Infrastructure

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    Opinion

    Why design-build is the key to building smart and stronger

    The design-bid-build delivery model has been the backbone of U.S. construction for decades, but today’s more complex projects need a different approach, writes a contractor CEO.

    By Robert Brown • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Construction launches on $152M Port Everglades bulkhead project

    Seawalls dating back to the 1950s are getting an upgrade to handle rising sea levels as well as reverse storm surges during Florida’s hurricane season. 

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    San Francisco’s permitting reform seeks an end to building project ‘death by a thousand cuts’

    San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s latest permitting reform package loosens restrictions on historic buildings, reduces fees and clears the path for accessory dwelling units in the city.

    By Ryan Kushner • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty’s new CEO starts work

    Philip Hoare, who has a civil engineering background, assumes leadership from Leo Quinn, who guided the firm for the past decade.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    How one firm uses digital twins to develop large transportation infrastructure projects

    The technology can help build buy-in, minimize costly errors and facilitate monitoring and maintenance, a Bentley Systems senior director says.

    By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Whiting-Turner wins $137M Coast Guard Seattle base work

    The agency tapped the builder to upgrade ship berths, demolish a building and stabilize the waterfront.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    California city adopts AI permitting

    Lancaster will embark on a public-private partnership with Labrynth, a contractor-side artificial intelligence permitting platform, to speed up the review process.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps nabs $700M Idaho airport contract

    The project's scope includes 10 new gates in Boise to accommodate future passenger growth and air service offerings.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini unit lands $60M dam rehab project

    Subsidiary Lunda Construction started work to replace the Rothschild Dam’s timber spillway in Wisconsin in July with an updated concrete structure. 

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Project Wins

    LA Metro taps FlatironDragados for 2 preconstruction jobs

    The infrastructure giant will plan out a rail line relocation project and the modernization of a Los Angeles train station.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Ferrovial starts $825M I-95 project in South Carolina, Georgia

    The goal of the highway improvements is to ease traffic in a frequent choke point along the states’ border.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Mortenson breaks ground on $300M North Dakota hospital

    The new building will replace an existing facility, which has operated since 1885, and will include a barber, botanical garden and vocational training room.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Project Wins

    August 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Kiewit, Gilbane and Clark.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    FTA seeks to eliminate environmental criteria from capital investment grant guidelines

    The Federal Transit Administration requests public comment on updated guidance that would remove the “social cost of carbon” calculation and make broader changes to the multibillion-dollar program.

    By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    PCL starts work on $274M Washington bus terminal

    The complex is a key part of Sound Transit’s Stride bus rapid transit system that will link communities around Lake Washington.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Project Wins

    3 JVs take on $2.6B in Amtrak yard upgrades

    The deals cover modernizations in Boston, New York City and Washington.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Project Wins

    MTA awards $1.97B subway contract in NYC

    The project forms part of the broader $6.99 billion subway expansion in the East Harlem neighborhood.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Sponsored by Clune Construction

    From day one to done: How leaders can keep construction and care on track

    Building a new healthcare facility from the ground up is one thing, but carrying out construction work in an active healthcare setting presents an entirely different set of challenges.

    Aug. 25, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Turner JV lands $700M Tennessee airport job

    Teaming up with Ardmore-Roderick and Chris Woods Construction, the New York City-based contractor has embarked on a seismic upgrade at Memphis International.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Kiewit secures $400M Alaska port job

    The Port of Nome modification effort will deepen the harbor to accommodate larger vessels.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

    Silicon Ranch will invest $100 million to bring the 100MW facility online by 2027, and Meta will receive all of the renewable energy credits from the deal to help power its first data center in the state.

    By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 21, 2025
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    USACE Buffalo district commits to BIM across construction projects

    Since the district started using the technology, it has uncovered a host of benefits around planning and maintenance.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Swinerton completes $232M Compton high school

    A $10 million donation from city native Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, helped fund the school’s new performing arts center.

    By • Updated Aug. 20, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    O’Hare airport’s $1.3B Terminal D breaks ground

    AECOM Hunt Clayco Bowa is building the 19-gate satellite concourse in Chicago.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he does not "agree with subsidizing green energy," but he will run the NEVI program efficiently. Critics said all he did was delay implementation.

    By Robert Walton • Aug. 19, 2025