Infrastructure: Page 31

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    Project Wins

    Skanska wins $834M highway improvement project

    Washington state DOT contracted the Sweden-based developer to build toll lanes along a 4.5-mile stretch of the I-405 corridor.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    August Project Wins: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest jobs won by some of the country’s biggest builders.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Sept. 5, 2023
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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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    Sea-Tac greenlights Hensel Phelps for $900M S Concourse contract

    AECOM, HOK and Jacobs are also involved in the $1.5 billion effort to modernize the 50-year-old international passenger hub, just one of many upgrades happening at the Seattle airport.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Q&A

    ASCE president: IIJA just the beginning of infrastructure remediation

    Maria Lehman says the infusion of federal funding will help address long-neglected upkeep across the country, but states and the private sector must also pitch in.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 29, 2023
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    The Dotted Line: How to avoid skyrocketing dispute costs

    Big construction disagreements arise when there’s not just one error or issue, but a combination of things that went wrong, attorneys say.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Jacobs subsidiary and TomTom partner on transportation data

    StreetLight Data and TomTom will develop an analytic platform to help cities and transit agencies plan transportation and infrastructure projects.

    By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    WSP names Texas transportation leader

    The Montreal-based global infrastructure builder tapped Stephanie Messerli, who has worked extensively on large-scale projects in the state, most recently for Jacobs.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy breaks ground on $400M battery materials manufacturing plant

    The 140,000-square-foot project is located in St. Louis, the contractor’s hometown.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Nearly 7% of US bridges in poor condition

    Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge in Seattle and the Route I‐678 span over Flushing Bay Promenade in New York City were downgraded, according to a new report.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    $670M I-95 Express Lanes extension opens in Northern Virginia

    A Branch Civil and Flatiron Construction JV built the high-occupancy toll lane project, which aims to ease travel between Washington, D.C., and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Bechtel starts construction on NASA’s $1.5B Florida launch site

    The rocket pad project, which will play a role in the agency's mission to put people back on the moon, has faced delays and cost overruns.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
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    Courtesy of Office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul
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    Project Milestones

    Turner kicks off $100M Albany airport revamp

    The project at the nation’s oldest municipal airport will relieve passenger congestion that backs up from security to the facility’s parking garage.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty wins $62M Texas highway project

    The London-based builder will widen U.S. Highway 90U, a thoroughfare that services the Houston area.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Friday Feedback: How has extreme heat affected your projects?

    The impacts of triple-digit temperatures on workers are obvious. But what about the effects on timelines and costs?

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Granite wins $215M sewer contract

    The Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project in Akron, Ohio, is part of a mandate from the EPA for the city to clean up its waterways.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Infrastructure act

    What to know about final Build America, Buy America guidelines

    The White House has clarified rules around which construction materials for federal infrastructure projects must be produced in the U.S.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 17, 2023
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    Federal money buoys construction, engineering firms

    More than 36,000 transportation improvement projects have advanced due to the IIJA, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

    By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 15, 2023
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    ‘It appears to be a total loss’: Wildfires devastate Lahaina’s infrastructure

    Last week’s blaze took out power lines, roads and water systems in Maui, Hawaii, local officials say, but no major construction projects seem to have been affected. 

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Adolfson & Peterson completes 2 Texas hospitals worth $37M

    The medical facilities, which recently celebrated their grand openings, are over 100,000 square feet combined.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Project Wins

    USACE taps Turner for $389M military flood contract

    The project calls for two buildings at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, that will sit above the 100-year floodplain after a deluge on the Missouri River in 2019.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Manufacturing megaprojects gobble up workers

    From Taylor, Texas, to Licking County, Ohio, multibillion-dollar factory projects are magnifying labor woes and driving up costs.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Readers Respond: IIJA is boosting business for many contractors

    Construction Dive readers said they’re benefiting from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, but a lack of skilled labor and clarity around Build America, Buy America requirements is holding them back.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 11, 2023
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    WSP profit, revenue, backlog jump

    CEO and President Alexandre L’Heureux said the company’s second quarter performance surpassed expectations, despite inflation and labor challenges.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 10, 2023
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    AECOM reports Q3 loss despite higher revenue

    The CEO of the Dallas-based firm said inflation has increased costs for delivering infrastructure projects, but prices are beginning to stabilize.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Jacobs’ profits drop on higher revenues

    The company attributed its top-line growth to strong momentum from trends such as critical infrastructure, water scarcity, energy transition and onshoring.

    By • Aug. 9, 2023