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Regulatory Update: Land Procurement for Toll Road Projects

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Over the past decade, Indonesia has witnessed substantial advancements in the construction of toll roads. Essential toll roads supporting the transportation of both cargo and passengers are now becoming interconnected. The...more

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Courthouse Reporter Series: The Bizarre Case That Required a 117-Year-Old Expert

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Munro involved a dispute over the design of a Georgia intersection. No. A23A0404, 2023 WL 4194716 (Ga. Ct. App. June 27, 2023). The plaintiff alleged that the defendant improperly designed the intersection, never corrected...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

I-95 or Mountain Valley Pipeline - Which will be our Energy Infrastructure Future?

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Shortly after an important bridge on Interstate 95 just north of downtown Philadelphia collapsed on June 11, 2023, shutting down the entire highway in that area due to a disastrous truck fire on the street below,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Montgomery County Impact Taxes to Increase Significantly July 1

The Montgomery County Department of Finance published the required biennial update of its development impact taxes for transportation and public school improvements on May 1. These taxes must be paid prior to the issuance of...more

Stark & Stark

Infrastructure Spending's Impact On Franchise Sites

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Over the next five years, the federal government expects to spend over a trillion dollars on a wide range of infrastructure projects, including road widenings, bridge repairs, and upgrading mass transit and the power grid (to...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Infrastructure Projects in Israel

Tel Aviv may be all dug up, and the sidewalks gone, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel – at least at the end of the tunnel between Lincoln Street and Yitzhak Sadeh Street. It isn’t only Tel Aviv that’s dug up. Work...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Show Me the Money: How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Will Benefit Public Projects - February 24th, 11:00 am...

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, hailed by the White House as a “once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness,” became law on November 15, 2021. This new $1.2 trillion policy...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Delivers Optimism for Transportation Industry

Those of you working in the transportation, ports, and maritime industry have a lot to look forward to as America’s roads, railways, ports, and other transportation infrastructure are expected to see improvements now that...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Senate Infrastructure Bill Draft Text Circulated Ahead of Vote

On Wednesday, July 28, the group of senators working on bipartisan infrastructure legislation announced they had reached agreement on a $1.2 trillion package containing funding for roads, bridges, broadband and public...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

EPA Reverses Course on Using Radioactive Byproduct in Road Construction

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed a Trump administration decision involving use of nuclear materials. On June 30, the EPA announced that it was “withdrawing, revoking and rescinding” its conditional...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Roadway Construction Zone Accidents in North Carolina

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North Carolina's population continues to grow, and that means more highways and other roads being built for our increasing population. Also, existing roadways often need maintenance or rehabilitation. This work often is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mexico Launches Second Portfolio of Infrastructure

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In October 2020, the Mexican government announced a $14.2 billion (MX$300 billion) infrastructure investment plan together with private sector companies for 29 projects as part of the Economic Recovery Agreement (Acuerdo para...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Legislative Proposals at a Crossroads?

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Surface transportation has been a topic of federal policy consideration in recent weeks. The U.S. House of Representatives floated a partisan, large transportation bill, while the U.S. Senate continues to advocate for a...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Paving the Way to Tax Refunds | Firm Wins Big for Ohio Heavy Highway Contractors

Buckingham Tax Attorneys Steve Dimengo and Rich Fry recently obtained a favorable ruling from the 9th District Court of Appeals for their client in Karvo Paving Co. v. Testa, 2019-Ohio-3974. This victory enables highway and...more

Bracewell LLP

Recent Florida News: Toll Road P3s and Autonomous Vehicles

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1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (“M-CORES”) - Three potential new Florida Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”). On May 17, 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 7068 (the “Bill”),...more

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The City of Dallas Bolsters Its Regulations on Construction in the Public Right-of-Way

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On May 22, 2019, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance that places new requirements on contractors working in the public right-of-way. The ordinance seeks to address concerns of pedestrians and vehicular traffic when...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New Challenges in Asserting Qualified Immunity in Roadway Design Cases

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The onset of spring weather can mean only one thing: We are heading into prime season for road construction. If you haven’t seen the cones and Jersey barriers yet, you will soon. The new construction season brings with it...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig: Special 3-part Series: Part III - Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool

We continue our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway Construction Safety. Part III: Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool - Dear YouDig?, The scene is familiar. It is night in an active road...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Special 3-part Series: Part I - Be Bright! Live in the Light

ATTENTION YOUDIG? READERS !!! IT’S ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEASON BULLETIN: Highway construction zones are among the most dangerous places on earth. Today we begin our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway...more

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Update on Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement

Occasional visitors to Seattle may be surprised to discover that their favorite route from the airport to downtown has changed. State Highway 99 no longer links to the Alaskan Way Viaduct into downtown Seattle. The...more

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I-630 Widening/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. District Court Order Denying Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

As noted in the previous post (see post here), five individuals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on July 18th addressing what they describe as construction involving the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Federal Draft Infrastructure Bill Released - Aims To Provide Revenue To Repair Failing Infrastructure

A draft infrastructure bill, which aims to address the state of America’s infrastructure and remove some of the major federal roadblocks to funding, was introduced this week by U.S. House of Representatives Transportation &...more

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I-630 Widening/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Arkansas) Complaint Filed Addressing...

Five individuals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on July 18th addressing what they describe as construction involving the widening of Interstate Highway 630 (“I-630...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Long Island Sound Crossing – Will This Bridge or Tunnel Ever Be Built?

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For many decades, Long Islanders have been hearing about proposals to span over or under Long Island Sound. The most recent pronouncement for a cross-sound tunnel or bridge came from Governor Cuomo in his 2016 state-of-state...more

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Divided Delaware Supreme Court Holds Highway Contractor Owes a Common Law Duty to Provide for the Safety of the Traveling Public,...

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Pavik v. George & Lynch, Inc., No. 160, 2017, 2018 Del. LEXIS 133 (Mar. 23, 2018) - This case arises out of a highway reconstruction project and a car accident which occurred on the highway during non-working hours. ...more

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