Infrastructure: Page 10

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    Can USDOT kill California high-speed rail?

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told the Federal Railroad Administration to review the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco project with an eye toward clawing back $4 billion in federal funds.

    By Dan Zukowski • March 21, 2025
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    Maryland officials failed to test Key Bridge vulnerability

    The National Transportation Safety Board said the span was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold and urged owners to evaluate 68 older bridges across the country.

    By • March 21, 2025
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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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    Courtesy of LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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    Project Wins

    AECOM tapped as Los Angeles Olympics infrastructure partner

    The Dallas-based firm will help plan and manage venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    By Julie Strupp • March 21, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $2B George Washington Bridge project hits 7-year milestone

    Crews have swapped out all 592 cables on the world’s busiest span, which runs between New York and New Jersey.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    How Zachry Construction used AI to speed up its estimating process

    By tweaking the scheduling outputs from legacy software, the company cut 28 days off a $149 million highway project's timeline.

    By • March 19, 2025
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    Up to $51B in transportation grant awards at risk, advocacy group says

    Transportation for America analyzed a leaked DOT policy memo that targets road safety, bicycle and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.

    By Dan Zukowski • March 18, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Granite nabs first border wall job under Trump 2.0

    The California builder will construct 7 miles of barrier in Hidalgo County, Texas, as part of a $70 million contract.

    By Julie Strupp • March 18, 2025
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    Balfour Beatty wary of tariffs amid profit dip

    The London-based builder reported a jump in U.S. backlog and continues to see value in infrastructure work, but increased material prices could cause more pain.

    By • March 14, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Stantec joins $800M Mojave Desert water project

    Water company Cadiz tapped the engineering firm to oversee construction of a massive groundwater bank that will supply California and Arizona.

    By Julie Strupp • March 14, 2025
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    IRA credits, energy demand continue to drive renewables investments

    Despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels and opposition to the IRA, analysts anticipate the renewables market will continue benefiting from high energy demand.

    By Diana DiGangi • March 14, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Boeing taps HITT, BE&K for South Carolina expansion

    The contractors will build out the facility, which manufactures the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, as part of the aerospace firm’s $1 billion investment in the location.

    By • March 13, 2025
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    Austin, Texas, light rail project advances amid political uncertainty

    The $7 billion light rail project unveiled its draft environmental impact statement in January. The project could face federal funding challenges and state opposition.

    By Benton Graham • March 11, 2025
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    DOT removes equity, environmental factors from IIJA funding decisions

    The move rolls back a Biden-era policy that included these considerations in decision-making criteria for infrastructure projects.

    By Julie Strupp • March 11, 2025
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    Top construction-related podcasts

    The AEC industry boasts a vast offering of informative, on-demand programs. Here are some to add to your playlist.

    By • Updated June 3, 2025
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    Public builders bullish on infrastructure, data centers, energy

    Executives largely brushed off tariff and policy concerns on their latest round of earnings calls.

    By Construction Dive Staff • March 10, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Leo Quinn to step down as Balfour Beatty CEO

    Quinn will leave the role in September, but stay on in an advisory capacity at the London-based construction giant he has helmed since 2015.

    By • March 7, 2025
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    Economic Reports

    More private construction projects face delays

    Non-public work posted a 36.7% jump year over year in on-hold activity, according to the latest Project Stress data from ConstructConnect.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Robotic bridge inspection tech wins ASCE award

    The system, developed by a Missouri S&T researcher, employs three drones to crawl, scrutinize and test spans.

    By • March 5, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $295M Texas water reuse project breaks ground

    A PCL-Sundt team will build El Paso’s Pure Water Center, the country’s first direct-to-distribution reuse facility.

    By Julie Strupp • March 4, 2025
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    Tutor Perini unfazed by Trump’s tariff, funding actions

    New CEO Gary Smalley said on a recent earnings call that he will focus on returning to profitability and that he doesn’t think the firm’s projects will be defunded.

    By Julie Strupp • March 4, 2025
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    Photo illustration: Jenni Sohn for Informa TechTarget

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    Women in Construction Week 2025

    Construction Champions 2025

    These women are helping to shape the industry from the ground up.

    By Construction Dive Staff • March 3, 2025
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    WSP ‘feeling extremely good’ even amid instability from Trump’s moves

    The firm announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft as it embarks on a new tech-focused strategic cycle.

    By Julie Strupp • Feb. 28, 2025
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    February 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including PCL, Stantec and Granite.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Feb. 28, 2025
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    Project Wins

    PCL to build $5.2B Nova Scotia hospital expansion

    The job is the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in the Atlantic Canada region, according to a Canadian government official.

    By • Feb. 27, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Mott MacDonald names new North America CEO

    The global engineering firm, known for its complex civil projects, tapped industry veteran Dean Radeloff for the role.

    By Julie Strupp • Feb. 27, 2025