Infrastructure

  • Aerial view of construction work on the Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon.
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    Courtesy of Portland Water Bureau
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    Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant

    The Bull Run Filtration Project has been paused since February due to a legal fight with area residents.

    By • July 1, 2025
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    Courtesy of Trevor Mein / Bechtel
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    Project Milestones

    Bechtel completes $3.5B Sydney airport 7 months early

    The new Western Sydney Airport is the country’s first international, greenfield airport in over 50 years.

    By • July 1, 2025
  • The new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, with two cable-stayed towers stretches across a body of water.
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    Courtesy of Harbor Bridge Project
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    Project Milestones

    $1.3B Harbor Bridge opens in Texas after series of delays

    FlatironDragados built the project, which will allow Corpus Christi’s ship channel to accommodate taller cargo vessels.

    By • July 1, 2025
  • A rendering of a large liquefied natural gas plant that spreads along a riverbed. Two ships are docked in the left side of the photo at the docks.
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    Permission granted by Bechtel
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel nabs $9B more Rio Grande LNG work

    The Reston, Virginia-based contractor has been tapped for trains 4 and 5 of the plant in Brownsville, Texas, where it is already building Phase 1 of the project.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Courtesy of Jacobs
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    June 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Walsh, Yates and Lunda.

    By Construction Dive Staff • June 30, 2025
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    Courtesy of Adolfson and Peterson / PBK Architects
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    Project Milestones

    Adolfson & Peterson starts 2 Texas high school projects

    The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.

    By • June 27, 2025
  • The Paradise Hills area of Henderson, Nev. A Granite-led joint venture won a water infrastructure contract in the region.
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    Courtesy of Granite Construction
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    Project Wins

    Granite-led JV taps into $240M Nevada water job

    The firm teamed up with Las Vegas-based Contri Construction for the Paradise Hills portion of the $2.7 billion Horizontal Lateral Program near Henderson.

    By • June 26, 2025
  • An aerial shot shows the convergence of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges in New York City.
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    Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images
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    FlatironDragados spins out SPC Construction for New York region

    Three longtime area companies will form a transportation and water infrastructure specialty firm aimed at the region’s maze of tunnels, bridges, roadways and water systems.

    By • Updated June 26, 2025
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    John Moore via Getty Images
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    Project Wins

    Fisher Sand & Gravel nabs $309M border wall job

    The North Dakota firm will construct 27 miles of new barrier in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, the second such contract issued during President Donald Trump’s current term.

    By • June 25, 2025
  • An aerial view of the Shotwick Solar Energy Park on February 25, 2025 in Deeside, Wales.
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    Christopher Furlong via Getty Images
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    Senate Finance Committee reduces House IRA cuts, but few changes for wind and solar

    Wind and solar projects must begin construction by the end of 2025 to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s full 45Y and 48E tax credits in the Finance Committee's proposed budget bill.

    By Diana DiGangi • June 24, 2025
  • Aerial view of a cable-stayed bridge with two decks.
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    Courtesy of Brent Spence Bridge Corridor
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    DBEs kept out of Brent Spence Bridge project, lawsuit says

    The suit alleges that the Walsh Kokosing joint venture circumvented federal requirements on the Cincinnati-area span.

    By • June 24, 2025
  • A tall, glass-covered building stands against the backdrop of a blue sky, with not much other development around it.
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    Courtesy of Lawrence Anderson / HGA
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy, Jacobs complete $664M California hospital

    The eight-floor inpatient building features comprehensive mother-baby services and advanced technology operating rooms.

    By • June 24, 2025
  • Aerial view of the Jack H. Wilson Water Treatment Plant in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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    Permission granted by Central Arkansas Water
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    Project Milestones

    $230M overhaul starts on Arkansas’ biggest water plant

    Max Foote Construction is renovating the Jack H. Wilson Water Treatment Plant in Little Rock, Arkansas.

    By • June 23, 2025
  • A map shows a construction project on I-94 in Minneapolis.
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    Courtesy of Minnesota DOT
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    Project Wins

    Lunda lands 2 highway jobs for a combined $101M

    The Tutor Perini subsidiary has kicked off work on Highway 169 in Jordan, Minnesota, and will start on the I-94/I-394 Interchange project in Minneapolis in July.

    By • June 23, 2025
  • A sign and guard post are pictured on the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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    Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
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    Executive Moves

    Tutor Perini’s Black Construction names new president

    Leonard Kaae has worked at the Guam-based subsidiary for more than 40 years, helping grow it into the island's second-largest employer.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    Q&A

    Construction pro flies high in aviation sector

    Suffolk Vice President Patricia Solorzano shares insights gained from leading some of the country’s largest airport projects.

    By • June 20, 2025
  • A skyline shot of Austin, Texas, with its skyscrapers, and with the Texas State Capitol building in view.
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    Municipalities tap AI for permitting

    Los Angeles and Austin are using the tech to cleave wait times, while Honolulu promises big upgrades and faster responses.

    By • June 18, 2025
  • A rendering of a tall glass-covered building with "CHOC" emblazoned along the front on the ground floor.
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    Courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos.
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy, Jacobs finish construction on $373M hospital tower

    The nine-story structure in Orange, California, includes five floors of specialty clinics, oncology infusion services and a research institute for clinical trials and pediatric research.

    By • June 18, 2025
  • People walk across a makeshift bridge with damaged infrastructure around them.
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    Targeted investment, tech can sustain critical infrastructure

    To help communities bounce back after disaster, jurisdictions must identify gaps in lifeline systems and cost-effective ways to mend them, panelists at the Building Innovation 2025 conference said.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    David McNew via Getty Images
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    Meta signs geothermal power deal for New Mexico data centers

    The tech and social media giant entered an agreement with XGS Energy to help develop 150 MW of power generation.

    By Lamar Johnson • June 17, 2025
  • Rendering of the exterior of airside D at tampa airport in Florida.
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    Courtesy of Hensel Phelps and HNTB, in association with Gensler
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    Tampa airport unveils design for $1.5B Airside D terminal

    The Hensel Phelps-led project, which has almost doubled in price since its inception, is slated to open in 2028.

    By • June 16, 2025
  • Aerial view of flooded homes following Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
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    Win McNamee via Getty Images
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    Opinion

    New ASCE codes aim to provide vital flood protection

    The updated standards mark a major shift in approach for design and construction in flood hazard areas, according to a floodplain manager.

    By Tom Little • June 13, 2025
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    PLA mandate to stay, with exemptions: OMB

    The Trump administration said that it supports the use of project labor agreements on federal construction projects when they are “practicable and cost effective.”

    By • June 13, 2025
  • Two construction workers in hardhats with a highway behind them.
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    John Moore via Getty Images
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    How the Texas DOT uses AI

    The department is using AI in 22 aspects of its work so far, such as predictive traffic data analysis and crash detection, and it sees potential for prioritizing infrastructure projects.

    By Dan Zukowski • June 11, 2025
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    Courtesy of Skanska
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    Project Wins

    Skanska nabs $303M Massachusetts bridge job

    The builder also announced a $240 million deal for additional work on a Virginia Tech engineering building.

    By • June 11, 2025