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Inflation Taking Bite Out of New Infrastructure Projects
Inflation is taking a toll on infrastructure projects across the U.S. Rising prices for materials such as asphalt, steel and iron pipes are driving up the costs to build roads, bridges, rail lines and water mains.
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NJ-to-NYC Commuter Surge Looms, Could Buckle Existing Infrastructure: Study
A new study found that more people are expected to commute from New Jersey over the next decade, meaning that the packed commutes across the Hudson River, shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, are likely to make a comeback.
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New York About to Face New Commuter Surge: Study
A new study found that more people are expected to commute from New Jersey over the next decade than before the pandemic. John Chandler reports.
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Biden to Require US-Made Steel, Iron for Infrastructure
The Biden administration is taking a key step to ensure federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing
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Buttigieg Says DOT Will Dole Out $2.9 Billion in Infrastructure Grants to States and Cities
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion for competitive grants designed to improve U.S. transportation infrastructure.
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Why U.S. Bridges Are in Such Bad Shape
More than a third of bridges need repairs, and over 43,000 are “structurally deficient,” says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
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What's Behind the Congestion at U.S. Ports
Shipping is a key component of U.S. trade but America has some of the least efficient ports in the world, according to a World Bank and IHS Markit study.
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North Sea Green Hydrogen Project to Harness Offshore Wind and Use Existing Pipeline
According to RWE, the H2opZee project will produce green hydrogen using offshore wind.
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Amtrak Train Breaks Down in Queens for 7 Hours
An Amtrak train broke down in Queens Monday morning with more than 100 people aboard — and sat for seven hours before finally getting to Penn Station. Acela No. 2151 left Boston South Station at 5:05 a.m. Monday, en route to Washington D.C. Passengers took to social media just before 9 a.m. to report the train appeared to have broken…
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Biden Issues an Infrastructure ‘Roadmap' to Help Spend $1T
President Joe Biden is urging U.S. governors to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolls out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal
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Biden Visits Site of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
President Joe Biden met Friday with first responders in Pittsburgh at the site of a bridge that collapsed earlier that day. After learning that a passerby helped rescue motorists who were trapped in their car, Biden said, “It really is [a miracle]— it’s astounding.”
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Biden Visits Collapsed Bridge, Touts Infrastructure Law
President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package — a new law that aims to prevent just such disasters
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10 People Injured After Bridge Collapses in Pittsburgh
Ten people were injured and three were taken to a hospital after a bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning.
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Biden Says Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Shows How Poor Infrastructure ‘Can Threaten Lives'
President Joe Biden visited the site of a Pittsburgh bridge collapse on Friday, saying it illustrated how weak infrastructure ‘can threaten lives’
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Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Ahead of Biden's Visit to Talk Infrastructure
Ten people were injured and three were taken to a hospital after a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning
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Watch Live: Biden Holds Press Conference as the U.S. Grapples With Inflation, Covid and Russia
[The stream is slated to start at 4 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to hold a formal press conference Wednesday as he marks the end of his first year in office and contends with a stalled agenda, inflation, the Covid pandemic and a…
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US Plans to Spend $27B to Repair, Upgrade 15,000 Bridges Across US
The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade U.S. bridges
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Sen. Tim Kaine Arrives in D.C. After Being Stuck in a Winter Storm Traffic Jam for 27 Hours
Other stranded drivers in Virginia were forced to turn off their cars to conserve gasoline, even as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight.
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‘In the End, All Hydrogen Needs to Be Green': CEO of German Energy Giant RWE
Markus Krebber made his comments during an interview with CNBC this week.
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Wall Street Economists Are Confident Biden's Build Back Better Bill Will Become Law – and Boost Infrastructure Firms
Economists at Goldman Sachs, Evercore ISI, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan have written that passage of Biden’s Build Back Better plan is a matter of time.