Infrastructure: Page 12

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    Class A offices ‘the winner in this market’: Skanska CEO

    U.S. infrastructure work accounted for a large portion of the Swedish firm’s profits in Q2.

    By • Updated July 23, 2024
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    $900M Memphis bridge moves ahead with IIJA boost

    It will replace the existing 75-year-old span connecting Tennessee and Arkansas.

    By • July 17, 2024
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    NYC bets big on porous pavement with $32M flood-control project

    It's the city's first large-scale implementation of the approach after years of testing different porous pavement products.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • July 17, 2024
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    PCL, EllisDon prep site for largest hospital in Canada

    Work includes demolishing three buildings, removing and relocating utilities and creating temporary construction roads.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • An aerial shot shows an overview of the Lafayette Bascule Bridge spanning the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan.
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    Courtesy of Granite Construction
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    Project Wins

    Granite JV chosen for $113M Michigan bridge project

    The California-based contractor will team up with Kraemer North America on the Lafayette Bascule crossing in Bay City.

    By • July 17, 2024
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    Biden announces investments in workforce development, apprenticeships

    The funding aims to create training pipelines, reach underserved communities and enhance public-private partnerships across in-demand fields such as infrastructure construction.

    By Carolyn Crist • July 16, 2024
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    Courtesy of Gordie Howe International Bridge project
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    Project Milestones

    $4.7B Gordie Howe bridge tops out

    With the deck connected, one of the largest civil projects in North America is expected to be complete by fall 2025.

    By • July 16, 2024
  • An overhead diagram of future construction plans of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which is meant to prevent invasive carp and other species from embedding in the Great Lakes region.
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    Courtesy of Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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    $1.15B Great Lakes dam project enters construction phase

    Illinois and Michigan are partnering on the Brandon Road Interbasin to stave off invasive carp and other aquatic nuisance species.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    Federal infrastructure projects get a (flood) raise

    New and reconstruction projects must be built more resiliently under a recently finalized Federal Emergency Management Agency policy. 

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP

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    Workers’ families file suit over Boise, Idaho, hangar deaths

    Relatives of two workers have sued several contractors, claiming rushed work and shoddy materials led to the fatal jobsite collapse in January.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    NorSun to invest $620M in first US solar facility

    The Norway-based company will work with Silfab Solar to supply the manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    By Joelle Anselmo • July 11, 2024
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    Courtesy of John Glenn Columbus International Airport
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    After stalled labor talks, $2B Columbus airport project receives more funds

    Negotiations between local unions and contractors did not yield an agreement, but Hensel Phelps and the airport authority say they’re dedicated to hiring local, disadvantaged businesses.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Q&A

    Flatiron water lead sees growth ahead

    Urbanization, climate change and tighter safety standards are driving demand for wastewater and other water infrastructure projects, said Ian Dickinson. 

    By • July 9, 2024
  • Men and women with shovels in front of a sign reading "President Joe Biden - Investing in America."
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    (2024). [Photograph]. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Transportation.
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    New Virginia-North Carolina intercity passenger rail line starts construction

    Trains could run at up to 110 mph along portions of the route connecting two of the busiest train stations in the Southeast.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 9, 2024
  • A BART train rolls past in an underground station, the light is yellowed and the train is moving quickly.
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    Bechtel wins $490M contract for California rail extension

    The new line will be the largest single public infrastructure project ever constructed in Santa Clara County, according to a news release.

    By • July 9, 2024
  • A rendering of the Oak Ridge Second Target Station, which is a large, modern-looking facility, white and grey, on a large plot of land.
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    Courtesy of Hensel Phelps
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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps snares Oak Ridge lab job worth up to $3B

    The facility, where the Department of Energy will conduct research across the physical and biological sciences, has an eight-year build schedule.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants

    Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 8, 2024
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    Courtesy of Amtrak
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    Project Wins

    O&G/Tutor Perini lands $1.3B Connecticut River Bridge job

    The railway span will replace a 117-year-old structure and allow a 55% increase in maximum speeds for Amtrak trains.

    By • July 3, 2024
  • A drawing of a bridge over a river in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.
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    Opinion

    Billion-dollar investments propel bridge repair, replacement projects

    Spans in states like Florida, Iowa and Vermont are getting a new lease on life thanks to federal, state and local funding.

    By Mary Scott Nabers • July 2, 2024
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    Economic Reports

    Public construction spending roars, private markets whimper

    Outlays for commercial builds faltered in May as those for civil projects rose again, propelling the overall nonresidential sector to a 6.2% gain for the year. 

    By • July 2, 2024
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    SCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach

    Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.

    By Ryan Golden , Ginger Christ • June 28, 2024
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    Texas judge puts hold on prevailing wage rule

    Nine months after a Davis-Bacon update raised pay for workers on federal projects, a judge has halted the change.

    By • June 27, 2024
  • A rendering shows the planned design of a sleek, $900 million hospital renovation.
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    Courtesy of Turner Construction
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    Project Milestones

    Turner breaks ground on $900M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre will nearly double in size while renovations will transform it into a 100% private-room facility.

    By • June 27, 2024
  • When the line is finally completed, new subway stations will be opened at East Harlem at 106th and 116th Streets, and there will be a terminal at the 125th Street station complex on the Lexington Line in Harlem.
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    MTA halts 2 more NYC projects in funding fight over congestion pricing

    The pause in infrastructure construction is a major setback for the city’s development, said New York Building Congress President and CEO Carlo Scissura.

    By • June 26, 2024
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    LA approves $200M for dispute with people mover builders

    Fitch, the bond rating agency, noted a "strained relationship" between the owner and contractors on the delayed LAX project.

    By • June 25, 2024