While the Highway 37 project continues to get pushed down the priority list for four counties involved, United Bridge Partners’ proposal to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the project, with the commitment to get started as soon as approved, remains on the table.

The South Norfolk Jordan Bridge was again declared as the best place to hike and walk in the Hampton Roads region, according to Coastal Virginia magazine. An official announcement will be made in the magazine’s July-August issue.

Small business owners are encouraged by the positive direction of the U.S. economy, and they are far more optimistic about it than they were before tax reform, according to a recent UBS poll. The poll also showed an increased interest in investing in the nation’s infrastructure, with the highest priority on improved bridges, highways, water systems and schools.

Trump’s infrastructure plan proposes a $200 billion increase in federal funding, and some of the provisions are expected to go a long way towards financing future infrastructure projects, though through a mix of capital solutions. The plan supports privately-financed infrastructure projects as a way to increase infrastructure investment and reduce the burden on locals.

United Bridge Partners proposes to resolve the traffic congestion on Highway 37 decades before the state could fund the project by adding an elevated toll road. The proposal floated at the Business Journal’s Construction Conference, also aims at restoration of wetland areas surrounding the highway.

The new Cline Avenue Bridge enters its first phase of construction with the Mayor of East Chicago, Indiana breaking ground at the bridge headquarters building, which will also serve as operations and maintenance building for the bridge, when complete.