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$1.4B Repairs Needed on North Texas Toll Road Bridges

Officials in North Texas will have to repair faulty bridge beams on the new $1.4 billion Chisholm Trail Parkway after an inspection found design flaws. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the North Texas Tollway Authority will spend $900,000 to …

Study: Port of Anchorage Replacement Flawed

A new federally commissioned study says the problems with the Port of Anchorage replacement go as far back as the project’s design. Top engineers with CH2M Hill told the Anchorage Assembly that three of four new sections already built at …

China Blames 54 Officials for Bullet Train Crash

A long-awaited government report said design flaws and sloppy management caused a bullet train crash in July that killed 40 people and triggered a public outcry over the dangers of China’s showcase transportation system. A former railway minister was among …