It was the second such rain-related disaster in less than three months, as extreme weather challenges the country’s extensive network of newly built expressways.
Category: Infrastructure (Public Works)
-
Amtrak Passengers Face Record Delays From Extreme Weather
The dated U.S. rail infrastructure is struggling to stay operational as climate change accelerates and intense heat waves, downpours and high winds become more frequent.
-
Biden Policies Offer Benefits, but Little Political Payoff, in Pennsylvania
As inflation worries dominate, the Biden administration is struggling to take credit for infrastructure and industrial policy in the battleground state.
-
China’s Economy Slows as Housing Troubles Squeeze Spending
After a strong start to the year, spending has weakened as a real estate downturn weighs on consumers and companies. Communist Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss what to do about it.
-
Electric Vehicles May Become Harder to Rent
Rental car firms are offering temporary deals on electric cars, which they are selling after they lost value more quickly than expected.
-
How Britain’s Economy Became So Stagnant
After more than a decade of deep budget cuts, slow growth and weak productivity, the country has struggled to overcome years of uncertainty and underinvestment.
-
Amtrak Pays Executives Hefty Bonuses as Losses Continue
Some executives received payments of nearly half a million dollars as the rail service remained $1.7 billion in the red and the new Acela program continued to face challenges.
-
Losing a Bridge Upends Life in Baltimore (and It May Soon Get Worse)
Congestion has increased on other routes in the city and residents are worried that traffic will get worse as the port returns to more normal operations.
-
How China Got So Dominant in Cars and Solar
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
-
Are Floating Cities the Solution to Rising Seas?
Is living on the water our future? Floating developments, including a project in progress in South Korea, suggest that it’s more than a pipe dream.