Philip Marcelo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 18, 2016
Better Late Than Never: MGM Casino Finally Ready to Roll in Springfield
BOSTON (AP) This time last year, MGM officials and state and city leaders were reveling in a confetti-filled groundbreaking at the future site of a resort casino in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed May 18, 2016
Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule for Late 2016 Completion
The construction of a 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm, the first of its kind in the United States, is on schedule for completion later this year, at a reported cost of $290 million. The Block Island Wind Farm will reportedly supply most of Block Island, R.I.'s power while reducing air pollution across southern New England for years into the future....
Wed May 18, 2016
HHS Awards $260M to Health Centers to Improve Facilities
HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $260 million in funding to 290 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for facility renovation, expansion or construction....
Matthew Barakat - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 18, 2016
Army Studies Arlington National Cemetery Expansion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Army is beginning a yearlong environmental assessment of a proposed 38-acre expansion of Arlington National Cemetery that it hopes will extend the life of the facility by 20 years....
Wed May 18, 2016
Turnpike Announces Next Step in Plans for Scranton Beltway
PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said it plans to hire an engineering firm as a next step in creating a beltway in the Scranton area to ease congestion on Interstate 81. The commission announced it expects to issue a request for proposals this summer and have a firm on board by the end of the year....
Tue May 17, 2016
Subway Workers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Army Barracks in Rome
The New York Post is reporting that work to upgrade Rome's public transport has again run up against an ancient problem: archaeological ruins. Culture ministry officials on Monday showed reporters where work on the city's third subway line unearthed barracks for Roman Praetorian guards dating from the second century....
Tue May 17, 2016
Mayor's Budget Assigns More Than $1.5B for Transportation, Infrastructure
Mayor Bill de Blasio presented New York City's Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). The FY17 Executive Budget is balanced, totaling $82.2 billion, an increase over the Preliminary Budget of just $0.1 billion....
Wed May 18, 2016
Nearly $14B Railway Approaches Completion
CNN is reporting that the first section of the east African nation's $13.8 billion railway is nearly finished. Originally planned to link Mombasa and Nairobi, the decision was made to extend the line to the market town of Naivasha in 2015, and 75% of civil works have reportedly been completed....
SARAH IANNONE - Wed May 18, 2016
It's No Easy Task Maintaining New York's Iconic Bridges
Note: This article originally appeared on the website www.citylab.com:The Verrazano Bridge has always been Kim Moloney's favorite bridge. She used to sit underneath it and eat her breakfast in the morning....
Mon May 16, 2016
Judge Orders U.S. Agency to Pay Yakama Nation for Cleanup
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been ordered to pay the Yakama Nation for costs related to cleaning up a contaminated island in Washington's Columbia River. The Yakama Nation sued the Corps in 2014, arguing that tribal members weren't compensated for helping plan the cleanup of Bradford Island, reported The Yakima Herald....
