Construction Dive reports NYC's first light-rail project — the Interborough Express — could take five years to build once construction actually starts, a timeline estimate that hasn't been attached to the project in our prior coverage. constructiondive.com

A Legionnaires' outbreak in the South Bronx has been traced to 10 cooling towers, including ones at Yankee Stadium and Lincoln Hospital — a mechanical/plumbing maintenance story worth watching for any facilities contractor with cooling-tower service contracts in the borough. hudsonvalley.news12.com

South Brunswick, New Jersey is planning nearly $9.8 million in capital projects and explaining its borrowing structure to residents — a small-town capital calendar outside our usual NYC/NJ agency coverage but worth a glance for firms working Middlesex County municipal work. tapinto.net