Infrastructure: Page 2

Virginia awards $3.3B Hampton Roads tunnel project to Dragados-led design-build team

The winning group beat out Hampton Roads Capacity Constructors, which included Fluor Corp., The Lane Construction Co. and AECOM.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2019
3 suffer fall injuries on $2.3B I-4 Ultimate project

In addition, since 2016, four workers have died working on the 21-mile expansion of Interstate 4 through Orlando, Florida, including one on Feb. 4.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2019
North Dakota city 'poised for billion-dollar boom'

Potential projects include reconstruction of a major downtown avenue as well as mixed-use and residential developments, Grand Forks' mayor said.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2019
Trump declares national emergency in goal of getting $8B for wall

Congress' offer of $1.4 billion meant to avoid a shutdown is just a fraction of the $5.7 billion requested for border wall construction, and Democrats have vowed to fight Trump's move.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 15, 2019
Tolls may help Florida's pending $10B infrastructure program

Some state lawmakers maintain that an expansion of the toll road system into rural areas would ease congestion, but the proposal is getting pushback from residents.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 14, 2019
$313M seismic retrofit of San Francisco's Transbay Tube underway

The project includes attaching, welding and grouting steel plates along the inner surface to create a liner and will take more than three years.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 14, 2019
Federal lawmakers propose $1.4B for border wall

President Trump has not said whether he will agree to the deal, which will cover only 55 miles of new barrier construction.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 13, 2019
California governor scales back $77B bullet train project

But Gov. Gavin Newsom promises not to abandon high-speed rail, which would mean the state had spent billions with nothing but negatives to show.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 13, 2019
Trump light on trade, infrastructure details in State of the Union address

Though the White House spent much of 2018 attempting to steer the national conversation toward infrastructure, the topic received just two sentences with no specific appropriations mentioned.
By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 06, 2019
Bridge replacement top priority in Maryland's $9B Beltway expansion

Lanes will also be added to the Capital Beltway within its existing footprint, even if that means "stacking" them or putting them underground.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 05, 2019
Trump executive order extends Buy American policy

The directive asks federal agencies to encourage contractors on infrastructure projects to buy iron, aluminum, steel, cement and other goods domestically.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 05, 2019
Port of Alaska construction costs soar to nearly $2B

The cost is nearly twice earlier estimates, which the port's home city, Anchorage, cannot afford — but one official says the necessary funds could be raised by increasing tariffs on incoming cargo.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 04, 2019
Miami-Dade approves zoning change to encourage TODs

The county's new zoning allows for higher density residential construction along six transit corridors.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 04, 2019
DOJ settles with Washington, DC, Metro's Silver Line concrete supplier for $1M

The agreement settles allegations that Universal Concrete Products falsified test records for concrete panels used in the extension of the Metrorail line.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2019
New Jersey lawmakers keep pressure on feds to help fund $13B Hudson River tunnel

The tunnel sustained significant damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and could fail in the next 10 to 15 years.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2019
NYC mayor unveils plan to decrease costs, schedules of city capital projects

The Department of Design and Construction's initiative would aim to streamline most aspects of the city's procurement and construction processes.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 30, 2019
NY Gov. Cuomo backs Bronx-Manhattan rail project

The Pennsylvania Access Project involves the construction of four new Metro-North Railroad stations and modification of existing infrastructure.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2019
Detroit-area I-75 to see $799M of construction through 2023, part of $1.6B modernization

Using a single group to design, build and finance Segment 3 shaved an estimated 10 years off the Michigan DOT's original plan, echoing a trend of state transit agencies opting for public-private partnerships.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2019
Charlotte officials dismiss idea for tunnel under city center

The North Carolina city will revisit its options for a planned $5 billion to $7 billion extension of its light-rail and other transportation systems.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2019
Santa Clara, California, transit authority starts $4.7B Phase II of BART extension

Work on this stretch of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system will include the creation of a 5-mile subway tunnel and four new stations.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 24, 2019
6 major projects that will wrap this year despite some obstacles

Crews are working hard at these developments to meet the schedule after, in some cases, several years of construction and delays.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2019
Few state DOTs impacted by shutdown so far

The Federal Highway Administration's recent 2019 funding commitment of $45.3 billion, however, could be reduced by new legislation from Congress.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2019
New York's Cuomo proposes $150B, 5-year infrastructure plan

The governor's proposed fiscal year 2020 budget also includes transportation funds and legislation to expand the use of the design-build project delivery method, among other provisions.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2019
Arkansas opens $142M of transportation projects to low bids

State officials pushed contractors to lower costs before awarding the largest of the 31 projects, a highway widening program in the northeast.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2019
Caltrans awards Granite projects worth $520M

Granite plans to pursue more than $4 billion of construction manager and general contractor work in 2019, with $1 billion of that in California.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 17, 2019

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