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A larger percentage of NYC residents want congestion pricing to stay, sending a message to the Trump administration that his treat to remove the tolls on March 21 is unpopular.

Legislation protecting workers who are misclassified by their employers recently passed in the State Senate by a unanimous 61-0.

The Port Authority of NY & NJ announced last week it had completed a seven-year effort to replace all 592 original suspender ropes on the George Washington Bridge.

A section of the General Municipal Law requires that with several narrow exceptions, any contract for public work more than $35,000 must be sent out for public bid. To project against fraud or collusion, the exceptions are narrow and relate to emergency work or a demonstrated need for standardization.

New York announced last month that $32.6 million had been awarded to improve seven locations under the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York grant program, including one project in Orange County.

WASHINGTON—The 2021 federal infrastructure funding law was a much-needed course correction after years of status quo investment, but delivering the surface transportation network our nation deserves is not just a five-year endeavor. The was the core message Gary Johnson, vice president of Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Inc. who testified on Feb. 26 to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

New York State officials announced on Feb. 26 a total of $80 million in new grant funding will be available to communities across New York State for climate resiliency projects.

$250M Needed for DOT Local Roads CHIPS Program

A coalition led by the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, local union leaders and elected officials is calling on all state lawmakers following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead to allocate more funds for the repair and maintenance of the Hudson Valley’s crumbling and pothole-filled state roadways.

Tutor Perini Corporation recently announced that the Tutor Perini-O&G Joint Venture is in the process of executing contract documents for the previously announced Manhattan Jail Project in New York City.