-Speed Rail Project
California lawmakers have approved a plan to provide up to $20 billion in new funding for the state’s high-speed rail project, after President Trump pulled funding from the effort. The money, drawn largely from Cap-and-Trade revenues, will help complete the initial...
Business Group Challenges Pittsburgh’s Penn Avenue Rightsizing Project
The Strip District Business Association is suing the City of Pittsburgh and Department of Mobility and Infrastructure over the proposed Penn Avenue “Rightsizing” project, citing traffic, safety, and business concerns. The redesign would reduce traffic lanes, add a...
Lawsuit Challenges $800M Green and Silver Line Transit Projects in Texas
A local group in San Antonio, Texas, called San Antonio Family Association Action, is suing to halt the construction of VIA’s $800 million Green and Silver Line rapid transit projects, arguing that the city is misusing a dedicated 1/8th-of-a-cent sales tax. The...
Chicago Bears Plan $5 Billion Stadium and Mixed-Use District in Arlington Heights
The Chicago Bears unveiled plans for a $5 billion domed stadium and mixed-use district in Arlington Heights, a redevelopment of the 326-acre former racetrack site purchased in 2023. The privately funded project is expected to create more than 56,000 construction jobs,...
Port of Long Beach Invests $102M in Zero-Emission Infrastructure
The Port of Long Beach is investing $102 million to expand zero-emissions operations through California State Transportation Agency’s System-Wide Investment in Freight Transport (SWIFT) initiative. Most of the funding will go toward 65 zero-emission cargo-handling...
Court Rejects Southwest’s Bid for San Antonio International Airport’s New Terminal C
Southwest Airlines lost its lawsuit challenging San Antonio’s decision to exclude it from the airport’s planned $1.4 billion San Antonio International Airport's Terminal C. A federal judge dismissed the case, siding with the city’s plan to place carriers like Delta...
Nonresidential Construction Planning Surges in August
Nonresidential construction planning surged in August, as the Dodge Momentum Index shows a 7.5% jump in August, signaling a stronger nonresidential construction activity could arrive by late 2026. Commercial planning rose 8.7% while institutional projects like...