Tag: Transportation infrastructure
Biden ends large-scale logging on huge Alaska rainforest
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest — the Tongass National...
Rail officials push 15-year plan to boost Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements...
Kraken on track for home arena to be ready by mid-October
SEATTLE — Seats have been bolted into position throughout the upper deck and into the lower bowl. All the concrete has been poured and...
‘Scary’: Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft
BOISE, Idaho — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during...
Firefighters douse ship that exploded at major port in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Firefighting boats on Thursday poured cascades of water on a container ship that had erupted in a fiery explosion...
Amtrak plan to replace dozens of aging trains: cost $7.3B
DETROIT — Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
Fort Wayne sewage tunnel project completes latest phase
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The largest construction project in Fort Wayne's history recently struck a new milestone with the conclusion of boring for a...
No decision yet in Turkey’s negotiations for Kabul Airport
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s defense minister said Friday that negotiations over his country's proposal to operate and secure the key international airport in Afghanistan are...
Paris airport workers block terminal to protest pay cut
PARIS — Paris airport workers protesting pay cuts on Friday blocked a busy terminal at a Charles de Gaulle Airport and skirmished with police,...