Infrastructure

Virgin Trains affiliate strikes lease deal for SoCal high-speed rail to Las Vegas

DesertXpress Enterprises LLC will pay California $842,000 each year to lease the right of way on Interstate 15. Meanwhile, the California High-Speed Rail Authority's $100 billion bullet train project has appeared to have stalled. 

By Kim Slowey • July 08, 2020

New York's MTA needs billions in federal funding after COVID-19 crisis

The transit authority's head of construction and development said federal money is crucial to preserving its historic capital plan.

By Jenn Goodman • July 07, 2020

Readers Respond: Environmental laws are important for construction

While many readers said President Donald Trump's recent rollbacks of environmental regulations will reduce costs and speed up timelines, 71% said there should be no more loosening of these types of laws.

By Jenn Goodman • July 02, 2020

Report: US cities' massive budget cuts impact infrastructure, capital expenses

As some projects continue, others may not take off as municipalities slash budgets and the coronavirus continues to threaten the country, a survey from the National League of Cities found.

By Zachary Phillips • June 30, 2020

House bill prohibits use of military funds for border wall

The legislation seeks to protect military construction funds from being diverted to pay for border wall construction, and includes a $10 billion provision for military construction. 

By Kim Slowey , Zachary Phillips • UPDATED: July 8, 2020 at 9:09 a.m.

House Democrats introduce $1.5T infrastructure bill

The bill includes $500 billion in green measures at the same time construction industry groups have called for additional streamlining of environmental and permitting reviews.

By Kim Slowey • June 22, 2020

Army Corps plans $4.6B flood control project in Miami-Dade

The proposed plan focuses on seven geographic areas and would include the construction of storm surge barriers.

By Kim Slowey • June 15, 2020

California officials advance Elon Musk's lower-cost transit tunnel plan

San Bernardino County is considering The Boring Co.'s unsolicited proposal for a tunnel to Ontario International Airport that some local leaders say would be a fraction of the cost of a traditional rail system.

By Kim Slowey • June 10, 2020

Trump orders federal agencies to waive environmental regulations

Major construction industry organizations are in favor of the new White House directive, which the president says will expedite infrastructure projects and assist in the COVID-19 economic recovery.

By Kim Slowey • June 08, 2020

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

Maryland Purple Line team submits termination notice for $5.6B P3

The consortium behind Purple Line Transit Partners said it will pull out of the project Aug. 20, although an MDOT spokesperson said the group doesn't have the right to file the notice.

By Jenn Goodman • UPDATED: June 25, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

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