The US Department of Transportation has announced funding of US$2.1 billion to improve four key bridges, including the Golden Gate and Brent Spence.
Financial close has been reached for a US$2 billion package of six bridges being replaced under a public-private partnership (P3) initiative in Pennsylvania, USA.
The US Department of Transportation is making US$1.5 billion available for projects that are harder to support through other grant programmes.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the city of Cincinnati a grant for the full replacement of the Western Hills Viaduct.
The acquisition has been finalised of a US firm that specialises in engineering work for movable bridges.
Texas Department of Transportation has issued a ‘notice of default’ to the developer of the New Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi.
The UK government has pledged US$280 million in infrastructure funding to help bring a docklands site in East London back to life.
A loan agreement has been finalised for the Samal Island-Davao City Connector project in the Philippines.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to fund the construction of three climate-resilient bridges in Metro Manila in the Philippines.
The USA’s Department of Transportation has approved a loan of US$200 million towards the US$463 million replacement of an 81-year-old bridge over the Potomac River.
Aecom announced last week an immediate exit from its business operations in Russia.
The governors of the US states of Kentucky and Ohio are to seek up to US$2 billion in federal funding for a project that includes a new companion structure to the Brent Spence Bridge.
A new agreement has secured US$25 million in federal funds towards the US$80 million replacement of an ageing single-leaf bascule bridge in Florida, USA, with a fixed structure.
Thailand’s Transport Ministry is hoping to study the feasibility of a new road and rail bridge connection with Laos.
The planned replacement of a bridge in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, has had to be delayed after tender prices came in significantly higher than the available budget.
A cabinet meeting chaired by India’s prime minister has backed a proposal for construction of a new international bridge.
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The government of Bangladesh has signed a US$260 million loan agreement that will enable construction of the Kewatkhali Bridge.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration has approved funding of US$207.8 million for a bridge to link the Pacific-Atlantic trade route in Honduras.
The prime ministers of Ukraine and Romania have discussed future cooperation including the development of a new bridge linking the two countries.
