Infrastructure

Contractors to repair $1B leak 55 stories under NYC

Crews led by Kiewit-Shea and a tunnel boring machine dubbed Nora are digging a path under the Hudson River to bypass the worst leak in the 85-mile Delaware Aqueduct.

By Kim Slowey • June 22, 2018

San Francisco subway, rail among world's costliest

Bay-area rail projects' ongoing costs could limit the scope of a planned $21 billion, multi-county transit capital program.

By Kim Slowey • June 21, 2018

City officials approve drones to monitor, inspect sites

The Spokane Public Works Department in Washington says it will employ unmanned aerial vehicles to quickly and safely perform necessary inspections of existing infrastructure and ongoing construction projects.

By Kathleen Brown • June 20, 2018

Los Angeles to award Tutor Perini $410M Purple Line tunnel contract

Tutor Perini said it and joint venture partner Frontier-Kemper will build twin tunnels for the underground Purple Line Extension 3 project.

By Kim Slowey • June 20, 2018

Maryland to expand I-95 express toll lane project to $1.1B

Governor Larry Hogan announced that an extra $890 million will extend two express toll lanes 10 miles north along Interstate 95.

By Kim Slowey • June 20, 2018

Express rail to O'Hare airport could break ground in months

Elon Musk's The Boring Company beat out a team featuring Meridiam and Mott MacDonald with its plan to transport passengers from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport in 12 minutes. 

By Kim Slowey • June 19, 2018

Vancouver airport kicks off CA$9B expansion program

Vancouver International Airport's 20-year capital program, which has increased by $3.5 billion Canadian dollars since 2017, includes 75 projects.

By Kim Slowey • June 18, 2018

AECOM, Bechtel lead ENR list of professional services firms

The industry giants claimed the top rankings in the program management and construction management-for-fee categories this year.

By Kim Slowey • June 18, 2018

Iowa approves $3.4B infrastructure plan

The transportation commission approved a 2019-2023 program that includes airport, transit, railroad, trail and highway projects.

By Kim Slowey • June 14, 2018

Kiewit awarded $45M in Los Angeles utility project dispute

The federal jury also awarded the Department of Water and Power $1 million on a counterclaim against the contractor.

By Kim Slowey • June 13, 2018

Bullet train authority ordered demolition, redesign of bridge

The California High-Speed Rail Authority reportedly told Tutor Perini to take down a bridge on the route of the future $77 billion bullet train because it showed signs of distress.

By Kim Slowey • June 13, 2018

USDOT announces $2.1B of grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation authorized almost $1.5 billion for infrastructure and $677 million for airport improvements nationwide.

By Kim Slowey • June 13, 2018

House passes $3B biennial water bill

The Senate will also write a version of the bill, which reauthorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to oversee building and repair of America's water infrastructure.

By Kim Slowey • June 12, 2018

U.S. ports need $20B of infrastructure, authority says

American Association of Port Authorities says that amount of multimodal and rail investment is needed in addition to the $155 billion ports are adding during the next five years.

By Kim Slowey • June 11, 2018

FTA issues decision for $4.7B California BART extension

Officials can now begin the engineering phase and apply for federal funding for the six-mile line expansion into San Jose and Santa Clara.

By Kim Slowey • June 11, 2018

California bullet train has created 2K construction jobs

As work on the $77 billion line proceeds, the authority expects to generate thousands more positions.

By Kim Slowey • June 08, 2018

Florida DOT fighting to keep FIU bridge collapse records under wraps

A judge has given the agency two weeks to decide whether it will defend itself in court for refusing to hand over to the Miami Herald internal documents related to the structural failure.

By Kim Slowey • June 08, 2018

Feds issue rule to promote private-sector participation in transit projects

The Federal Transit Administration said it is trying to remove barriers that might prevent private investment in public transportation infrastructure.

By Kim Slowey • June 07, 2018

AGC uses targeted ads to try to prevent work zone crashes

Associated General Contractors has invested in mobile phone technology to educate drivers who regularly pass certain highway projects. 

By Kathleen Brown • June 06, 2018

North Texas breaks ground on $1.6B reservoir

Archer Western is reportedly the construction manager for work that will eventually include a 90-foot-high by 700-foot-wide earthen dam capable of storing 120 billion gallons of water.

By Kim Slowey • June 06, 2018

Canada rejects Chinese firm's $1B Aecon buy, cites national security concerns

The Canadian government has been weighing the national security implications of the deal since February.

By Kim Slowey • June 06, 2018

Border wall work in San Diego begins

SLSCO was awarded a $147 million contract to replace 14 miles of barrier between California and Mexico, the third such segment ordered by the Trump administration.

By Kim Slowey • June 06, 2018

Virginia calls for $3.6B bridge, tunnel expansion

The joint venture of Skanska USA and Kiewit, one of three teams that had bid on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, withdrew from consideration.

By Kim Slowey • June 05, 2018

$11B set to shape Illinois infrastructure

Gov. Bruce Rauner's multi-year plan is the state's first to include asset management and repair projects in addition to construction.

By Kim Slowey • June 05, 2018