Infrastructure

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
Federal monitor cites contractor relationship as major cause of San Francisco Central Subway issues

A global change order agreement with Tutor Perini is critical to meeting the revised service date, but the project's oversight committee said "the ongoing unproductive working relationship" has been impossible.
By Kim Slowey • July 24, 2019
CBP: No new border wall has been built with Trump in office

The Washington Examiner reports that the only completed projects in the 30 months since Trump took office have been replacements for existing barriers.
By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2019
$6B Silver Line on track despite construction issues

Contractor Hensel Phelps still must address all problems, but Washington Metrorail plans to start serving commuters next summer.
By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019
California bullet train officials issue RFQ worth $1.6B

The work will cover design-build services and a 30-year maintenance contract for the first segment of the 119-mile, scaled-back route.
By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019
Connecticut lawmakers question FIGG's state bridge contract

Despite concern about the company's alleged culpability in a 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida, the state's DOT is standing by its choice to have the firm inspect and repair the Arrigoni Bridge.
By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019
Environmental reviews, citizen concerns have driven up highway construction costs

A study found challenging routes and changes in materials and labor costs have not caused substantial increases over the decades.
By Kim Slowey • July 17, 2019