$4.4B Brent Spence Bridge project targets spring groundbreaking

The price tag for the work package, to be constructed by a Walsh Construction and Kokosing JV, has risen by about $700 million due to increased highway construction costs.

Construction starts plunged 13% as megaprojects faded

Nonresidential starts rebounded in February but the absence of massive energy-related projects slowed total groundbreakings, according to Dodge Construction Network.

How AI is spurring demand for skilled trade workers — not displacing them

“The digital revolution underway has a physical foundation,” Randstad CEO Sander van ’t Noordende said.

Data center boom failed to lift construction spending to start 2026

The lackluster spending report is “especially concerning in light of the ongoing conflict in Iran,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.  

Feds flow $889M to Western states for water infrastructure

California will receive $540 million of the funds allocated via President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

City officials urge federal grant application reform

The “mind-numbing” grant application process could be improved through preparation, intention and building connections, city leaders said during a National League of Cities panel. 

New York City’s data center opportunity may lie on the ‘edge’: panel

Demand for data center construction is colliding with the city’s aging power grid, according to a New York Build 2026 panel session.

AI doesn’t know what your safety experts know: data application specialist

Grounded, confined questions and strong data can help make AI a much more useful tool for identifying safety trends, said Adam Logan, executive vice president of application and data at ISN.

Messer-Sundt JV starts $900M Nashville airport infrastructure work

The job, which will create a road loop and six-level consolidated rental car facility, is part of a broader $3 billion capital plan for the busiest airport in Tennessee.

Updated March 24, 2026

Skanska scores $165M Texas A&M biology building

The Stockholm-based builder will begin construction on the 185,000-square-foot facility next year for the college, a repeat client.

Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

To make housing more affordable, invest in infrastructure

Homes need roads, water systems and power to serve them. A good start is renewing the federal surface transportation funding set to expire in September, writes a building materials executive.

Construction prices spiked at ‘staggering’ rate to begin 2026

The latest data — prior to the war in Iran — shows prices rose on an annualized basis of 12.6% through February. 

Barton Malow makes C-suite, executive changes

The shifts and additions in responsibility for four executives align with the contractor’s strategy of pursuing new businesses, according to a Barton Malow spokesperson.

Why late-stage cost overruns are symptoms of a larger problem

It’s easy to blame ballooning budgets on jobsite errors. But project stakeholders need to own decisions earlier in the planning stages to actually avoid them, writes a consultant.

Urban rail transit construction in the US trails population growth

Cities are opting for less costly bus rapid transit projects over subways and light rail.

Swinerton taps NYC leader to head Northeast region

Jay Quackenbush, former market head for the builder’s New York City region, plans to expand his new market’s reach into New England.

Terawulf taps Fluor for preconstruction on $3B Kentucky data center

The agreement covers master planning and preconstruction services for the large-scale brownfield data center campus, according to a company news release.

Georgia advances $4.6B SR400 P3 infrastructure project

SR400 Peach Partners, a consortium of Acciona Concessions, ACS Infrastructure and Meridiam, will deliver and maintain the 16-mile toll project under a 56-year public-private partnership.

4 bonus depreciation tax tips for construction firms

With IRS staff under pressure, developing internal processes and documenting fixed assets can avoid extended reviews and additional information requests, writes a construction accountant.

Purdue-backed concrete sensor firm wins $500K federal grant

Wavelogix will use the funding to refine and scale its IoT concrete strength sensors ahead of the pending highway bill.

When AI chatbots hallucinate, infrastructure pays

Chatbots can create authoritative-sounding reports based on flawed inferences, which can lead to liabilities that outlive a project, writes a senior lecturer at Georgia Tech.

Turner goes vertical on $900M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre will have an 11-story, 600,000 square foot patient facility and an expanded emergency department.

Updated March 18, 2026

Revolution Wind comes online, Vineyard Wind 1 completes construction

The 700-MW Revolution Wind offshore Rhode Island is the third offshore wind project to start delivering power, and the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts is the largest so far to complete physical construction.

Construction’s latest jobs data shows slow start to 2026

U.S. contractors had 231,000 open positions on the last day of January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.