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    Column // The Dotted Line

    How contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures

    JVs allow firms to combine resources, but contracts need careful wording to avoid disputes, attorneys say.

    By • April 29, 2025
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    $2.4B Inglewood people mover mothballed

    The city council approved a new phased approach to its Transit Connector project that will instead emphasize new bus lanes ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. 

    By • April 28, 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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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty nabs $889M Texas highway job

    The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will reconstruct a 2.3-mile section of I-30 on the east side of Dallas County.

    By • April 28, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $1.3B San Diego border station snares new funding

    The DOT announced a $150 million grant for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry and removed Biden-era clean construction requirements.

    By Julie Strupp • April 28, 2025
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    Project Wins

    New York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct

    Salt City Constructors, a team of three contractors, expects to begin work immediately on the $2.25 billion effort to reconnect neighborhoods in Syracuse.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Clean energy manufacturers cancel projects as Trump-era policies take hold

    Companies scrapped, closed or downsized nearly $8 billion in projects in Q1.

    By Kate Magill • April 25, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Connecticut starts $137M I-95 bridge replacements

    The West Haven project aims to replace two aging spans and improve traffic flow in the area.

    By Julie Strupp • April 24, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Granite reaps $80M Texas farm-to-market highway job

    Farm to Market Road 548 near Dallas, part of the state’s historic network of rural byways connecting agricultural centers to cities, will get a concrete makeover.

    By • April 24, 2025
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    Ohio DOT touts record-breaking $3.2B construction season

    The total tally features 955 projects, 38 of which the state considers “major,” or over $10 million.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Trump orders federal procurement overhaul

    The effort is set to bring about the biggest change to how the government buys products and services since the 1990s.

    By Julie Strupp • April 22, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Kiewit anchors $404M floodwall project

    Part of a larger $7 billion initiative, the improvements at Port Arthur, Texas, will protect the area’s petroleum processing hub. 

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Trump administration takes control of $7B Penn Station redevelopment

    Neither the MTA nor the DOT has disclosed how the takeover will affect project timelines or ongoing construction activity at the site.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    Your contract can mitigate tariff impacts, if you know where to look

    Two construction lawyers detail how cost-plus, guaranteed maximum price and lump sum agreements work in light of higher import duties.

    By Mason Hester and Austin Moorman • April 21, 2025
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    Industry group calls for federal action on work zone safety

    The theme for the National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week campaign, “Respect the Zone – So We All Get Home,” is aimed at protecting workers and motorists alike.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    Trump orders permitting agencies to embrace tech

    The president’s April 15 memo directs relevant federal agencies to submit a technology implementation plan within 45 days.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Jacobs lands $137M contract to manage US Virgin Islands rebuild

    The Dallas-based builder will guide the reconstruction of critical infrastructure across St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, including hospitals, schools, roads and power projects.

    By • April 18, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Herzog, FlatironDragados nab $997M LA light rail job

    The team will relocate utilities and freight tracks to enable construction on the $8.6 billion Southeast Gateway Line Project to proceed.

    By Julie Strupp • April 17, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Sundt promotes from within for Southwest division leader

    Stew Grauer will serve as senior vice president and district manager for the region, which includes the Arizona-based contractor’s home turf.

    By • April 17, 2025
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    Trump administration ordered to resume IIJA, IRA funding

    A federal judge’s decision, which stated agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office. 

    By Kate Magill • April 17, 2025
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    Cumming Group merges with semiconductor advisory firm

    The move, with World Wide Professional Services, comes amid a boom for semiconductor projects as public and private groups invest in the space.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $4B blue ammonia plant set for Louisiana

    CF Industries, the world’s largest ammonia producer, is teaming up with Japan’s Jera and Mitsui to build the Blue Point Complex in Ascension Parish.

    By Julie Strupp • April 15, 2025
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    Nvidia to spend $500B to manufacture AI chips in US

    The chipmaker will work with TSMC, Foxconn, Amkor and others to produce its Blackwell chip and other artificial intelligence infrastructure in Arizona and Texas. 

    By Kate Magill • April 15, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Lane delivers $97.5M Florida road overhaul

    The Connecticut-based firm widened lanes and improved on-ramps on I-275 near Tampa, Florida.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Rosendin to demo robotic solar panel installers on Texas jobsite

    The electrical contractor claims the tech will triple installation speeds, enhance worker safety and help address the industry’s persistent labor shortage.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy starts $326M Phoenix airport job

    The concourse will ease capacity issues at Terminal 3, which serves 25% of the airport’s passenger traffic annually.

    By • April 11, 2025