Legislators Probe UK Crossrail's Late Arrival

One of Europe’s largest and most complicated infrastructure programs was heading for an on-time opening last month while being held up as a model of good project delivery. But weeks before the planned event, London’s $19-billion Crossrail transit megaproject was found to be in deep trouble.
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Shutdown's Impact Severe for Transit, Slight for Highways

As the partial federal shutdown neared the one-month mark, Oklahoma’s and New Mexico’s departments of transportation delayed lettings for some highway projects, citing uncertainty over federal funding as a reason for the decision.
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U.S. Joins Suits Citing Tetra Tech Fraud In Navy Site Cleanup

The U.S. Justice Dept. has joined a federal lawsuit against an environmental unit of giant Tetra Tech Inc., intervening in three pending whistleblower cases and seeking a jury trial to determine damages and civil penalties.

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Explosive Demolition Fells Unstable NY Bridge Section

After switching from conventional to explosive demolition, the contracting consortium building the new 3-mile-long Mario M. Cuomo Bridge over the Hudson River in New York finally brought down the east section of the main span of the old Tappan Zee Bridge.
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