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Tutor Perini sees $200B in potential bids. Almost none of them are data centers.
The day after voters made their distaste for data centers clear, the heavy civil contractor said it saw renewed momentum for increased infrastructure funding.
By Joe Bousquin • Nov. 6, 2026 -
Punch List: Granite lands final contract on Arizona airport job, DPR names new exec
Plus, a Tutor Perini subsidiary wins a $60 million U.S. Coast Guard contract and SMACNA selects its executive committee for the year.
By Construction Dive Staff • Nov. 6, 2026 -
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Jacobs wins project management role on $37B transmission program
American Electric Power, the largest U.S. electric transmission system operator, picked the firm to provide integrated delivery services across seven states over the next five years.
By Sebastian Obando • Nov. 3, 2026 -
USDOT deploys $1.24B for rail work via IIJA funds
The grants will help recipients remove highway-rail conflicts and eliminate at-grade crossings.
By Matthew Thibault • Nov. 3, 2026 -
Burns & McDonnell completes segment of $145M Missouri water project
The contractor worked with the city of Republic in a progressive design-build partnership to construct Missouri’s largest membrane bioreactor system.
By Matthew Thibault • Nov. 3, 2026 -
Clark Construction details ‘unique puzzle’ in DC Metro upgrades
With specialized remote-demolition robots, crews removed over 18,000 square feet of platform tile and concrete topping slab.
By Zachary Phillips • Nov. 3, 2026 -
FEMA commits $1.3B to disaster recovery, resilience
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering $400 million to reduce flooding and awarded nearly $900 million in recovery and mitigation grants as it shifts responsibility to local governments.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Nov. 3, 2026 -
How the 2028 Olympics is shaping downtown revitalization — in St. Louis
The city is making the urban core a priority, betting on office-to-residential conversions, innovation zones and private-sector partnerships to tackle vacancies and blight and improve public safety.
By Vicky Uhland • Nov. 2, 2026 -
Contractors enter November with a new batch of project wins
From a $15 billion LNG project in British Columbia to bridges, schools and military builds across the country, contractors’ project wins have kept coming in the last month.
By Joe Bousquin • Nov. 2, 2026 -
Fluor subsidiary nabs $2.4B Navy nuclear contract
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory awarded Fluor Marine Propulsion a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification for nuclear propulsion work.
By Sebastian Obando • Nov. 2, 2026 -
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Jacobs-PCL JV wins $1B San Francisco wastewater upgrade
The makeover of the city’s largest treatment plant, which handles nearly 80% of the area’s wastewater, will occur while the facility continues to operate.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 28, 2026 -
JE Dunn tapped for $480M Minneapolis airport upgrade
The Metropolitan Airports Commission selected the general contractor to serve as construction manager at risk for an expansion project at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 27, 2026 -
Skanska-Stacy Witbeck JV breaks ground on $2.43B California metro
The joint venture has turned dirt on the 6.7-mile project, designed to ease traffic congestion in the East San Fernando Valley.
By Zachary Phillips • Oct. 27, 2026 -
PCL’s $250M Seattle Amtrak facility arrives on time, under budget
The builder constructed the maintenance hub for Airo trains for $50 million less than the original contract price. Amtrak will use the funds for other rail investments.
By Zachary Phillips • Updated Oct. 27, 2026 -
LA Metro breaks ground on 12-mile bus rapid transit corridor
The project will upgrade 26 bus stations along the route and connect with multiple rail lines and other bus routes.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 23, 2026 -
Oklahoma City unveils 25-year, multibillion-dollar airport expansion
The megaproject proposal outlines three expansion phases to accommodate up to 20 million passengers annually.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 20, 2026 -
Beyond data centers, infrastructure builds draw funding
Builders have touted recent wins on road, bridge, rail and military jobs as the sector continues to evolve.
By Joe Bousquin • Oct. 20, 2026 -
Fort Lauderdale opens new $666M water treatment plant
Constructed in a P3 featuring Kiewit’s local water team, the facility will produce up to 50 million gallons of treated water per day, according to the Florida city.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 20, 2026 -
North Carolina passenger rail line to get $550M from US DOT
The project will relieve train congestion and allow North Carolina and Virginia to schedule more frequent passenger trains, according to the North Carolina transportation department.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 19, 2026 -
13-year, $2B NYC bridge rehab completes latest project
Skanska’s $452 million contract to replace the bridge’s 592 suspender ropes included the 1.5-mile pedestrian pathway rebuild.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 16, 2026 -
DOT moves ahead on effort to tie new construction funds to marriage, birth rates
The Federal Transit Authority has published new guidance on the demographic factors proposed in early 2025 to determine the share of a project DOT covers.
By Zachary Phillips • Oct. 13, 2026 -
3 transit leaders explain how they fund major projects
Chicago, New York and Seattle transit leaders outlined their solutions to revenue shortfalls, legal challenges and inflationary pressures at an American Public Transportation Association conference.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 13, 2026 -
Anduril, US Navy to build $6.6B shipyard in Maryland
The facility, dubbed Arsenal-2, will manufacture components for Virginia-class submarines. The new project follows DOD’s new Project Meridien initiative, which Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey is co-leading.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 8, 2026 -
DOT awards $426M for critical infrastructure projects
The largest awards include $85.1 million for an 8-mile, four-lane highway in Kentucky and $85 million to add lanes along about 20 miles of I-4 in Florida.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 6, 2026