Infrastructure

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    Project Milestones

    San Antonio airport set to start $1.4B terminal

    Hensel Phelps is building the project, which is the centerpiece of a $2.5 billion expansion.

    By • Dec. 5, 2024
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    Big tech on track to pour more than $180B into data centers this year

    Amazon, Google and Microsoft accounted for more than three-quarters of infrastructure capital expenditures in Q3 2024, according to Dell’Oro Group.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 4, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Project Milestones

    Jacobs starts $740M water recycling plant in LA

    The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant will provide a drought-resistant drinking water supply for Southern California’s San Fernando Valley.

    By • Dec. 3, 2024
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    New York’s Clean Path transmission project on ice

    The state of New York and developers agreed to terminate contracts underpinning the 175-mile power line, slated to come online in 2027.

    By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 2024
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    Executive Moves

    WSP names new transit and rail business head

    Angela Schwarz will lead efforts to grow the firm’s presence in relevant markets and help oversee major transportation projects.

    By • Nov. 27, 2024
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    Judge dismisses $1.3B in lawsuits against Texas LNG builders

    Insurers had filed two actions against Zachry and its joint venture partners, claiming they caused a 2022 gas export terminal explosion by failing to install proper safeguards.

    By • Nov. 26, 2024
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    AECOM optimistic about permit reform under Trump

    The firm expects demand for water and other infrastructure work to remain strong, leaders said on a fiscal Q4 earnings call this week.

    By • Nov. 21, 2024
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    FTA gives U of Cincinnati $5.1M to test contech systems

    The agency’s goal is to help transit departments deliver projects on time, on task and on budget, said the transit authority’s deputy administrator.

    By • Nov. 20, 2024
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    Half of IIJA funds unspent with Trump set to take office

    Biden officials are rushing to get money out the door ahead of the incoming administration.

    By • Nov. 19, 2024
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    State infrastructure ballot initiatives see mixed results

    Approved bond funding and climate resiliency-focused state ballot measures could provide new ways for municipalities to fund improvements.

    By Joe Burns • Nov. 19, 2024
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    Opinion

    Suburban cities focus on infrastructure expansions, upgrades

    These smaller-but-growing markets are generating a range of public works construction projects, writes consultant Mary Scott Nabers.

    By Mary Scott Nabers • Nov. 19, 2024
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    Data center boom fuels demand for nuclear projects

    A shift in how tech companies like Google and Amazon meet their energy needs is creating opportunities for construction firms equipped to handle atomic power work.

    By • Nov. 19, 2024
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    Colorado highway work zone deaths reportedly up 75%

    State officials have looked to the DOT for answers after the death toll on roadway construction sites skyrocketed this year.

    By • Nov. 18, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini/O&G JV lands $1.2B Newark AirTrain job

    The team will design and build 2.5 miles of elevated track to replace the airport's existing rail system, first opened in 1996.

    By • Nov. 15, 2024
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    WSP leaders rosy on US work post election

    The Canadian megacontractor reported higher revenue, profits and backlog in its third quarter, with plans for more acquisitions on the horizon.

    By • Nov. 12, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty snares $746M I-35 rebuild in Texas

    The London-based contractor will reconstruct 2.5 miles of the highway through downtown Austin and build a link to the future light rail line.

    By • Nov. 12, 2024
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    How will a second Trump administration affect transportation policy?

    Federal support for public transportation, Amtrak, high-speed rail and electric vehicles may be at risk, experts said.

    By Dan Zukowski • Nov. 12, 2024
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    With $14B in backlog, Tutor Perini will pursue fewer bids

    There’s so much work and so few workers that the Los Angeles-based contractor is taking a hiatus from projects of $500 million or more.

    By • Updated Nov. 13, 2024
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    Q&A

    Infrastructure funds will continue to flow: PCL CEO

    Chris Gower said one of the firm’s top priorities is to adapt to changes coming from a second Trump term.

    By • Nov. 11, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Skanska nabs $435M Florida hospital, medical office job

    Utility work has begun on the 560,000-square-foot project for Lee Health in Fort Myers.

    By • Nov. 6, 2024
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    MasTec reports increased profits on flat revenues, higher backlog

    Delayed starts on large projects in the Florida firm’s Clean Business unit, which includes solar and wind installations, contributed to its overall sales plateau.

    By • Nov. 6, 2024
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    Feds press Louisiana on $3B coastal restoration megaproject

    Lawsuits have stalled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion effort, so officials have threatened to pull funding.

    By • Nov. 5, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Ground stabilization job awarded for $16B Gateway project

    Weeks Marine and Cowi are executing the first heavy construction contract on the Hudson River Tunnel megaproject, worth $284 million.

    By • Nov. 5, 2024
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    Breaking barriers and building futures: IUPAT leads the way at Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference

    5,000 tradeswomen gathered in New Orleans for the TWBN Conference, celebrating progress and unity in the trades.

    Nov. 4, 2024
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    October 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Gilbane, Kiewit and Hensel Phelps.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Nov. 1, 2024