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...

The Purple Line is a proposed 21-station light rail transit (LRT) line that will run from Bethesda to New Carrollton, Maryland. The project will provide a major stimulus to the local economy – making it easier to access jobs, shopping, schools, and entertainment, while promoting Maryland’s Smart, Green, and Growing...

The largest transit hub on Long Island and one of the busiest stations in the country, the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Jamaica Station serves as critical infrastructure for LIRR operations. The station supports more than 200,000 riders daily, and also provides a major connection to the Port Authority of...

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...

The status quo is not good enough—that was the driving force behind the Nassau County Department of Public Works (NCDPW)’s initiative to update the grit removal system at its Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). Placed into operation in 1986, the existing system included three detritor tanks containing a complex...