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State transportation projects need better oversight: DOT audit

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Delays could increase the risk of infrastructure act funding not achieving its intended benefits, cautions the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General.

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Hanson Professional Services is ENR TX/LA Design Firm of the Year

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With five offices now dotting the Texas map, Hanson Professional Services Inc. provides engineering, planning and allied consulting services for clients in the aviation, government, infrastructure, industry, power and railway sectors.

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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

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trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is poised to change how the United States views and implements public-private partnerships (P3s). DOT has allocated approximately $16.9 A recent Government Accountability Office study found that the average time to complete a NEPA review is 4.5 To date, the U.S.

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White House Meets With State DOTs To Explain Funding

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At last Wednesday's infrastructure meeting between the White House and 150 state and local officials, the administration said the coming infrastructure package will be broken into three pieces.

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House Panel Calls for Steps to Improve Infrastructure P3s

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DOT office to develop performance standards for P3s and other project-delivery methods. Recommendations include a new U.S.

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Understanding and Addressing Construction Industry Pain Points

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Despite the struggles felt across many industries in Australia, the infrastructure sector remains one of the most stable in the country today. In the next few years, Australia’s infrastructure sector is set to continue its rise and as a business you should be ready to scale with the demand. increases respectively.

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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT has pledged up to $40 million to the winning city, which will become the first U.S. DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. Each has received a $100,000 DOT grant to further develop their proposals.

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