Infrastructure

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    Project Wins

    Kiewit beats out 2 firms for Texas desalination plant job

    The city of Corpus Christi picked the firm to design and build its first seawater purification system, expected to cost at least $750 million, in order to drought-proof its water supply.

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Project Wins

    PCL wins $300M Amtrak project in Seattle

    The Candian contractor with U.S. headquarters in Denver expects to finish construction in 2027.

    By • Oct. 14, 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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    California: Streamline your DVBE material supply with PN Supply

    Get quick price quotes to help your construction firm meet its mandatory veteran goals.

    Oct. 14, 2024
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    Weather Tech: Innovative solutions that provide predictive analysis to improve risk mitigation

    Integrating innovative tech and insurance to reduce weather-related risks and improve project planning.

    By Chris Greene, Vice President of Innovation & Insights at American Global in Collaboration with Josh Graham, CEO of EHAB • Oct. 14, 2024
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    Opinion

    Communities nationwide plan disaster preparedness work

    As cities and states prepare for more extreme weather like this fall’s major hurricanes, there are hundreds of resiliency projects throughout the country already underway. Here are six of them.

    By Mary Scott Nabers • Oct. 11, 2024
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    Biden signs law allowing CHIPS Act projects to forgo environmental review

    Opponents say the legislation omits necessary reviews for an industry that uses PFAS in production. 

    By Kate Magill • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure

    Roads, bridges, electrical grids and water systems need to be rebuilt following the deadly storm, even as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024
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    $50B in transit ballot measures riding on November election

    Support for voter-approved transit funding has been strong. Transit agencies and advocates shared their stories at a recent American Public Transportation Association conference.

    By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 8, 2024
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    EPA requires lead pipes to be replaced nationwide within 10 years

    The landmark rule imposes the strictest limits on lead in drinking water since federal standards were set 30 years ago.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Q&A

    Shawmut founder builds global healthcare projects in retirement

    Jim Ansara helps run a nonprofit dedicated to providing sustainable medical facilities in countries like Haiti and Sierra Leone.

    By • Oct. 7, 2024
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    How CITGARD and Mystik helped Frattalone move 2.6 cubic yards of earth in 2023

    Learn how a civil site construction company saw improved performance after switching to CITGO Lubricants.

    Oct. 7, 2024
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    Economic Reports

    Public projects keep nonresidential construction afloat

    Government funding accounted for the entirety of the monthly increase in spending, according to ABC's chief economist.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps secures more border station work

    The firm nabbed a $275 million contract to build out a port of entry in Douglas, Arizona.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    2025’s top construction conferences

    It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences and tech expos on tap for 2025.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Dockworkers’ strike could lead to material delays

    Work stoppages across East and Gulf Coast ports may cause product shortages, price hikes and delivery issues, construction experts say.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    2M households still without power after Helene; some local grids must ‘be completely rebuilt’

    Multiple utilities say they will need to totally reconstruct, rather than repair, electric systems in the hardest-hit areas.

    By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Project Wins

    MTA taps Jacobs for $228M NYC rail upgrades

    The project includes program management services at three Long Island Rail Road stations, according to the release.

    By • Sept. 27, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Skanska JV wins $848M water project in Yonkers, New York

    The contractor and civil engineer ECCO III Enterprises began construction in August on new chemical addition facilities, which treat New York City’s water supply.

    By • Sept. 26, 2024
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    Maryland sues owner of cargo ship that wrecked Key Bridge

    The state is seeking damages to pay for the replacement of the Baltimore span, as well as for the economic fallout from when it collapsed into the Patapsco River in March.

    By • Sept. 25, 2024
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    Gilbane marks milestones on 3 Massachusetts school projects

    Buyers will continue to prioritize builds featuring tech, energy efficiency and sustainability, said the builder’s K-12 market leader.

    By • Updated Sept. 25, 2024
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    Judge partially blocks DOT’s DBE program

    The federal preliminary injunction could have widespread implications for workforce participation goals in federal contracts.

    By • Updated Sept. 25, 2024
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    Lump sum contracts benefit engineers, owners in AI age

    The delivery method is best suited for projects with a well-defined scope, such as road and bridge rehabilitation, per a new report from the American Council of Engineering Companies.

    By • Sept. 24, 2024
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    After fatal 2018 collapse, construction set for new FIU bridge

    Florida DOT will build the $38 million replacement of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed during construction six years ago, killing six people.

    By • Sept. 24, 2024
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    Minneapolis airport unveils plans for geothermal heating, rainwater harvesting in $263M expansion

    The 168,000-square-foot addition to Terminal 2 is the first of several projects planned in coming years to accommodate growing passenger demand.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 20, 2024
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    Researcher awarded patent on device to track movement in composite materials

    Missouri University of Science & Technology's Genda Chen said the sensor can track movements as small as 1 micrometer.

    By • Sept. 20, 2024