Construction Dive’s Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed from the week.
It has been another busy week in construction news.
Turner Construction notified thousands of individuals of a data breach that included personal information, and the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs selected Mortenson and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors to lead construction management of their new $1.3 billion arena.
Read on for other construction news execs should know.
Maryland accepting bids for Key Bridge demolition work
The Maryland Transportation Authority is accepting bids for the second of four contracts for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the agency announced Tuesday. The Demolition and Miscellaneous Marine Work contract will be awarded through a competitive, sealed bidding process with work anticipated to begin late this year, per the MDTA.
When the agency first outlined the four-contract package in May, it pegged the anticipated cost range for the demolition portion at $50 million to $100 million.
Bids are due this fall. Work will include:
- Removal and salvage of steel girder spans over the Patapsco River.
- Demolition of marine and land piers.
- Sub-aqueous demolition of marine foundations.
- Clean-out of 96-inch steel pipe piles.
In July, the MDTA released a request for qualifications for the construction of the main span and marine approaches of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The agency expects to announce the south land approach and north land approach contracts in late 2026 and early 2027, respectively.
—Zachary Phillips
Turner subsidiary hits Irish data center milestone
A Turner Construction subsidiary based in Ireland has hit key data center milestones. Dornan Engineering, which New York City-based Turner acquired in 2024, broke ground on a data center development project in Ireland on July 20, Turner announced Thursday.
Dornan is acting as the general contractor on the 48-million-euro ($56 million) project, with responsibilities that include civil, structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical work.
On July 29, the team began structural steel installation, per the announcement.
“This project demonstrates the breadth of Dornan’s General Contracting capability and the expertise we bring together across multiple disciplines,” said Brendan Herbert, managing director, advanced technology division at Dornan, in the announcement. “We look forward to building on the progress made to date as we move into the next phase of delivery.”
—Matthew Thibault
Zachry Construction wins San Antonio airport contract
As the San Antonio Spurs selected a project team for their arena, another local builder won a contract for work at the city’s airport.
Zachry Construction cinched the SAT Terminal C Curbside Roadway Improvements project at San Antonio International Airport, according to a Tuesday release from the builder. The firm will serve as a subcontractor to Hensel Phelps, the construction manager at-risk for the Terminal C project, which now costs $1.7 billion, the San Antonio Express News reported in December. Work will include the demolition and construction of new roadways and bridges to support curbside access to the new terminal.
Zachry’s portion of the project will be delivered in multiple phases, beginning with widening the existing elevated curbside roadway to connect directly into Terminal C. Subsequent phases will create dedicated access to Terminal C departures and modify the existing U.S. Route 281 connection bridge to align with the updated roadways.
Scope includes over 3,300 cubic yards of concrete, over 800,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and approximately 6,300 linear feet of precast bridge beams to support the elevated roadway structure, per the release.
—Zachary Phillips
