Crews are finishing a 'bend‑not‑break' water line that will help keep Zuckerberg San Francisco General supplied after a major quake. The work uses flexible, chain‑style pipe to resist seismic damage.

A power outage at Millennium Station forced Metra Electric and South Shore trains to reroute to Van Buren Street, blocking outbound departures and causing delays. Agencies say the duration is unknown.

Officials warn that a slow TxDOT timeline and rising replacement estimates could leave Pelican Island vulnerable as new shipbuilding plans take root. Local leaders are again weighing a land bridge with rail.

MSY will close Runway 2/20 beginning March 2, 2026 for an eight‑month, $27.1M rebuild. Flights shift to Runway 11/29 and nearby neighborhoods may see more noise.

The state inspector general has sent a letter to MassDOT raising conflict‑of‑interest and procurement concerns in the Applegreen service‑plaza award ahead of March hearings.

Crews have begun a $10.9M safety rebuild of Warsaw Avenue in East Price Hill using proceeds from the Cincinnati Southern Railway sale. The work will add speed cushions, curb extensions and lane changes.

Port Canaveral bumped its Cruise Terminal 5 budget to about $78M and is adding crews to finish earlier, officials say. The landside expansion will nearly double CT‑5’s footprint.

A federal settlement would pay 36 drivers and require a public tracking system, more notice and stickers for relocated cars. A judge must still approve the deal.

The City Council directed departments to study bringing back pole‑mounted "utilitarian" lights to speed repairs in darkened blocks. Officials say the move aims to untangle agency roles and blunt copper theft's impact.

The MTA plans a June pilot to play 30-second audio ads in select stations at up to 75 dB, prompting riders and critics to call the move Orwellian.

A review of CTA and Metra records finds racial gaps in who gets suspended under Chicago's rider‑ban program. Riders and unions are demanding transparency and an independent audit.

Harris County posted a Friday warning after federal officials and Stellantis said about 225,000 U.S. vehicles with unrepaired Takata air bag inflators should not be driven. Local officials say roughly 87,000 affected vehicles are in Texas.

MnDOT pushed the Rethinking I‑94 comment deadline to March 23, giving Twin Cities residents two extra weeks to weigh in on alternatives that include managed lanes, lane reductions and consistent bus shoulders.