Today's Infrastructure News

Ramp Closures on I-440, I-65 to Begin Wednesday | Tennessean

(with Video) The I-440 project is the most expensive in TDOT history with a total cost of $152.9 million. When completed, three lanes of travel will be available in both directions for the 7.6-mile stretch from I-40 to I-24. The project is expected to be completed in August.

Mississippi vs Tennessee | E&E News 

The fight is interesting for two reasons, she said. First, she said, the case concerns an aquifer, rather than a river, and Mississippi claims all of the groundwater contained in the formation. Second, like the fight over flows in the ACF River Basin in the Southeast, Mississippi v. Tennessee is a battle over waters on the East Coast. Unlike in Western states, Craig said, water systems along the Eastern Seaboard were not designed to deal well with drought.

Across the State Line

Levee Repairs Continue Along Missouri River | ASCE SmartBrief

Favorable weather has helped crews complete repairs to about half of the 61 levees that were damaged during flooding along the Missouri River last spring. Forecasters had warned the flooding risk this year was high, but drier conditions have prevailed, keeping water levels in check. Full Story: The Associated Press

Profile: An Update on LaGuardia Replacement | ASCE SmartBrief

The upgraded LaGuardia Airport taking shape in New York is the first new US airport in 25 years, replacing an old, run-down facility with a world-class transportation hub. The project is immense, involving demolition of all existing structures in the "most extensive airport construction project anywhere," Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton says. Full Story: Construction Equipment Guide

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