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 Matthew Thibault • April 21, 2025

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 Sebastian Obando • April 18, 2025

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

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 Joe Bousquin • April 17, 2025

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

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 Matthew Thibault • April 16, 2025

$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

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

Lane delivers $97.5M Florida road overhaul

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

By Zachary Phillips • April 14, 2025

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 Matthew Thibault • April 14, 2025

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 Matthew Thibault • April 11, 2025

Tulsa’s $252M ‘Stonehenge’ project begins

The I-44 and U.S. 75 interchange project is set to be the most expensive the Oklahoma DOT has ever undertaken.

By Julie Strupp • April 10, 2025

Crossland Heavy moves into Texas

The Kansas-headquartered civil contractor aims to tap into demand for infrastructure projects in the fast-growing Dallas area.

By Jennifer Goodman • April 9, 2025

Duffy defends DOT grants pause, pledges not to hold up projects

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also spoke about the importance of permit reform in a recent hearing and promised to take a “nonpartisan view” of infrastructure funding.

By Julie Strupp • April 8, 2025

MTA plans to build through budget uncertainty

The New York City-based transit agency is pushing ahead on major infrastructure projects, even as questions swirl about where the long-term money will come from.

By Sebastian Obando • April 7, 2025

California’s Gold Line rejects Kiewit’s final bid

The agency overseeing the extension of LA Metro’s A Line into the Inland Empire said it was going back to the drawing board after the firm’s estimate was “hundreds of millions” too high.

By Joe Bousquin • April 4, 2025

LA breaks ground on $668M G Line busway

Valley Transit Partners is building the project, which aims to speed up trip times on the bus rapid transit line ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

By Julie Strupp • April 3, 2025

Skanska 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

Texas 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

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

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

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

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

JV 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

Design-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