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    An Infrastructure Deal Should Be Easy, But Isn't

    September 18, 2017

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    Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View

    The stars should be aligned for a big infrastructure deal. 

    The lingering devastation from the hurricanes that crippled Houston and Florida underscored the national problems of crumbling roads and bridges, inadequate transportation systems and aging electrical grids. Pr...

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    Hyperloop One names 4 potential US routes

    September 18, 2017

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    Kim Slowey, Construction Dive

    Dive Brief:

    • Hyperloop One has selected 10 routes — including four in the U.S. — as part of its Hyperloop One Global Challenge, according to the company. It wants to have three full-scale systems operational by 2021.

    • Officials issued an open invitation to public...

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    Agencies Told to Cut Regulatory Budgets in Fiscal 2018

    September 12, 2017

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    Charles S. Clark, Government Executive

    President Trump’s point person in his push for deregulation has sent regulatory officers at all agencies instructions to submit a budget for fiscal 2018 that produces “a net reduction in total incremental regulatory costs.”  

    In a Sept. 7 memo, Office of...

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    Japanese team creates way to mass-produce earthquake-resistant metal

    September 8, 2017

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    Joe Quirke, GCR

    A team from Japan’s Tohoku University has found an economical way to improve the properties of “shape-memory” metals, so called for their ability to spring back after being deformed.

    The method could allow the mass production of such metals for applications such as eart...

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    China dreams of 4,000km/h “flying trains”

    September 8, 2017

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    Joe Quirke, GCR

    A Chinese state-owned space and military technology group will investigate the feasibility of a magnetic levitation (maglev) rail system that would leave Elon Musk’s futuristic Hyperloop concept in the dust.

    China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), whic...

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    U.S. House Passes Bill To Allow Self-Driving Cars in Every State

    September 8, 2017

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    Avery Thompson. Popular Mechanics

    Self-driving cars have been on the horizon for the past few years, as companies like Tesla and Waymo have been focused on bringing autonomous vehicles to the market. Even though self-driving tech has been improving, it seems perpetually a few years away. Now, the U.S....

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    Engineers 20 years ago warned of flooding risk in Houston area

    September 8, 2017

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    AP Author, Click2Houston

    DALLAS - A report released two decades ago on the Harris County reservoir system predicted with alarming accuracy the catastrophic flooding that would besiege the Houston area if changes weren't made in the face of rapid development.

    The report released in 1996 by engin...

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    Automatic Emergency Relief from FTA Regulatory Requirements Applicable to Hurricane Harvey Response and Recovery

    September 5, 2017

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    FTA

    Charter

    Transit agencies may take actions, such as providing service for evacuations, returning evacuees from shelters to their homes, transporting utility workers, and providing service to shelter residents, as long as these actions are directly related to Hurricane Ha...

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    MARITIME ADMINISTRATION MOBILIZES NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSELS IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE HARVEY

    September 5, 2017

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    MARAD

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) has activated two National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels for a pre-scripted Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to support relief efforts in Texas.

    The State University of...

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