Infrastructure: Page 27

  • Overhead view of construction of Purple Line rail tracks at the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center on April 8, 2021, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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    Infrastructure holds top spot among US mayors’ priorities: NLC report

    Residents put public safety at the top of their concerns, says a co-author of the 2023 State of the Cities report.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Fluor posts $61M profit, boosts backlog

    “Results were better and cleaner than recent quarters, and the net drama is much less,” said Andrew Wittmann, senior research analyst at Milwaukee-based financial services company Baird.

    By • Aug. 4, 2023
  • U.S. President Joe Biden waits to speak about the recently passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the Port of Baltimore on November 10, 2021
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    Friday Feedback: Has the infrastructure act helped your business?

    Construction Dive’s weekly summer series asks for reader input on a variety of topics.

    By • Aug. 4, 2023
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    Enrollment, funding, supply chain issues throw wrench into school construction projects

    Schools are having to delay or alter facility projects as market forces balloon total project costs beyond what was initially budgeted or agreed upon.

    By Naaz Modan • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    $30B Bechtel-built nuclear plant starts operation in Georgia

    The contractor took over work in 2017 to complete the first new atomic power unit built in the U.S. in more than 30 years.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Courtesy of Louisiana DOT
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    $2.1B Louisiana bridge project advances

    A consortium of Sacyr, Acciona and Plenary Americas has been picked for negotiations to build the span over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

    By • Aug. 2, 2023
  • Columns under construction for the I-35 infrastructure project in San Antonio, Texas.
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    Courtesy of Texas DOT
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    Project Wins

    Fluor-led JV wins $700M Texas highway contract

    The Irving, Texas-based company will handle design, construction and capital maintenance on a section of one of the most congested corridors in the Lone Star State.

    By • Aug. 2, 2023
  • Aerial view of multiple concrete bridge structures stretching across water, with cranes and other construction equipment working on the jobsite.
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     Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project

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    Virginia’s $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel 1 year behind schedule

    Work is advancing on the complex infrastructure project being built by Dragados, Vinci Construction and Flatiron Constructors.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • A rendering shows a planned bridge over the Pretty Rocks Landslide in Denali National Park.
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    Project Milestones

    Granite sets up camp for $100M Denali bridge contract

    The “Option X” earthworks package, the second of three stages to mend a highway severed by a landslide in the Alaskan national park, will include a wilderness base for workers.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • Governor Kathy Hochul speaks in front of local leaders about the I-81 project in Syracuse, New York.
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    Project Wins

    New York contractors group wins part of $2.3B I-81 project

    The multibillion-dollar project aims to reconnect downtown neighborhoods in Syracuse, New York, severed by the viaduct’s construction in the 1950s.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
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    W.E. O’Neil leverages offsite construction on $1.4B LAX concourse project

    Midfield Satellite Concourse South, which broke ground in June, is part of $15 billion in upgrades underway at Los Angeles International Airport.

    By • July 31, 2023
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    Porsche eyes $3.3B EV battery plant in US

    The German luxury carmaker is weighing options at home and in the U.S. and Canada for its planned factory.

    By • July 28, 2023
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    July 2023 Project Wins: The country’s top contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the biggest builders.

    By Construction Dive Staff • July 27, 2023
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    Project Wins

    The Weitz Co. nabs $113M Orlando airport infrastructure project

    The Des Moines, Iowa-based company will build a pedestrian bridge and rental car lobby at the Orlando International Airport.

    By • July 25, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Fluor hits milestone on $30B Canadian energy project

    The LNG Canada job in Kitimat, British Columbia, employs modules fabricated in China.

    By • July 25, 2023
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    Retrieved from Buffalo Bills on January 25, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Construction starts continue volatile ride, ‘up one month and down the next’

    Choppy conditions will persist due to high interest rates and tightening lending standards, said Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Construction Network.

    By • July 24, 2023
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    Skanska reports record backlog, Q2 profit drop

    On the back of infrastructure jobs, Skanska has added to its contracted work even as it weathers a weaker leasing market.

    By • July 21, 2023
  • Aerial view of the new computer chip factory that's being built by The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in Arizona on the North side of Phoenix.
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    Labor shortages delay Arizona chip plant opening until 2025

    Semiconductor giant TSMC will still send technicians to train local workers, but ultimately pushed back project completion for another two years.

    By • July 21, 2023
  • Aerial view of two train tracks running from the foreground to the background, which has mountains and city skyline.
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    Courtesy of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
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    Contractors sue Hawaiian rail agency for $99M over utility relocation delays

    The Shimmick/Traylor/Granite joint venture is seeking the sum from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.

    By • July 20, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty secures $320M Georgia state prison contract

    The project represents another infrastructure win for the U.K.-based contractor funded by U.S. public works dollars.

    By • July 20, 2023
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    Missouri plans historic $2.8B I-70 expansion

    It’s the state’s largest amount of funding for work on the interstate since it was built in the 1960s.

    By • July 18, 2023
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    Q&A // Executive Moves

    Jacobs targets coastal resilience markets

    The Dallas-based contractor aims to expand its water infrastructure and climate adaptation work with its latest personnel move.

    By • July 18, 2023
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    Opinion

    The infrastructure act was historic. Now, we need workers to get the job done.

    To make the most of public works dollars, the construction industry should support foreign-born and diverse applicants entering the workforce, says New York Building Congress CEO Carlo Scissura.

    By Carlo Scissura • July 18, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel gets green light on $12B Texas LNG project

    Phase 1 of NextDecade’s Rio Grande plant in Brownsville includes total financing of $18.4 billion.

    By • July 17, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Skanska, AECOM deliver $395M Penn Station upgrade

    The civil construction giants announced they have completed modernization work on the Long Island Railroad's 33rd Street train hall.

    By • Updated July 17, 2023