Managing megaprojects: How joint ventures help companies share the risk and reward

Experts agree that as long as construction costs continue to rise, the trend toward more JV contracts will also grow.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 7, 2016

Cost of 'grossly overpriced' Boston Green Line extension could reach $642M per mile

The beleagured project is on pace to cost more per mile than any other Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail project in the last 35 years.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 5, 2016

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Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

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Fluor-led consortium wins $1.9B AZ highway P3 contract

"Following a public-private partnership path for the first time was an appropriate tool for the South Mountain Freeway," ADOT Director John Halikowski said of the agreement.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 30, 2015

Minneapolis approves $1.5B light-rail extension

The project's new estimated costs have increased by nearly 50% since planning began, and funding is not fully finalized.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 14, 2015

White-Skanska-Kiewit ousted from over-budget Boston Green Line extension project

The MBTA is rebidding the remainder of the work, but WSK and the other three lead firms with canceled contracts will finish their work in progress.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2015

Firm pursuing Elon Musk's futuristic Hyperloop system to build testing facility in NV

If the idea comes to fruition, the fully operational transportation system could cut the 400-mile trip between San Francisco and Los Angeles to less than one hour.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 10, 2015

UPDATE: Obama signs 5-year, $305B highway bill

The bill marks the first long-term transportation spending measure in a decade. 

By Emily Peiffer , Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2015

Contractor consortium chosen for $1.8B P3 Canadian light rail

The Valley Line LRT is Edmonton's largest infrastructure project to date and its first public-private partnership.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 1, 2015

Bechtel president on US infrastructure needs: 'The time has come for a change'

Brendan Bechtel suggested that the government encourage public-private partnerships, with Canada’s Infrastructure Ontario as a model.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 30, 2015

UPDATE: Obama approves stopgap highway funding measure

The short-term bill, which extends funds through Dec. 4, now heads to President Obama.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 20, 2015

IL budget debacle stalls $700M in construction projects

The situation for Illinois contractors right now "is both frustrating and costly," an industry spokesman said.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 9, 2015

MTA engineer: Construction of massive tunnel to Grand Central costs $1M per foot

The East Side Access is the nation's largest, most expensive transit project.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 6, 2015

KBR sells infrastructure division for $19M in restructuring effort

The company said it is selling off segments so that it can focus on its hydrocarbon and government businesses.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 6, 2015

Construction industry cheers House passage of $325B highway bill

But they also caution that the measure, which still must be reconciled with the Senate's, lays out spending policy for six years but only has funding for three.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 6, 2015

Toronto light-rail project saves $2B with public-private partnership

But critics argue that the involvement of private money in the Eglinton light-rail project will end up costing taxpayers more.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 5, 2015

Reports: GOP banking additions to highway bill could jeopardize chances of passage

Controversy over the long-awaited, multiyear bill has created a climate of uncertainty for construction companies under federal contract.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 4, 2015

CA legislators demand investigation into over-budget high-speed rail project

California Assemblyman Jim Patterson alleged that the California High-Speed Rail Authority hid a report warning of cost overruns from the state legislature.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 3, 2015

Inside the Dodge 2016 Construction Outlook: Institutional, manufacturing & public works predictions

In the second of two parts, we take a look at the more volatile sectors of Dodge's report.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 3, 2015

CA tribes sue transportation departments for alleged destruction of sacred sites

The Round Valley Indian Tribes and the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians claim Caltrans work crews found and destroyed more than 30 historic and sacred sites over the last two years.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 2, 2015

UPDATE: Obama signs 3-week patch for transportation funding

Federal transportation spending is now extended until Nov. 20.

By Emily Peiffer , Kim Slowey • Oct. 30, 2015

Court sides with Tappan Zee Bridge contractor in union dispute

A federal appeals court will not force Tappan Zee Constructors to use a more expensive class of union workers on the $4 billion project.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 26, 2015

TX high-speed rail developer announces $130M pre-construction partnership deal

Texas Central Partners predicts the rail system will eventually generate $36 billion of economic benefit for the region.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 22, 2015

House proposes $325B, 6-year transportation bill with 3 years of funding

Congress' inability to pass long-term funding authorization has led to a significant decline in nonresidential construction starts in recent months and a climate of uncertainty for construction companies.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 20, 2015

MTA, NYC reach deal on $29B transit project

Repairs and expansion can finally begin on the MTA system after a standoff between the mayor and the governor ends.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2015

9 workers injured in CA highway collapse

Nine workers were injured when a section of the highway fell and struck a beam near their work area.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2015