California — The Board of Governors for the California Independent System Operation (CAISO) recently approved a strategy to build thousands of miles of high-voltage transmission lines. The $7.3 billion Grid Modernization Plan works toward decarbonizing energy consumption and providing enough transmission to connect clean energy sources to the grid. California set a goal to have a […]
Federal funding is still flowing to state and local government officials. Approximately $306 billion appears to currently be in transition. Most of this funding is coming from one of the very first large funding bills passed by Congress – the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding is available for a wide variety of projects […]
Although Congress began passing bills to make historic and massive amounts of funding available to state and local governments a couple of years ago, much of the funding is still waiting to be claimed. There are two reasons for that. The federal government does not move quickly. Once the legislation was signed, funding was directed […]
America’s airports are abuzz as big changes take place. Upgrades, expansions, diverse transportation options, and all kinds of new amenity projects are either underway or being prepared for launch. Planning is rampant as air travel is modernized, made safer and more convenient. However, the current activity and the projects underway at airports today will likely […]
It would be difficult to think of any type of contracting or technology solution that could not find an immediate implementation opportunity somewhere in the United States today. Project launches scheduled to start through 2023 and 2024 ‘cover the waterfront’ and they all require construction, engineering, security, landscaping, all types of technology and more. The […]
There’s an abundance of federal funding just waiting to be lavished on passenger rail projects in America. A massive amount of assistance and support will be available for light rail transit, heavy rail transit, commuter rail, intercity rail and high-speed rail projects throughout the country. Many of the earliest projects will launch first in the […]
The city of McKinney took a step closer to redeveloping downtown city-owned buildings as officials have agreed to release an open-ended request for qualifications to developers. The formalized document will advertise the redevelopment opportunity and is expected to be released later in June, with an August submission deadline. With the new City Hall scheduled to […]
The University of Georgia (UGA) Athletic Association Board of Directors unanimously approved a fiscal year 2024 budget of $175.2 million and a new track and field facility during its annual spring meeting. Plans have been revealed for new indoor and outdoor track facilities about 2.5 miles away from the current track used by UGA’s track […]
America’s water systems have languished for decades, and a day of reckoning is finally here. Throughout America, water infrastructure is in dire need of attention, repairs and immediate upgrades but that is about to change. The inattention to critical water needs was never intentional, the problem was funding. There simply was never enough revenue to […]
Even as a potential recession dampens the enthusiasm for commercial spending plans, the public sector continues to advance large, complex projects of record-breaking magnitude. This is partially because public officials have many funding options, and they are faced with critical infrastructure needs. Many are using alternative funding and innovative methods to deliver infrastructure projects of […]
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