Infrastructure

Texas Central signs design-build agreement with Salini Impregilo-Lane JV for $20B high-speed rail project

The contract for the Houston-to-Dallas line adds to existing engineering, design and preconstruction work the team has done under the management of Bechtel in the hopes of starting construction next year.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 15, 2019
Returning lawmakers could move on several infrastructure bills, including $287B highway act

As Congress begins its fall session, it faces many industry issues, such as road construction and replacing military project funds deferred for the wall.
By Jenn Goodman • Sept. 09, 2019
New USDOT rules would speed up project permitting

For a long time, various federal agencies' environmental reviews processes have been siloed, causing a back and forth that results in inevitable delays.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 08, 2019
DoD diverts $3.6B in military funds to border wall construction

Funding for the 11 projects representing 175 miles of barrier replacement and new construction will come from more than 100 U.S.- and foreign-based deferred military construction projects.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 06, 2019
Construction-related podcasts inspire and educate

The AEC industry has a surprising offering of easy-to-stream and digestible podcasts with knowledgeable hosts and enlightening guests.
By Jenn Goodman • Sept. 03, 2019
Seattle's Sound Transit awards $1.6B of contracts for $2.8B Lynnwood Link Extension

The two contracts, both JVs, will use the general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM) alternate public works project delivery method.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 25, 2019
Work begins on border wall segment paid for with military funds

A 2-mile section of fencing in Lukeville, Arizona, is the first portion to move forward since the Supreme Court allowed the use of defense funding.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 22, 2019
Can Louisiana handle $32B of industrial construction?

Developers plan on combating a shortage of skilled labor with alternative strategies like modularization and the use of robotic devices.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 21, 2019
OSHA fines I-4 Ulitmate JV $15K for worker death

SGL Constructors, a joint venture between Skanska USA, Granite Construction and The Lane Construction Corp., was cited for the fourth fatal accident on the project since construction began in 2015.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 20, 2019
CBP awards $305M worth of Texas border wall contracts

This is the second round of border wall contracts Southwest Valley Constructors has been awarded in the state by the government agency.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 20, 2019
Kiewit-Parsons JV wins $806M Los Angeles Gold Line light rail contract

The deal includes an option for a $381 million extension if the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority can secure funding by September 2021.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 16, 2019
Florida authorities investigating We Build the Wall

The criminal investigation is focused on how the private group behind border wall construction raises funds and allocates money.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2019
HDR to lead design of $870M California port rail project

The company will use at least 27% small business and very small business enterprises on its wide-ranging scope of work at the Port of Long Beach.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 13, 2019
More states invest in flood control programs

States are finding they have to supplement FEMA funds with their own when it comes to repairing flood-damaged infrastructure.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 12, 2019
Louis Berger only firm refusing to settle FIU bridge collapse claims

All but one company being sued by victims' families and survivors of the March 2018 Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse have reached financial settlements.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 12, 2019
Army Corps of Engineers' first P3, a $2.8B flood control project, restarts

Construction of the Minnesota-North Dakota project by contractor Ames Construction was halted for about a year because of permitting issues.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 08, 2019
SNC-Lavalin failed to meet minimum technical score for CA$663M light-rail project

An Ottawa, Canada, city official gave detailed bidder score information to the city council after some members expressed concern that the bidding process for the Trillium Line and other projects was not transparent enough.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 06, 2019
Nearly $15B Caltrans budget set to beef up San Francisco-area roadways

The new 12-cent-per-gallon gas tax alone is paying for $5.4 billion of surface transportation projects.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 06, 2019
$2B Vancouver light-rail project down to 2 bidders

SNC-Lavalin took itself out of consideration for the SkyTrain system expansion project, leaving Acciona-Ghella and Broadway Connect in the running.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 02, 2019
Seattle's Sound Transit awards JV $729M light-rail project

Kuney Construction and Stacy and Witbeck will design and build the 3.4-mile extension in downtown Redmond, Washington.
By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2019
Army Corps moving forward with $615M NYC seawall

The new barricade will protect vulnerable areas on Staten Island from future flooding and create environmental features that are able to store water.
By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2019
Border wall contractors tapping new building tech

Fisher Sand & Gravel, for example, used what it says is an entirely novel cast-in-place concrete system on the privately funded We Build the Wall section.
By Kim Slowey • July 30, 2019
Supreme Court allows border wall construction to move forward

The high court vacated a permanent injunction put in place by a U.S. District Court judge, allowing for use of $2.5 billion of military funds for the construction of barriers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
By Kim Slowey • July 28, 2019
Los Angeles-area transit project costs could reach $14B

The LA Metro is exploring four options for the proposed Sepulveda Transit Corridor, including three routes that would use heavy rail and one monorail.
By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2019
New AI-enabled technology quickly identifies bridge defects

The system uses drones to cut the labor costs of bridge inspections by up to 70%, its developers say.
By Jenn Goodman • July 24, 2019