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  1. FTA transit funding proposal links grants to demographics

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Federal Transit Administration has proposed significant changes to the Capital Investment Grants program, tying federal f&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=5E2028E2-0740-4ADA-95FE-5A0C68D6BAE2">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  2. Okla. $7.3B 8-yr plan targets highways, bridges

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has unveiled a $7.3 billion eight-year construction plan for fiscal 2027-2034 that &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=9E07432F-533A-4C2A-B7DA-9B224F1ABED2">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  3. First tunnel boring machine begins work on Hudson Tunnel

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Gateway Development Commission has announced the start of tunneling for the Hudson Tunnel Project, with the first tunnel &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=8DB4A048-0571-4A42-939D-11FEFF1DE02D">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  4. Work finished on $677M parkway in Austin, Texas

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Work has wrapped up on the $677 million Oak Hill Parkway project in Austin, Texas, reconstructing the US 290/SH 71 interchang&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=ADB46348-3B88-4EF5-B1AA-FFDB24322A7F">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  5. The Boring Co. plans third TBM for Nashville project

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Boring Co. &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=3071F1C8-1D44-4039-AEDA-F2212EBF44C2">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  6. Fisk Electric lands $24M Houston data center contract

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Tutor Perini's Fisk Electric has secured a $24 million contract to provide electrical services for a data center in Houston. &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=8DCF35FC-AAD2-4B1E-B641-C78FCE9E2DDD">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  7. Charlotte airport eyes expansion with new gates, tunnel

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Charlotte Douglas International Airport has unveiled plans for a major expansion called CLT Beyond, including new gates in Co&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=7F79313D-3DC6-4F24-BE71-82B9E3B3000A">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  8. Corpus Christi Water repairs leak in Mary Rhodes Pipeline

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Corpus Christi Water crews have repaired a leak in the Mary Rhodes Pipeline near the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant. &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=CCAB682C-FBFE-498E-AA65-D743673298A0">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  9. Dam rehab completed in Nevada

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A $23 million effort to rehabilitate the Marlette Lake dam -- part of a system that supplies water to Storey County and Carso&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=F6F08611-CCAA-4D9F-BDC2-CFBA75D1EF64">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  10. Central, La., starts broadband project with BEAD funding

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The federally funded Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program has started a major fiber-optic project in Central, La.&nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=F9052779-E289-4E39-97EA-FE7D661693A0">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  11. What the 2026 election means for contractors

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Join AGC of America, on Thursday, November 5 at 2 p.m., for a webinar to break down the results of the 2026 election. &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=9D23C483-647A-4429-ADBC-CF9ED0DACA17">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  12. AGC encourages Supreme Court to review air quality standards

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">On October 1, AGC of America joined thirteen national associations, known as the Job Creators Coalition, to urge the Supreme &nbsp;-<a href="https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824&issueId=5979873B-0600-47D1-8DEC-8CE1CC14436F&copyId=CF463E1A-5AFD-4D50-9B98-1C30F4546C4C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>

  13. SmartBrief will not publish Monday, Oct. 12

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In observance of the federal holiday, SmartBrief will not publish Monday, Oct. 12.

  14. Who Said It? Be curious of the things that are different.

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:25 -0000

    <div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Maria Hinojosa or Eva Marie Saint Check your answer here.