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Cal/OSHA cites Shimmick, Con-Quest $65K in tunnel death
The accident led the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to require bidding contractors to submit more detailed safety plans.
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Justice Department subpoenas $9B Honolulu high-speed rail records
A federal grand jury is pursuing an investigation into funding and management of the beleaguered line, which has almost doubled in costs since 2012.
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Concrete issues delay Denver airport project indefinitely
Quality and strength issues have already stalled the Ferrovial-led consortium's $650 million terminal renovation project by 10 months.
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Strategic hire, new plant tee Skender up for maximum tech efficiencies
CEO Mark Skender and CTO Stacy Scopano, who comes from Skanska, share their strategy for improved data flow in the design, engineering and production of modular buildings.
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Trump administration to kill $929M grant for California bullet train
The USDOT's move comes after the California High-Speed Rail Authority said it would reduce the $77 billion project to just its $10 billion Central Valley section.
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Virginia awards $3.3B Hampton Roads tunnel project to Dragados-led design-build team
The winning group beat out Hampton Roads Capacity Constructors, which included Fluor Corp., The Lane Construction Co. and AECOM.
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Developer to convert Texas mall into $1B mixed-use complex
Vacant shopping malls such as the Collin Creek Mall in Plano, casualties of the online shopping trend, are ripe for conversion to a variety of uses.
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Katerra to license process, market software and building components
The firm's launches last week included a proprietary software that integrates and employs data gathered across a building’s supply chain and construction.
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Washington, DC's $1.3B of medical construction led US
The most populated 25 U.S. metros saw a total of $15.7 billion of activity in the healthcare sector last year.
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SponsoredForget the Big Bang - it's the big offsite construction boom that deserves your attention
The once silo-driven construction industry is vertically integrating discipline, process and production and its customers only stand to benefit.
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Amazon may sign PLA for Virginia HQ2
With the tech giant nixing its New York plans, Arlington officials may push harder to give local construction unions pre-hire bargaining rights.
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Google embarks on $13B data center expansion
"Major expansions" are set for 14 states, which will create 10,000 new construction opportunities for workers in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.
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3 suffer fall injuries on $2.3B I-4 Ultimate project
In addition, since 2016, four workers have died working on the 21-mile expansion of Interstate 4 through Orlando, Florida, including one on Feb. 4.
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North Dakota city 'poised for billion-dollar boom'
Potential projects include reconstruction of a major downtown avenue as well as mixed-use and residential developments, Grand Forks' mayor said.
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Deep DiveHigh stakes: State cannabis laws make contractors' obligations hazy
Laws permitting medical and sometimes recreational marijuana present challenges for employers — not the least of which is finding workers who can pass a hiring or post-accident/incident drug test.
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NYU establishes construction innovation hub
The Institute of Design and Construction Innovations Hub will promote safety and efficiency within the industry and help executives find solutions to the issues that can make a project late or over budget.
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Trump declares national emergency in goal of getting $8B for wall
Congress' offer of $1.4 billion meant to avoid a shutdown is just a fraction of the $5.7 billion requested for border wall construction, and Democrats have vowed to fight Trump's move.
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Amazon scraps NYC HQ2 plans
The company said it is withdrawing its plans for the Long Island City headquarters location due to significant local political opposition.
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NBA's Warriors propose hotel, condos at $1.5B Chase Center
Echoing a trend around the country, the San Francisco-based franchise's president said the mixed-use aspect of the privately financed arena makes the project viable.
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$313M seismic retrofit of San Francisco's Transbay Tube underway
The project includes attaching, welding and grouting steel plates along the inner surface to create a liner and will take more than three years.
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Tolls may help Florida's pending $10B infrastructure program
Some state lawmakers maintain that an expansion of the toll road system into rural areas would ease congestion, but the proposal is getting pushback from residents.
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2019 may see first free-form 3D-printed house
The home will break ground soon in Tennessee utilizing Branch Technology's cellular fabrication method for its "lattice-like matrix."
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NYC mayor touts Amazon HQ2 importance while rumors indicate deal is at risk
Mayor Bill de Blasio says bringing the tech giant to the city is "mission critical," but reports indicate Amazon isn't amused by New Yorkers' negative attitudes.
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California governor scales back $77B bullet train project
But Gov. Gavin Newsom promises not to abandon high-speed rail, which would mean the state had spent billions with nothing but negatives to show.
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Federal lawmakers propose $1.4B for border wall
President Trump has not said whether he will agree to the deal, which will cover only 55 miles of new barrier construction.
Infrastructure