To improve travel times on heavily used Interstate 77 between uptown Charlotte and Mooresville, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) undertook an ambitious highway expansion and conversion effort as part of a public-private partnership (P3). The I-77 Express project uses existing, underutilized high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and a...

Communities across Long Island are being transformed as part of the $150 million Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Enhanced Station Initiative (ESI). The program involves upgrading rail stations to enrich the customer experience and support the economic development of Long Island and the region. The village of Syosset, on the...

With a strong focus on sustainability, the Southwestern Yard Maintenance Facility was built to efficiently service and repair light-rail vehicles (LRVs) for two Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) transit lines. The facility is part of the ongoing Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project, which will connect downtown and the Westside...

Chartered 300 years ago, the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) provides commerce to a large percentage of the U.S. population. As container carriers have grown larger, however, the cargo shipping industry has trended toward ocean-friendly port development. The Delaware River journey to PhilaPort became a time and distance liability, eroding the...

In support of the largest manufacturing investment in North Carolina history, a $40 million wastewater pretreatment facility in Johnston County promises to be a powerful economic driver for the region. The plant supports a $1.8 billion Novo Nordisk Diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (DAPI) manufacturing facility. When the wastewater pretreatment plant...

Built in the 1930s, Pump Station EPS-1 had served the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) beyond its intended design life. It struggled to manage today’s wastewater flows from the City of Chester and trucked-in waste. As well, wet weather flows often caused combined sewer overflows, which discharged...