Infrastructure
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Aecon back on US-Canada bridge team
The bridge authority approved Canada-based Aecon Group's request to rejoin the consortium that will design, build, finance, operate and maintain the up to $3.7 billion Gordie Howe International.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 20, 2018
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At least 39 dead in Italy bridge collapse, as public, government search for answers
The finger-pointing has already begun, with the contractor and lack of bridge investment and maintenance included as targets.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 17, 2018
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New NTSB report on FIU bridge collapse stops shy of naming a culprit
The investigation has unveiled photos showing fissure-like cracks, but has still not named a probable cause of the deadly March collapse.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 17, 2018
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US has fewer structurally deficient bridges than 10 years ago
ASCE's 2017 report card for infrastructure indicated 9% of bridges were structurally deficient compared to 12% around a decade ago.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 16, 2018
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Stantec-Hensel Phelps finishes part of $741M border facility
The 100,000-square-foot pedestrian processing building at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, California, represents the second of three phases.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 16, 2018
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Startup focused on AI for infrastructure scores $4.5M funding
SenSat's product learns from a virtual representation of the jobsite to present project teams with the most efficient course of action.
By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 15, 2018
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Raiders' Las Vegas stadium bridge could alter I-15 plans
The pedestrian bridge could interfere with previous Nevada DOT plans for a high-occupancy vehicle off-ramp in the same area.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2018
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Transit group: Trump administration behind on $1.4B funding
Transportation for America said the Federal Transit Administration has awarded only $25 million of the nearly $1.4 billion allocated in its appropriations bill.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2018
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California's Interstate 405 expansion to close bridge for a year
The McFadden Bridge in Orange County will be demolished and rebuilt as part of the widening of the massive north-south highway.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 13, 2018
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Lawmakers push for innovative materials in national infrastructure
The IMAGINE Act calls for new asphalt and concrete formulations, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites and aggregate, geosynthetic and other materials meant to accelerate construction times and last longer.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2018
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Virginia demands tunnel-boring for Hampton Roads project
All competing contractors must use the boring method of tunnel construction when calculating their bid proposals for the $3 billion project.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 09, 2018
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Maryland Purple Line to bring years of 'intrusive' construction, official warns
The new light rail line will carve a path through neighborhoods and expose residents to the sounds and vibrations of drilling and maybe even blasting.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 09, 2018
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FERC halts construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
For the second time in as many weeks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has stopped construction on a multi-billion-dollar pipeline in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. — the first was the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Aug. 14, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.
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Construction begins on $211M Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier
Costs for the net landed at about three times the original estimate due to complicated engineering and design and the logistics of installing 600 tons of marine-grade stainless steel 250 feet above the water.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 08, 2018
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Report: Oregon 'hottest' market for roads through 2021
The Zweig Group's guide to U.S. DOT markets also identifies Texas, Florida and other states as meccas for infrastructure construction opportunities.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 07, 2018
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Rising costs could limit West Virginia's $2.8B Roads to Prosperity program
Bids for the highway expansion plan's first project came in at $100 million more than the state anticipated.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 03, 2018
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Contractor races to complete $650M North Carolina toll lanes
I-77 Mobility Partners has approximately 1,100 workers representing 90 contractors and subcontractors manning the project in a race to get toll lanes open by the end of the year.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 03, 2018
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First phase of $3.6B Salt Lake City airport redevelopment hits halfway mark
The Salt Lake City International Airport project is the largest construction undertaking in Utah history.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 03, 2018
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Critics blame NYC's scaffold law for rocketing insurance fees
Originally slated to cost $93 million, insurance costs for the East Side Access tunnel have ballooned to $584 million.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 02, 2018
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Though underway, $77B California bullet train still threatened
Rail officials may be rushing the beleaguered Los Angeles-to-San Francisco line, which could end up costing $100 billion, to prevent possible upcoming government transitions from shutting down the project.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 01, 2018
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New Orleans eschews new water management techniques in $2B post-Katrina program
The city claims the scope of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for hurricane repairs doesn't allow for eco-conscious water management systems.
By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2018
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Construction progresses on $8B LaGuardia airport expansion
LaGuardia Gateway Partners, a joint venture which includes Skanska, Meridiam and others, has made significant headway.
By Kim Slowey • July 27, 2018
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Composite bridge withstands twice the load of concrete, steel
University of Maine engineers recently used computer-controlled hydraulics to simulate truck loads on its new girder bridge system, which it says can be assembled in a few days and survive a century.
By Kathleen Brown • July 25, 2018
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State touts paving technology on transportation projects
The Missouri Department of Transportation said technology such as intelligent compaction, infrared scanning and mapping software vastly improved some of its pavement construction operations.
By Construction Dive Editors
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Cracks in Pensacola Bay Bridge halted concrete work twice
Skanska USA changed materials and placement methods after fissures in the deck of the $400 million bridge in Florida were discovered in March.
By Kim Slowey • July 25, 2018