Infrastructure
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$77B bullet train officials approve central California stretch
The California High-Speed Rail Authority approved a revised route between Fresno and Bakersfield that will reportedly save $200 million, but land negotiations and final environmental reviews are still needed.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 19, 2018
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How the midterm elections will impact the construction industry
The course of infrastructure funding, immigration policy, the U.S.-Mexico border wall and local mega-projects could be decided by which Congressional and gubernatorial candidates win in November.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 18, 2018
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Covestro announces EU1.5B investment in Houston-area plant
The German polymer supplier chose to expand its Baytown, Texas, site — which already employs 1,000 — due to the area's low costs and existing infrastructure.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 12, 2018
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DHS waives environmental rules for Texas border wall work
The Department of Homeland Security can bypass environmental regulations to construct and fill gaps in the barrier in Cameron County, but it says it will remain "committed to environmental stewardship."
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 12, 2018
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Lane awarded $253M design-build contract for Florida highway
FDOT tapped Lane Construction Corp. to design and build a nearly three-mile stretch of the $1.6B Orlando-area Wekiva Parkway.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 11, 2018
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Report: International construction market output to hit $13 trillion by 2022
Potential global headwinds include fallout from the U.S.-China trade war and increased borrowing costs, although interest rates are still near all-time lows in many parts of the world.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 11, 2018
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Salini Impregilo to lead $12B to $15B Texas bullet train construction
The Italian firm's Lane Construction business unit and other design-build partners will start the engineering and design of the Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail system under a limited notice to proceed.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 10, 2018
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Last leg of Houston's $1.2B Grand Parkway underway
Once the final 52.5-mile piece is completed in 2022, the 184-mile parkway will be the largest highway loop in the U.S.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 10, 2018
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FAA act reauthorizes $3.35B annually for airport improvements
President Donald Trump signed the five-year bill into law, cementing federal funds for airport infrastructure and $1.7 billion for post-hurricane disaster relief.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 09, 2018
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Gov. Cuomo details $13B redevelopment of NYC's JFK airport
An increase of $3 billion from previous estimates, the governor's plan is expected to expand capacity by at least 15 million passengers a year.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 08, 2018
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Michigan, Enbridge agree to build $350M to $500M underground pipeline
The tunnel will replace the above-ground line that runs across the Straits of Mackinac and could take up to 10 years to complete.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 08, 2018
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Funding approved for $4B Atlanta transportation program
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority officials pared down their list of projects from more than $11 billion to match expected 2016 tax revenue.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 08, 2018
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$2B Minneapolis light rail project down to one bidder
The Lunda Construction/C.S. McCrossan joint venture is the last bidder standing after the Ames Construction/Kraemer team did not respond to the Metropolitan Council's third request for a contract award delay.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 05, 2018
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Gordie Howe bridge to begin 74-month construction timeline
Bridging North America finalized its contract to complete the U.S.-Canada international bridge, which is valued at a total of U.S. $4.4 billion, with up to 2,500 workers by its 2024 target completion.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 03, 2018
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Aecon JV awarded CA$526M TransCanada pipeline contract
Aecon and joint venture partner Robert B. Sommerville Co. will build more than 122 miles of pipeline.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 03, 2018
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California activists propose ballot measure that would stop $77B bullet train
The new measure, which is in response to critics of Proposition 6, would force the governor to stop construction on the bullet train and spend remaining funds on other state transportation projects.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018
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Michigan contractors replace locked-out union engineers with private operators
State contractors are "looking at all options" to resume work after 23 days of unsuccessful talks with Operating Engineers Local 324.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018
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Canadian city marks first North American IPD bridge construction project
Kiewit beat out such competitors as Dragados Canada, Graham Construction and Engineering, and Astaldi to deliver the CA$180 million (U.S. $138 million) Kingston, Ontario, bridge via the integrated project delivery method.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018
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Bechtel-led $25B Georgia nuclear plant construction to continue
The future of the expansion was in question after cost overruns of more than $2 billion, which approximately doubled owners' original estimates.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018
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Walsh Construction wins $220M California streetcar contract
An AECOM unit actually bid lowest at $196 million, but was classified as nonresponsive for failure to meet the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation requirement.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2018
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Mountain Valley Pipeline costs rise to $4.6B
About half of the increase is due to August work stoppages ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a result of environmental lawsuits.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2018
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$2.5B Port of Savannah expansion may include new bridge
The plan would expand the port's containerized cargo capacity 45% by 2028 and may include replacing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, which cannot currently accommodate shippers' largest cargo vessels.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018
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Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail
A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief said the 8.5-mile light-rail line is approximately 86% complete, but electrical work is taking longer than anticipated.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 24, 2018
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Brightline buys XpressWest rail, plans high-speed SoCal-Vegas line
The Florida-based company agreed to purchase the high-speed rail project earlier this week, noting that it now holds the only two privately funded intercity rail lines in the U.S.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 20, 2018
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House passes water infrastructure bill, provides $922M for Michigan's Soo Locks
The Army Corps of Engineers has recommended that one of the four locks, the 50-year-old Poe Lock, be replaced with a new, 1,200-foot lock.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018