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State Infrastructure Bank In-Person Symposium
State Infrastructure Bank Symposium The State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Symposium, hosted by the Federal Highway Administration’s Center for Innovative Finance Support (CIFS) and the University of Maryland Build America Center (BAC), will take place on May 21, 2025, in Austin, TX, in collaboration with TxDOT. This event will bring together state DOT officials, FHWA representatives,…
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2022-2023 BAC ANNUAL REPORT
The Build America Center is pleased to present our 2022/23 Annual Report which reflects a year of significant accomplishments and impact. It showcases our empowering localities initiative, training and outreach activities, partnership building, and research contributions.
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Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series – September 2023
Description: Despite five decades of experience, there is a considerable gap in legal and empirical study on the impacts of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Proponents of reform often claim NEPA litigation is a major obstacle for federal actions; others have concluded that litigation is not a major contributor of project cost escalation or…
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Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series – April 2023
Description: Over the last few decades, public agencies have increasingly implemented large-scaletransportation projects. Such projects are typically complex, have a variety of risks, and involve multiple stakeholders that often have conflicting interests and incentives. Oftentimes, alternative contracting methods such as design-build or design-build-finance-operate-maintain are used to deliver these projects. In these arrangements, the allocation and…
