Infrastructure

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    With flat revenues and increasing costs, more cities are tightening their belts

    Fiscal confidence among city finance officers is plunging as COVID-era federal aid winds down, a National League of Cities survey found.

    By Ryan Kushner • Nov. 25, 2025
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    Gilbane team tops out $205M Ohio jail

    The combined facility and sheriff’s office will span 250,000 square feet and is scheduled to open in 2027.

    By • Nov. 24, 2025
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    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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    Virginia starts construction in Alexandria to improve passenger rail

    A series of projects will increase capacity for Amtrak and commuter rail service in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., area.

    By Dan Zukowski • Nov. 24, 2025
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    Jacobs reports 5x jump in data center pipeline

    CEO Bob Pragada pointed to data centers, life science builds, semiconductor fabs and water infrastructure as core drivers for next year on the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings call.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    AECOM sees strong infrastructure construction cycle ahead

    The Dallas-based company signaled a long pipeline of civil work on its Q4 earnings call and revealed plans to sell its construction management arm.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    Will Trump kill federal funding for public transportation?

    “These reckless proposals would devastate Americans in cities, suburbs, and rural communities across the country,” said the American Public Transportation Association president.

    By Dan Zukowski • Nov. 18, 2025
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    DOTs hit pause on DBE goals to recertify firms

    Around 41,000 companies participate in the national program that awards contracting goals to disadvantaged businesses. They all must now effectively reapply.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Port Authority unveils record $45B capital plan

    The proposal funds the completion of ongoing megaprojects in New York and New Jersey, in addition to other critical infrastructure upgrades.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Skanska starts ‘surgical deconstruction’ of Atlanta MARTA canopy

    The firm is conducting the removal of a massive concrete structure as a part of a $230 million reimagining of the rapid transit system’s Five Points Station.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Projects need builder input on design: Jacobs New York strategy lead

    Alison Landry, who joined the Dallas-based contractor in September, says her architecture background impacts her view of including contractors at the beginning of jobs.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Granite’s materials business paves way to revenue growth

    The California-based road builder swelled its aggregates arm with another acquisition during Q3, while some jobs took longer during preconstruction than expected.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Clark, Herzog break ground on $705M DC rail yard

    Part of Amtrak’s rail yard improvement program, the effort aims to accelerate maintenance and prepare for new Airo trainsets arriving in 2027.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Tutor Perini posts $21.6B backlog, buoyed by infrastructure spending

    The Los Angeles-based heavy civil contractor added $2 billion to its pipeline in the third quarter and sees $25 billion in bid opportunities on the horizon.

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Infrastructure construction projects are ‘becoming smarter,’ says Ferrovial Construction CEO

    The chief of the Amsterdam-headquartered firm’s construction division talks risk management on airport and highway megaprojects.

    By • Nov. 5, 2025
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    What the last gas boom (and bust) says about today’s rush to build

    Gas power M&A valuations have doubled since 2024, but new generation remains a risky investment, analysts say.

    By Diana DiGangi , Meris Lutz • Nov. 4, 2025
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    Sundt, Jacobs, HDR finish $597M California wastewater plant

    The project anchors San Mateo’s $1 billion Clean Water Program, a regional initiative to modernize San Francisco Bay’s sewer infrastructure.

    By • Nov. 4, 2025
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    October 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Last month's wins included a $600 million Arizona highway job, a $1.5 billion Philadelphia arena and part of the $550 billion U.S.-Japan AI infrastructure deal. 

    By • Nov. 3, 2025
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    California high-speed rail CEO has a plan to get the project back on track

    A construction engineer by trade, Ian Choudri hired a new team, reworked the project plan and says it’s time to “build more and go forward.”

    By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 29, 2025
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    Nucor rides ‘tsunami of earnings power,’ citing data center buildouts

    The company also saw import declines driven by Section 232 tariffs, which were offset by a domestic surge in steel mill shipments.

    By Nathan Owens • Oct. 29, 2025
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    Granite starts $138M rehab on historic Chicago bridge

    The California-based builder will fully replace the double-decked trunnion Lake Street Bascule Bridge, which has spanned the Chicago River since 1916.

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    WSP reportedly eyes Jacobs with multibillion-dollar offer

    StreetInsider reported Jacobs hired investment bankers to consider the bid, but swallowing the Dallas-based contractor whole could pose challenges for WSP, an analyst wrote.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    To avoid disputes on public jobs, ‘tell it like it is’

    Progressive design-build can help better deliver major civil jobs, but it requires intense collaboration, panelists said during a Construction Dive event.

    By • Updated Oct. 27, 2025
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    Gateway construction continues despite Trump’s claim of termination

    Tutor Perini, the general contractor on the Manhattan Tunnel Project, confirmed construction activity is currently continuing as planned.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    FDOT invests $500M to build 17 miles of express lanes

    Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the project, which is set to begin construction in 2028, as well as a new 100-space truck parking lot.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Halmar delivers $590M first phase of MTA’s Park Avenue Viaduct project

    The Nanuet, New York-based general contractor replaced 8,240 feet of aging track through 128 bridge installations early and under budget by $93 million. 

    By • Oct. 20, 2025