Infrastructure

House Democrats introduce $494B transportation bill

Construction industry officials say comprehensive legislation could generate construction jobs and help with the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. 

By Kim Slowey • June 04, 2020

Deep Dive

What does Maryland's Purple Line project team breakup mean for P3s?

Although one of the country's most-watched public-private partnerships has stalled, the delivery method has advantages for many large civil projects, experts say.

By Kim Slowey • May 27, 2020

Fisher Sand and Gravel wins $1.3B border wall job

The contract is being questioned by a high-ranking House Democrat, who earlier asked the Defense Department to determine if another Fisher wall project was properly awarded. 

By Kim Slowey • May 21, 2020

Balfour Beatty temporarily halts work on part of $1.9B Caltrain project

Board members for the California commuter rail system expressed doubts as to whether the general contractor would be able to stay on schedule.

By Kim Slowey • May 18, 2020

Florida DOT to replace deadly FIU pedestrian bridge

Florida DOT will oversee and manage the construction of the bridge meant to replace the one that collapsed and killed six in March 2018 while under construction on the Florida International University campus in Miami.

By Kim Slowey • May 12, 2020

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Salini Impregilo officially changes name to Webuild

Shareholders approved the move made in effort to help the Italian multinational contractor unlock more infrastructure projects at home and compete more internationally.

By Kim Slowey • May 07, 2020

Design-build team to exit Maryland's $2B Purple Line project

Citing a dispute with transportation agencies over cost overruns and long delays, the three firms working on the project — Fluor, Lane and Traylor Bros. — said they will pull out of the P3 project.

By Jenn Goodman • May 04, 2020

MTA completes tunnel rehab 3 months early, $100M under budget

The new plan to rehab the Canarsie tunnel project in New York City resulted in a time savings of six months from the original proposed deadline.

By Kim Slowey • May 01, 2020

Deep Dive

The new normal: 8 ways the coronavirus crisis is changing construction

U.S. jobsites are reopening but construction will not look the same as before the COVID-19 outbreak. Are you ready for the paradigm shift?

By Jenn Goodman • April 30, 2020

Salini Impregilo, Ficantieri complete Morandi bridge replacement in Italy

The new bridge, built in record time and with strict COVID-19 protocols,replaces one that collapsed almost two years ago, killing 43 people. 

By Kim Slowey • April 30, 2020

Trump administration awards $569M border wall contract despite calls to spend more on the coronavirus fight

"The administration should be mobilizing resources, including the Army Corps of Engineers, to ... save lives, [but] is instead directing half a billion dollars to a no-bid contract to build an ineffective wall," Democratic lawmakers wrote to Trump.

By Kim Slowey • April 23, 2020

Troubled I-4 Ultimate to shave months off schedule during shutdown-related FDOT acceleration program

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that work on parts of the $2.3 billion, 21-mile project will be completed one or two months sooner. 

By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: April 14, 2020 at 10 a.m.

Border wall construction continues with additional contract for $1.2B project

The White House isn't backing down on U.S.-Mexico barrier construction even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads through the U.S., with a $524 million contract modification for a Kiewit subsidiary awarded this week.

By Kim Slowey • March 26, 2020

Former MTA manager pleads guilty to charges in construction bid-rigging case, could face prison time

Authorities said former supervisor Paresh Patel set up his own engineering consulting firm in order to bid on MTA repair work after Hurricane Sandy. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2020

Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2020

Engineering review of $1B, FIGG-backed Houston bridge identifies design issues

FIGG, the Engineer of Record, said it will collaborate with the other project designers in addressing third-party consultant COWI's "significant concerns." 

By Kim Slowey • March 17, 2020

AECOM NYC office nabs MTA, Port Authority veterans

The hiring of former New York MTA CEO Tom Prendergast and former Port Authority COO Denise Berger will no doubt help AECOM tap into large public projects in a time when demand and competition are heating up.

By Jenn Goodman • March 05, 2020

Contractor allegedly stole trade secrets to underbid on botched NYC bridge armor installation job

Security firm Hardwire alleges that Infrastructure Armor's mistakes have left the cables of Kosciuszko Bridge vulnerable to terror attacks and other threats.

By Kim Slowey • March 04, 2020

Tutor Perini subsidiary rebuts Pennsylvania lawmaker's 'change-order scheming' accusations

A lawyer for Cherry Hill said PennDOT knew in December of 2015 that the project would not be completed on time due to errors made by the state agency.

By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: March 23, 2020 at 10 a.m.

Tutor Perini closes out 2019 with stable revenue, net loss

The company had two major charge-offs in 2019, one related to losing a court case related to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project in Seattle and the other associated with a decrease in the price of its stock.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2020

Global bridge inspection market predicted to hit $6.3B in next decade

The projected activity in bridge inspection services worldwide through 2029 represents a fourfold increase from current levels. The demand for the construction of bridges is expected to increase three times.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2020

DHS waives procurement regs for border wall construction

The contractors who will bid on projects subject to the waiver have already been shortlisted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2020

Democratic candidates talk infrastructure plans

Former Vice President Joe Biden said raising the corporate income tax rate to 28% would generate about $740 billion in additional funds that could be used for infrastructure. 

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2020

California bullet train construction update shows costs could reach $100B

To date, around 3,500 construction workers are working on 36 active construction sites covering 350 miles, but that's a fraction of the work it will take to finish the full North-South line by 2033.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2020