The city of Fort Worth has approved a design firm for the first phase of the renovation of the city-owned convention center. This phase is expected to begin construction in mid-2023 and be completed in 2026. The expansion project will take place in two phases and the facility will remain operational during both. The first […]
Florida – Tampa International Airport (TPA) is ready to begin Phase III of its Master Plan and build a new Airside D. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Board of Directors approved the Aviation Authority’s Fiscal Year 2023 Capital and Operating Budget, which includes the new $787.4 million terminal. The Airside D project was originally slated to begin in 2021 […]
Florida – The Brevard Zoo’s $100 million aquarium project at Port Canaveral is scheduled to be open by February 2027. The 14-acre aquarium project should have 90 percent of the design phase completed by the beginning of September. Zoo executives have said they plan to begin construction of the project by September 2024. The aquarium lost […]
The adoption of Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) will advance a record $85 billion, 10-year statewide roadway construction plan. The 2023 UTP reflects an unprecedented level of projected transportation funding dedicated to improving transportation safety, addressing congestion and rural connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas drivers. The UTP funds will coincide with […]
Minnesota – The Beltrami County Jail Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study has been completed and the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners met on August 24 to discuss the findings. Recent inspections of the jail have revealed a lack of storage space, a central control area, proper visitation spaces, staff training spaces, and program spaces for inmates. In order […]
The city’s Stormwater Management Department is proposing spending $136 million over five years to mitigate flood risk, ensure system reliability by replacing aging infrastructure and facilities, and produce new flood maps. The city’s drainage system includes over 900 miles of underground pipe, approximately 230 miles of the engineered drainage channel, over 35,000 drainage inlets, and […]
Dallas County commissioners have agreed to move forward with a study on whether to renovate or build a new county jail. There also will be the formation of a building study committee to review the current state of the jail and criminal courthouse, including infrastructure, environmental concerns, safety issues, capacity for operations, current work processes […]
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a plan that would spend $85 billion over the next decade to improve its transportation infrastructure. The Unified Transportation Plan proposes freeway expansions in Texas’ major cities, as well as fixing both little and big streets across rural and urban areas. The plan directs federal and state […]
The city of Houston’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget began July 1, totaling $5.7 billion. The city also updated its five-year capital improvement plan (CIP). The five-year CIP is revised annually to include new projects, reflect changes in priorities, and extend the plan an additional year. The first year of the plan is the city’s current […]
A Dallas Love Field Airport economic impact study presented to the Dallas City Council Transportation Committee on June 21 hinted at an expansion of the country’s busiest medium-hub airport. In his presentation to the committee, the airport’s consultant advocated starting expansion discussions and said that the addition of five to 10 gates would not impact […]
Louisiana – The U.S. Corps of Engineers has been given an additional 16 months and $1.77 million more to further refine the St. Tammany Parish Feasibility Study. The three-year study initially concluded that it would cost $4 billion to address chronic flooding across St. Tammany Parish. The Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), released in June 2021, recommended […]
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) unveiled a draft Texas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan on June 7 that aims to develop a charging network capable of serving millions of electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming years. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) estimates there will be 1 million electric vehicles on the road in Texas […]
Two flood mitigation and wastewater infrastructure projects captured $71.5 million in financial assistance from the state on June 9. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) awarded $44 million to the Lumberton Municipal Utility District in Hardin County to replace its wastewater treatment plant and $27.5 million to the city of Sugar Land for a drainage […]
Maryland – Transportation stakeholders completed a feasibility study for the development of an East-West Corridor that selected seven alternatives employing heavy rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit (BRT). The study area includes Essex, Bayview, Downtown Baltimore, West Baltimore, Woodlawn, and Ellicott City. The alternatives were developed utilizing stakeholder feedback and a market analysis of travel […]
The Harris County Flood Control District expects to begin the third phase of its feasibility study on countywide stormwater conveyance tunnels this fall. District engineers will determine the scope elements of the third phase of the feasibility study in late 2022 and could begin the phase in the spring of 2023. The first phase estimated […]
Nevada – The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority is embarking on a $1 billion renovation and expansion of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) that will feature major improvements over the next six years. A $20 million to $30 million expansion to the airport’s Ticketing Hall is one of the first initiatives the airport will launch from the MoreRNO […]
A new report by the Center for Houston’s Future finds the city that claims to be the “Energy Capital of the World” could be a contender for one of four clean hydrogen hubs designated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Regional clean hydrogen hubs are networks of clean hydrogen producers, potential clean hydrogen consumers, […]
The city of Dallas has approved a plan to partner with Dallas ISD for the development, operation, and use of a historic park and baseball field in the middle of a busy urban corridor. Following the City Council’s May 25 vote of approval for the Reverchon Park and Baseball Field partnership, Dallas ISD is now […]
Ohio – After years of planning by their two states, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine jointly applied for nearly $2 billion in federal funding on May 24 to make improvements to the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor that runs through Northern Kentucky and the city of Cincinnati. Kentucky and Ohio are seeking $1.66 […]
San Antonio International Airport is accelerating several major components of its $2.5 billion Terminal Development Plan (TDP) by streamlining the procurement process for building a new Terminal C and upgrading Terminal A. In an update to the City Council on May 18, Director of Airports Jesus Saenz outlined procurements scheduled to begin in the next […]
The Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) will spend $53 million connecting existing hiking, cycling, and running trails and building new ones using surplus revenues under a Tolls to Trailways plan. HCTRA’s plan envisions a network of 236 miles of trails, mostly adjacent to the county toll road system, accessible to runners, cyclists, and others. […]
Washington, D.C. – More than $240 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior is being invested in 46 projects to repair aging water infrastructure and increase drought resilience. The program, facilitated through the Bureau of Reclamation, includes significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways, and water pipeline replacements. Projects selected for funding on May 9 […]
California – A key rail facility at the Port of Long Beach is growing closer to reality after clearing federal environmental approval, which triggers the release of $52.3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Maritime Administration. This federal grant is significant seed money for the first phase of the $1.55 billion program to reconfigure, […]
New federal funding will expand the Port of Galveston’s commercial capacity and, in turn, help reduce broader port congestion. A recent $11 million allocation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will support dredging the final 2,500-foot stretch of Galveston Ship Channel to a depth of 46 feet. Dredging work—now slated to begin in […]
Virginia – Loudon County is considering options for pursuing renewable energy agreements as precursor to a potential solicitation with power providers with the county’s board of supervisors recently directing staff to assess the merits of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and community choice aggregation (CCA). Their action followed a county committee recommendation that the board instruct staff […]
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