Infrastructure
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Project Wins
JE Dunn, Nabholz tapped for proposed $825M Arkansas prison
The controversial 3,000-bed detention facility in Franklin County has yet to secure funding.
By Julie Strupp • May 20, 2025 -
US DOT opens $1.5B funding round for transit buses and bus facilities
This year’s funding round, part of the 2021 infrastructure law, drops equity- and sustainability-related requirements.
By Dan Zukowski • May 20, 2025 -
Project Milestones
Whiting-Turner breaks ground on $880M Pennsylvania hospital expansion
The centerpiece of the Geisinger project is an 11-story tower with a new, larger emergency room.
By Matthew Thibault • May 20, 2025 -
New water infrastructure firm launches in Arizona
RS Contracting will specialize in the construction and rehabilitation of water and wastewater systems.
By Julie Strupp • May 20, 2025 -
Project Wins
Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project
The team, along with three other firms, will build the deep geological repository in northwestern Ontario.
By Julie Strupp • May 19, 2025 -
Project Milestones
$500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri
Renewables developer Arevon Energy is supplying Meta with its 430-megawatt project in Scott County.
By Julie Strupp • May 13, 2025 -
DOT awards $3.2B to 180 projects
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Biden administration left the Transportation Department with 3,200 unobligated grants.
By Dan Zukowski • May 13, 2025 -
Tutor Perini turns a profit on growing backlog
The Los Angeles-based contractor reported a record pipeline of work, raised its outlook for the first time in company history and expressed confidence in the face of tariffs.
By Joe Bousquin • May 12, 2025 -
M&A activity cools amid instability: WSP
CEO Alexandre L’Heureux nonetheless sees a strong year ahead for North America, he said in a Q1 earnings call.
By Julie Strupp • May 9, 2025 -
IRA’s fate unclear as Republicans look to finance megabill
The Inflation Reduction Act is a likely target in a plan to cut $2 trillion in spending, but certain provisions have been benefiting red districts.
By Diana DiGangi • May 9, 2025 -
Safety Week 2025
Granite JV plays it safe at Sacramento’s American River Bridge rehab
The California-based team has taken a 20/20/20 approach, pausing their work every 20 minutes to perform a 20-second scan of the area 20 feet around them.
By Joe Bousquin • May 7, 2025 -
AECOM sees delays, deferrals tied to Trump policies
Although some clients have postponed decisions due to uncertainty in Washington, in a Q2 earnings call CEO Troy Rudd maintained he is bullish on the president’s deregulation push.
By Julie Strupp • May 7, 2025 -
Dallas Fort Worth airport expansion jumps to $4B
The new Terminal F will be double the size originally planned after American Airlines increased its investment.
By Julie Strupp • May 6, 2025 -
Opinion
What NEPA changes mean for projects, permitting timelines
The framework for environmental reviews is shifting as federal agencies revise or develop their own implementing regulations, according to attorney Alexaida Collet.
By Alexaida Collet • May 6, 2025 -
PCL to open Phoenix office
A 20-year company vet will lead the charge in the contractor's push to bolster its commercial building focus in the region.
By Matthew Thibault • May 5, 2025 -
Sponsored by Leviton
3 reasons all-electric homes make business sense for builders
Growing market demand and ongoing innovation are tilting the scales toward electrified homes.
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Granite shrugs off tariff impacts, hints at new IIJA
The California-based civil builder’s CEO said the firm hasn’t been hampered by levies and that there’s political will in Congress for a follow-on infrastructure law.
By Joe Bousquin • May 2, 2025 -
Project Wins
Jacobs-McCourt books $99M Boston-area road project
The contractors expect to wrap up work on Massachusett’s first diverging diamond interchange by mid-2030.
By Sebastian Obando • May 1, 2025 -
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April 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Moss, Fluor and Herzog.
By Construction Dive Staff • April 30, 2025 -
DOT will cut funds to transportation projects with DEI: Duffy
The U.S. transportation secretary also told funding recipients that they need to cooperate with immigration officers or potentially face civil or criminal prosecution.
By Julie Strupp • April 29, 2025 -
Column // The Dotted Line
How contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures
JVs allow firms to combine resources, but contracts need careful wording to avoid disputes, attorneys say.
By Sebastian Obando • April 29, 2025 -
$2.4B Inglewood people mover mothballed
The city council approved a new phased approach to its Transit Connector project that will instead emphasize new bus lanes ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
By Joe Bousquin • April 28, 2025 -
Project Wins
Balfour Beatty nabs $889M Texas highway job
The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will reconstruct a 2.3-mile section of I-30 on the east side of Dallas County.
By Matthew Thibault • April 28, 2025 -
Project Milestones
$1.3B San Diego border station snares new funding
The DOT announced a $150 million grant for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry and removed Biden-era clean construction requirements.
By Julie Strupp • April 28, 2025 -
Project Wins
New York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct
Salt City Constructors, a team of three contractors, expects to begin work immediately on the $2.25 billion effort to reconnect neighborhoods in Syracuse.
By Sebastian Obando • April 25, 2025