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FRA selects 91 rail-crossing projects for $1.24 billion, but only 37 include construction

Received $31.7 million for signal preemption upgrades

The Federal Railroad Administration selected 91 railroad-crossing projects in 37 states to share $1.24 billion on Oct. 30. The grants, paid for through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, cover overpasses, crossing closures and signal upgrades.

Updated Nov 3

Ferrovial-led group wins I-285 express lanes contract in Georgia

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Contracting authority and corridor owner

Georgia's State Transportation Board picked the Ferrovial-led Top End Mobility Group on October 15 to build and run toll lanes along the top of I-285, an $8.9 billion construction job in exchange for 50 years of toll revenue. The consortium also offered a $23.6 billion concession fee plus $515 million in reimbursements, and its bid scored 1,944 points out of 2,500 in the state's evaluation, against 1,084 for Sacyr's team and 482 for the ACS and Acciona group.

Updated Oct 20