News Clips
JANUARY 2012
WINTER 2011 EDITION - Florida Transportation Builder Association Publication - Taking Your Breath Away Port of Miami Tunnel Project
MARCH 2011
03-07-2011 Strong Foundation
03-03-2011 Recall Election Impacting Businesses
03-02-2011 Governments Consider Controversial Building Deals
FEBRUARY 2011
02-28-2011 Fostering Tomorrow's Engineers
02-17-2011 No Regrets, Mayor Carlos Alvarez Says in State of the County Address
02-10-2011 Miami's Airport and Seaport Show Growth
JANUARY 2011
01-26-2011 Steps Aim to Minimize Port Tunnel Work Jams
01-25-2011 Missing Link: U.S. Nod to Deeper Port
01-24-2011 Port of Miami Cruise Traffic Up 20 Percent in 2010
DECEMBER 2010
12-27-2010 The Top 10 Business Stories from 2010
12-22-2010 Defining Moments of the Past Decade
12-21-2010 Bond Buyer Names Port of Miami Tunnel Deal of the Year
12-13-2010 Building a better system for funding new infrastructure
12-02-2010 Bonding for port tunnel coming together
12-02-2010 Expo draws hundreds of contractors seeking work on Port of Miami Tunnel Project
NOVEMBER 2010
11-29-2010 Port Tunnel Project Holding Job Fair
11-17-2010 Tunnel Project's Operation 305 Shows Locals Love
11-16-2010 Contracting Opportunities Available for New Port Tunnel
11-11-2010 MacArthur Causeway traffic shift delayed until Wednesday
11-08-2010 Roadwork will disrupt some Miami Beach-bound traffic
11-01-2010 Port Tunnel Project Creates S. Florida Jobs
11-01-2010 Help Wanted Sign Out at Port Tunnel
OCTOBER 2010
10-28-2010 Two-step plan geared to totally replace I-395
10-28-2010 First redevelopment agency bonds slowing port tunnel funds
10-25-2010 Battle brews over historic Watson Island seaplane site
10-21-2010 Port of Miami security agencies confident as cargo gains anticipated
10-21-2010 Tunnel digging team redirects traffic, holds supplier and contractor
10-21-2010 Heavy lifting- Port of Miami looks to add two more cargo cranes
10-21-2010 Miami to get tracks to port
10-16-2010 How Many People Have Understood the Tunnel Project
10-15-2010 Port of Miami to get $22 mil DOT grant
10-15-2010 Port of Miami gets 22M stimulus grant
10-14-2010 FYI Miami-TUNNEL STUDY
10-11-2010 Fed Easing No Long Term Fix for Structural Unemployment
SEPTEMBER 2010
9-30-2010 Planning, districting changes dominate 'Candidates Night'
9-24-2010 Is build finance right for North American government
9-24-2010 Trains Ready to Rumble Through Miami
9-24-2010 Has US PPP reached boiling point
9-20-2010 Stimulus funds slowing for some in region
9-16-2010 Slowdown on the public-private express
9-15-2010 Port of Miami billion dollar tunnel project underway
9-15-2010 Commissioners digging deeper into port tunnel hiring efforts
9-4-2010 Hundreds seek jobs with port tunnel project
9-2-2010 Port of Miami Tunnel Digging Up Local Jobs
AUGUST 2010
8-25-2010 Port rail could save fuel if it hauls both rigs, cargo
8-21-2010 Port of Miami puts rail project on fast track
8-20-2010 Lane closures start Sunday on MacArthur Causeway
8-16-2010 Legislators seek private sector's help with transportation
8-13-2010 South Florida ports seek more trade with Brazil
8-11-2010 Miami-Dade Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle faces under funded foes
JULY 2010
7-21-2010 Association update Innovative financing helps - but funding still needed
7-20-2010 Boosters have dream planned for Miami Beach Convention Center
7-8-2010 Port of Miami tunnel project is indeed a big bore
7-2-2010 Port of Miami Tunnel gets underway
JUNE 2010
6-23-2010 Drilling a Highway 99 tunnel thrills industry pros
6-21-2010 FDOT To Meet With Residents Over Tunnel Traffic
6-16-2010 Tunnel Project a Cause for Concern Near Causeway
6-15-2010 Governor Crist Applauds Start Of Construction Of Port Of Miami Tunnel Project
6-11-2010 Work on the Port of Miami tunnel gets under way
6-11-2010 Official Groundbreaking For Port Of Miami Tunnel
6-11-2010 Ground Broken On Port Of Miami Tunnel Project
6-11-2010 FDT Deems Port Tunnel Really Sexy
6-10-2010 Tunnel Vision
6-10-2010 Leaders turn desires to port dredging as needing tie-in with tunnels impact
6-4-2010 Work begins on Port of Miami tunnel project
6-3-2010 FDOT alumna Alice N. Bravo has changed her gears to steer Miami?s Department of Capital Improvements
MAY 2010
5-27-2010 Rail link upgrade vital to keep port competitive, director says
5-24-2010 Dig This Port of Miami Tunnel Construction Begins
5-24-2010 Construction Starts On Controversial Port Tunnel
5-24-2010 Port of Miami tunnel construction set to begin
5-23-2010 Construction Begins Monday On Port Of Miami Tunnel
5-21-2010 Work set to begin Monday on Port of Miami tunnel
5-21-2010 Trabajos del tu?nel de Miami comenzari?an la pro?xima semana
5-21-2010 Miami Beach businesses worry over port tunnel project
5-20-2010 Port tunnel back on track; work may begin Monday
5-13-2010 Beachs tunnel vision starting at seaport called deal breaker
5-13-2010 Miami Beach officials raise new concerns over port tunnel traffic issues
5-10-2010 Miami Beach Commission to debate port tunnel, living wage and short-term rentals
5-8-2010 Local Perspectives
5-7-2010 Road Work Ahead-Port of Miami Tunnel Project
5-5-2010 Construction Plans Challenged
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