Legislators Push for Bitcoin-Related Changes to 2021 Infrastructure Law
A group of US lawmakers are pushing a bill to clarify and limit the definition of 'brokers' in the massive 2021 infrastructure law. The infrastructure law introduced new tax reporting requirements involving cryptocurrency transactions. The new, supplemental bill calls...
Massachusetts Senate Approves $10.4 Billion Infrastructure Bill
A bond bill that calls for using the state's CARES act funding to finance infrastructure improvements was recently approved by the Massachusetts Senate. $10.4 billion was approved to be used to modernize the state's public transportation system, fix deteriorating...
Court Strikes Down PennDOT’s P3 Bridge Plan
Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court ruled last week that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's plan to toll nine interstate bridges in Pennsylvania violates state law. PennDOT's announcement that I-79 will be tolled was met with opposition as South Fayette...
Rutgers University Gets $300 Million for New Infrastructure Projects: NJ Budget
Rutgers University is getting a sizeable cut of the newly signed $50 billion New Jersey state budget, with $300 million earmarked to fund the University's capital improvements and renovations. $100 million will be used to renovate the Jersey Mike's Arena and to begin...
Work to Upgrade America’s Bridges Will Result in Thousands of Bid Opportunities
Millions of motorists cross bridges daily, and every driver assumes that these bridges are safe. That safety, however, comes at an extremely high price – high enough to have prohibited hundreds of bridge maintenance projects over the past decade. With new funding,...
Measuring the Economic Impact of Highway Investment in Dallas
Researchers from UT Arlington set out to quantify the economic impact of five major highway infrastructure projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; in a recent paper, the researchers say the methodology can be used by transportation planners to prioritize projects....
Roads, Bridges and Wildfire Risk: Measuring Vulnerability and Mitigating Infrastructure Failure
As the frequency and severity of wildfires in the U.S. grows, researchers are scrambling to measure and identify risk to infrastructure. It's not just wildfires that can damage transportation infrastructure; it's the flooding that comes afterward. More from a recent...
Diving Into Colorado’s New P3 Law
Following the passage of Colorado's expanded public-private partnership law, the state's public entities may now enter into P3 agreements. JDSupra explained the difference that the Colorado's expanded P3 law will bring: Under the P3 project delivery method, a public...
America Is Bordering On a Water Infrastructure Crisis
There is no disagreement — water is a precious asset. Without water, there is no path to survival or sustainability on the planet. Cities, counties, states, industry, trees, plants, crops, animals, and individuals cannot survive without adequate water resources. In...
San Francisco Narrowly Rejects $400 Million Infrastructure Bond
San Francisco voters narrowly rejected a $400 million transit infrastructure bond last week. Two-thirds voter approval was needed for the measure, called Proposition A, to be passed. However it only garnered a 65.1% vote share as of Monday, June 20. San Francisco...