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What Is the Clear Zone and Why Is It Critical to Roadway Safety?

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The Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) defines a “Clear Zone” as an unobstructed, traversable roadside area that allows a driver to stop safely or regain control of a vehicle that has left the roadway. While the...more

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Permanent Outdoor Dining Is Coming to New York—Is Your Business Ready?

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On August 16, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed Introduction No. 31-C to amend the New York City charter and administrative code to streamline the approval process to allow year-round sidewalk café dining and roadway café dining...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

When Lawyers Are Partners, They Can Help You Build Fast: Lessons From the I-95 and Sanibel Island Rebuilds

Within hours of the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 collapsing in Philadelphia due to a massive fuel truck fire, demolition commenced. Three days after the accident, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that the Pennsylvania...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Congress and the President Finally Pass Infrastructure Spending Law!

What Does It Mean for Utility, Heavy Highway, and Transportation Construction? Last week, President Biden enacted into law the $1 trillion bi-partisan infrastructure bill following months of congressional negotiations....more

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H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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On November 5, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill that will make historic investments in core infrastructure priorities including roads and bridges, rail, transit, ports,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The American Jobs Act of 2021: President Biden’s Sweeping Proposal to Bring America’s Infrastructure into the 21st Century

On March 31, 2021, President Biden introduced the American Jobs Plan of 2021, a sweeping proposal intended to modernize domestic infrastructure, boost job creation and bolster U.S. competitiveness. The ambitious Plan calls...more

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Houston Highway Tests Biden’s Promise of Equitable Infrastructure

The Biden Administration has acknowledged the racist history of the U.S. interstate highway system and its ongoing negative impacts on many Black neighborhoods. Presidential Memorandum on Redressing Our Nation’s and the...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Paving the Way to Tax Refunds | Firm Wins Big for Ohio Heavy Highway Contractors

Buckingham Tax Attorneys Steve Dimengo and Rich Fry recently obtained a favorable ruling from the 9th District Court of Appeals for their client in Karvo Paving Co. v. Testa, 2019-Ohio-3974. This victory enables highway and...more

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Recent Florida News: Toll Road P3s and Autonomous Vehicles

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1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (“M-CORES”) - Three potential new Florida Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”). On May 17, 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 7068 (the “Bill”),...more

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Untangling Tolls and P3s

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The Alabama Department of Transportation recently released a “Myth Busters” communication in response to recent criticism of the agency’s plans to deliver a new bridge and byway project as a public-private partnership....more

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Feds to Launch New Source For Information About Major Transportation Projects

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Have you ever wished there was a comprehensive, easily accessible project cost database for major US transportation projects? It would be populated following an in depth review of information available from State DOT’s and...more

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I-630 Widening/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. District Court Order Denying Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

As noted in the previous post (see post here), five individuals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on July 18th addressing what they describe as construction involving the...more

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I-630 Widening/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Arkansas) Complaint Filed Addressing...

Five individuals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on July 18th addressing what they describe as construction involving the widening of Interstate Highway 630 (“I-630...more

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A Long Island Sound Crossing – Will This Bridge or Tunnel Ever Be Built?

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For many decades, Long Islanders have been hearing about proposals to span over or under Long Island Sound. The most recent pronouncement for a cross-sound tunnel or bridge came from Governor Cuomo in his 2016 state-of-state...more

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North Carolina Legislative Update - June 2018 #2

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After passing the budget and sending it to the Governor, the legislature turned its attention to other policy issues this week. Budget Veto (S99) - Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that he was vetoing the...more

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Divided Delaware Supreme Court Holds Highway Contractor Owes a Common Law Duty to Provide for the Safety of the Traveling Public,...

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Pavik v. George & Lynch, Inc., No. 160, 2017, 2018 Del. LEXIS 133 (Mar. 23, 2018) - This case arises out of a highway reconstruction project and a car accident which occurred on the highway during non-working hours. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Infrastructure Policy Developments in Year One of the Trump Administration

Despite campaign promises of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan during the first 100 days of the Trump administration, no infrastructure bill materialized in 2017. While President Donald Trump continues to state...more

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MDOT Planning To Remove I-375 In Detroit. If History Were Different, Could A Proposal To Build It Be Challenged?

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I take a run at historical fiction in light of MDOT’s plans to remove I-375 and in the process discuss necessity and public use concepts. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently announced that it is...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Arizona Highway Project

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On December 8, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected two challenges to the 20-mile South Mountain Freeway Project in Phoenix, Arizona. The decision is the latest in a series of court decisions...more

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From IDOT to School Gardens: Providing Sanctuary for Monarch Butterflies

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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently joined a national campaign to protect endangered monarch butterflies. As of May 2017, IDOT is mowing only 15 feet from the edge of roadways, reducing the total amount...more

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Status of Public Private Partnerships in Texas

In recent years, the state of Texas jumped headlong into public-private partnerships in a variety of different arenas. Often called PPP, 3P or P3, this delivery method has rapidly become the go-to avenue for delivering...more

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Massachusetts DOT Seeks to Retain Driver Data from the State Turnpike

The Massachusetts’ State Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has proposed a policy by which they would retain drivers’ speed data for 30 days after it is collected on the Massachusetts Turnpike through its new...more

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Thousands Of Californians Sign Up For VMT Trial

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In response to a request from the California Department of Transportation, 5,000 California drivers signed up for the state’s nine month pilot program to replace the state’s gas tax with a charge based on vehicle miles...more

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SC Public Policy Update - June 2016

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What's New - SENATE - The Senate spent the final three days of the legislative session debating the remaining House bills on the calendar as well as bills returned from the House. Members worked late into the night...more

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SC Public Policy Update - May 2016 #4

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What's New - SENATE - The Senate had a busy week working through the Senate calendar and addressing bills returned from the House. The Senate concurred with the House amendments on S. 1035, the “South Carolina...more

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