Airports: Kansas City, O'Hare Redevelopments Show How Not to Deal With Transparency

The cost of the design for a new Kansas City International Airport has nearly doubled since a developer was picked in September 2017 in a very open, if chaotic, process. Now, Chicago is going with a completely closed process to pick the designer of a new terminal at O'Hare International in a process that's just as bad.

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How the Photo Team Settled the Dust Dispute

The photo that appears on the cover of this issue of ENR, a drill rig puncturing concrete or stone at the base of a new retaining wall being built in Chattanooga, Tenn., came out on top in online voting for the image that would make the best foldout cover.

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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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