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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

8-5-2010  Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce flight to Washington may bring funds back for high speed rail, Port of Miami dredge

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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Kathy Yeomans, FDOT Construction Public Information Project Manager

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Maribel Lena, District Public Information Officer

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