Infrastructure: Page 15

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    The Dotted Line: What DOT’s final DBE rule means for civil contractors

    New guidelines released this month streamline certification, raise personal net worth limits and strengthen monitoring and prompt payment requirements.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    Courtesy of Equinor
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    Project Wins

    Skanska awarded $861M offshore wind development job

    The Empire Wind project will transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the biggest dedicated offshore wind ports in the country.

    By • April 29, 2024
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    Courtesy of Tutor Perini
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    Tutor Perini sees shift to owner financing on megaprojects

    The GC has been able to demand upfront payment on billion-dollar jobs, as competition for large, complex builds has waned, CEO Ron Tutor said on the firm’s first quarter earnings call.

    By • April 29, 2024
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    Courtesy of St. Louis Lambert International Airport
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    Project Milestones

    Paric, Barton Malow start $1.8B Boeing facility

    The embattled aerospace and defense contractor tapped the pair for an assembly building and hangar in St. Louis.

    By • April 24, 2024
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    Courtesy of Virginia DOT
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    JV bores out first tube of $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

    The largest transportation infrastructure project in Virginia history is progressing albeit 18 months behind schedule.

    By • April 23, 2024
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    Project Wins

    USACE Baltimore District awards $499M in modernization work

    Jade Creek Construction, a subsidiary of government contractor Akima, will modernize facilities in the region over five years.

    By • April 23, 2024
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    Courtesy of Brightline West
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    $12B Vegas-to-California rail project breaks ground

    The privately led Brightline West high-speed passenger rail line will slash travel times between Sin City and the Los Angeles area.

    By • April 23, 2024
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    Disneyland gets initial nod for $1.9B investment

    Anaheim City Council gave preliminary approval to a 10-year plan that would create 7,800 construction jobs, according to the California governor’s office.

    By • April 22, 2024
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    Sponsored by Tensar, a Division of CMC

    The high cost of choosing the wrong soil stabilization method

    When bad or soft soils are encountered on a job site, many contractors automatically turn to the same solutions they've always used. However, their "go-to" method could cost them more in material costs or lost time.

    April 22, 2024
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    Retrieved from Arkansas DOT.
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    2 Arkansas highway projects totaling $308M break ground

    The work will improve access to the growing Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Benton County.

    By • April 18, 2024
  • A cargo ship struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024.
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Body of sixth worker found near Baltimore bridge collapse

    José Mynor López was the final missing victim from a group of laborers who fell to their deaths when a container ship struck the Key Bridge in March.

    By • Updated May 9, 2024
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    Retrieved from King County Wastewater Treatment Division on April 11, 2024
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    Seattle area investing $10B in wastewater infrastructure

    King County, Washington, is planning a slew of resilience and clean water upgrades over the next decade, bolstered by new EPA loan financing.

    By • April 15, 2024
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    Courtesy of Denver International Airport
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    Flatiron lands 4 airport projects worth $270M

    The awards fall in line with the company’s strategy of pursuing jobs with “balanced risk profiles.”

    By • April 15, 2024
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    Courtesy of Texas Central
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    High-speed rail project in Texas gets high-level US, Japan support

    The Texas Central project would connect Dallas and Houston using Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train technology. Amtrak announced its involvement in August.

    By Dan Zukowski • April 15, 2024
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    LA Metro completes 5-year Purple Line tunneling project

    The agency employed 400-foot-long, 21-foot-diameter digging machines with pressurized technology to minimize ground settlement during excavation.

    By • Updated April 18, 2024
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    Retrieved from FHWA.
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    DOT releases $830M for resilience projects

    The goal is to bolster the country’s transportation systems against the extreme weather impacts of climate change.

    By • April 12, 2024
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    Permission granted by BCMason Group
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    Q&A

    Nashville contractor on value of projects big and small

    Brandon Mason formed his company in 2019 and credits his firm’s quick growth to mentors and the city’s rise.

    By • Updated April 15, 2024
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    Courtesy of Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department
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    Project Wins

    Jacobs wins $45M Miami wastewater contract

    The Dallas-based company continues to add water infrastructure projects to its backlog, a key sector of focus according to its most recent earnings call.

    By • April 11, 2024
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    Q&A // Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge cleanup ‘an engineering nightmare’

    A crane safety veteran discusses the challenges of removing the wreckage from the Patapsco River.

    By • April 9, 2024
  • Construction crews work on a freeway overpass along Highway 101 on March 26, 2012 in Novato, California.
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    Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
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    State transportation projects need better oversight: DOT audit

    Delays could increase the risk of infrastructure act funding not achieving its intended benefits, cautions the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General.

    By Dan Zukowski • April 9, 2024
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    Courtesy of Louisiana DOT
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    Construction set for Louisiana’s $362M Jimmie Davis Bridge

    Baton Rouge-based James Construction Group will build the new, four-lane span next to the existing structure, which will be transformed into a linear park.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    Courtesy of Baltimore Ravens
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    Executive Moves

    Gilbane promotes exec to Mid-Atlantic region lead

    Industry veteran Ted Holt helped the contractor become the second-largest builder in the Baltimore region.

    By • April 8, 2024
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    Courtesy of Amtrak
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    Project Wins

    AECOM-Jacobs JV signs on to $6B Amtrak tunnel job

    The railroad company will begin major work, including utility relocations and bridge construction, later this year.

    By • April 8, 2024
  • President Joe Biden stands at a microphone with the wreckage of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge behind him.
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    Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Biden: ‘Union labor and American steel’ will rebuild Key Bridge

    Speaking on the banks of the Patapsco River, the president said he would “move heaven and earth” to reconstruct the span quickly.

    By • April 5, 2024
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    Courtesy of Caltrans
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    Caltrans taps Teichert for initial $1M Highway 1 response

    California’s highway department awarded an emergency contract to the Sacramento-based contractor after a slide temporarily stranded thousands of people over Easter weekend.

    By • April 4, 2024