The city of Rio de Janeiro moves forward with plans to overhaul highway, airport, transit, and stadiums in preparation for the Olympic Games.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has completed an agreement that will help fund West Virginia’s portion of the Appalachian Regional Short Line Rail project.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — A state highway property sales blitz in April generated almost $1 million for road and bridge projects, bringing the total amount received from the sale of excess property for the past fiscal year to just shy of $4.4 million.

From the Las Vegas Sun: Construction on Hoover Dam bypass bridge quickly coming to a close
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: ‘Blood Alley’ highway in California gets $91M boost
From The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore ramps up bridge-building efforts

From the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Mayor unveils Rebuild Saint Paul
From the Puget Sound Business Journal: WSDOT seeks designers/builders for floating bridge
From the Wisconsin State Journal: I39-90 project moves forward