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Project WinsSkanska nabs $444M New Jersey bridge contract
The Raritan River Bridge will be built to better withstand extreme weather and minimize vessel collisions, the Sweden-based builder said.
By Zachary Phillips • April 2, 2025 -
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Project WinsTexas DOT taps Fluor to build $671M highway project
The Irving, Texas-based contractor will start work this summer on a key 12-mile stretch in College Station.
By Sebastian Obando • April 2, 2025 -
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Flatiron/AECOM JV ordered to pay AECOM subsidiary $14.2M
The ruling follows a multiyear battle between the contractors’ joint venture and AECOM Technical Services, which a judge characterized as bordering “on the absurd.”
By Julie Strupp • April 1, 2025 -
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Contractors talk up NYC’s infrastructure boom
Major transportation projects are testing how firms manage construction in high-stakes environments, according to industry experts at the New York Build Conference.
By Sebastian Obando • April 1, 2025 -
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America’s aging water infrastructure faces new threats
The U.S. urgently needs to increase funding to shore up facilities, experts say, as climate change and emerging contaminants like PFAS pose growing threats.
By Julie Strupp • April 1, 2025 -
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March 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Mortenson, HITT and Flintco.
By Construction Dive Staff • March 31, 2025 -
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Project MilestonesJV completes $865M Florida bridge expansion project
The nearly 6-mile Howard Frankland Bridge crossing, which traverses Old Tampa Bay between Tampa and St. Petersburg, is the most expensive in the state’s history.
By Matthew Thibault • March 27, 2025 -
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OpinionDesign-build fosters collaboration, flexibility
The fastest-growing project delivery method in the U.S. can help contractors control costs, streamline schedules and encourage innovation.
By Lisa Washington • March 27, 2025 -
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Project MilestonesMissouri, Kansas start I-70 improvement jobs
Teams across the two states are breaking ground on multimillion-dollar projects aimed at replacing and fixing outdated parts of the highway.
By Matthew Thibault • March 25, 2025 -
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America’s infrastructure notches first-ever ‘C’ grade
Federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act helped lift the condition of many categories in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ new report card.
By Julie Strupp • March 25, 2025 -
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Opinion11 predictions for public contractors under Trump 2.0
In this volatile environment, adapting quickly and understanding what is important to officials will be critical to government contracting success, writes consultant Mary Scott Nabers.
By Mary Scott Nabers • March 25, 2025 -
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Column // The Dotted LineWhat GCs should know about flow-down clauses
These standard parts of construction contracts can often be overlooked, but disregarding them can open contractors up to more risk.
By Jen A. Miller • March 25, 2025 -
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Project Milestones$1.1B Southwest Florida airport expansion breaks ground
Suffolk’s Terminal E project in Fort Myers, Florida, is the largest municipal construction effort in Lee County history.
By Julie Strupp • March 24, 2025 -
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Trump order targets PLAs on federal jobs
The number of project labor agreements used on federally funded projects will likely decrease, though they won’t completely disappear, legal experts say.
By Zachary Phillips • March 24, 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 Zachary Phillips • March 21, 2025 -
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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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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 Sebastian Obando • 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 Matthew Thibault • March 19, 2025 -
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Project WinsGranite 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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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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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 Matthew Thibault • March 14, 2025 -
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Project WinsStantec 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 WinsBoeing 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 Matthew Thibault • March 13, 2025
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