Infrastructure
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Caltrans awards Granite projects worth $520M
Granite plans to pursue more than $4 billion of construction manager and general contractor work in 2019, with $1 billion of that in California.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 17, 2019
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Work on majorly disruptive, $800M Miami bridge underway
The I-395 project, awarded to design-build joint venture Archer Western-de Moya Group after a contentious bidding process, will take four years.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 16, 2019
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Audit: Poor management of $9B Honolulu light rail caused price spike, 6-year delay
A premature contract award to Kiewit and misinformation from HART eroded oversight and public confidence in the 20-mile rail, a state report found.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019
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$1B Arkansas bridge corridor estimate busts $535M budget
Kiewit-Massman Constructors, which recently won the design-build project through Little Rock, will spend the next six months crunching numbers.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019
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Pentagon eyes military construction budget for border wall
If the president declares a national emergency, the Department of Defense could reportedly tap up to $23 billion of unallocated construction funds.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019
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Group files third lawsuit against Maryland's Purple Line
The advocacy group was successful in delaying the $5.6 billion, 16-mile light-rail line for almost a year with a previous lawsuit.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Jan. 18, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.
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Federal shutdown threatening some infrastructure projects
States are holding off on cementing plans for 2019 surface transportation projects since much of their funding has been cut off.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 14, 2019
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Border wall prototypes breached with common tools
Department of Homeland Security and military officials sawed through steel bollards in one design and found flaws with the other seven proposals as well.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 11, 2019
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Trump prolongs shutdown in hopes of $5.7B 'steel barrier' at US-Mexico border
The president did not declare a national emergency Monday, which would militarize construction of the wall, but reiterated intentions to hold out for a deal.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Jan. 9, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.
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Deep Dive7 trends that will shape commercial construction in 2019
Automation, drone use, hyperloops and more are among the trends that will make the biggest impact on the industry this year.
By Kim Slowey , Laurie Cowin , Joe Beeton , Kathleen Brown • Jan. 07, 2019
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Trump reportedly holds $16B approved for disaster mitigation in limbo
The federal government shutdown is likely to delay states' approval process for federal funding authorized last April.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 07, 2019
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AGC's Arizona chapter sues over challenge to $7B light-rail funding
Contractors allege that though Building a Better Phoenix opposes light-rail extensions, funding for the projects has already been approved.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 07, 2019
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String of infrastructure investments underway hints at big 2019
State and federal initiatives across North America represent some big spends and may help predict what's to come this year.
By Laurie Cowin • Jan. 03, 2019
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FTA executes $1.2B grant for Seattle light-rail extension
Representing the Trump administration's largest transit grant deal, the funding will cover 36% of the $3.2 billion, 8.5-mile Lynnwood Link Extension.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 02, 2019
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Our 10 best stories of 2018
Construction Dive's top news and features covered AECOM, Skanska, Bechtel, the FIU bridge collapse, silica citations, stadium projects and more.
By Construction Dive Team
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Flatiron JV wins $224M stretch of San Diego's North Coast Corridor
The award brings the team — which also includes Skanska and Stacy and Witbeck — a total of $560 million of work on the $6 billion project.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 21, 2018
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$229M plan underway to replace collapsed bridge in Italy
The bridge, which should take about a year to build, will include 43 memorial lamps in honor of those who died in the Morandi Bridge failure.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 21, 2018
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State, local governments using higher revenues to increase infrastructure spending
Sales tax revenue from increased consumer spending is helping spur some new publicly funded construction projects, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 20, 2018
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Fluor-Walsh JV wins $2B Chicago train modernization project
The Chicago Transit Authority's Phase One Red and Purple Line Modernization will be the largest capital project in authority history.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 18, 2018
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Report: New York AG investigating construction of Mario Cuomo Bridge
The New York State Attorney General’s office is investigating a potential coverup of defective steel bolts discovered during construction of the $4 billion bridge.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018
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Major contracts awarded for $1.1B Dallas light-rail
City transit officials awarded a design-build contract to the JV of Archer Western and Herzog Contracting Corp. for construction of a 26-mile east-west line.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018
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Washington DC's $5.8B Silver Line work delayed due to faulty rail ties
The Washington Metro and the regional airports authority rejected a fix Capital Rail Constructors proposed for the second phase, claiming it requires too much maintenance, so negotiations are ongoing.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018
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DOT awards $1.5B for 91 projects across 49 states and DC
The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program weighed a record 851 submissions based on safety, state of repair, innovation and other criteria.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2018
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Q&AThe 50 States of Construction: Fast-growing North Carolina rebounds from Hurricane Florence
Faced with an influx of residents, the state is resuming its frantic pace of building and infrastructure construction — but creative strategies to recruit more young people to the industry will be essential.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2018
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Mountain Valley Pipeline sued, Atlantic Coast Pipeline halted
Virginia alleged the $4.6 billion Mountain Valley project repeatedly violated environmental laws and permit talks for the $7 billion Atlantic Coast line stalled.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2018