Infrastructure: Page 35

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    Q&A

    Project manager’s love of construction began early

    As a child, Bond Civil & Utility Construction's Selasie Buatsi tagged along with her father to construction jobs in her native Ghana.

    By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 13, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Amtrak picks contractors for first phase of $6B tunnel

    The railroad selected a Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck JV for the Southern Approach work on the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 12, 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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    Project Milestones

    Walsh kicks off $1B Microsoft data center on former Foxconn site

    Earthwork and excavation on the property in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, have begun, setting the stage for foundation work this fall.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
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    WSP bets on 3D-printed concrete for infrastructure projects

    The Canadian building giant is developing new applications for the technology, which can cut carbon emissions and project costs.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Hensel Phelps starts $164M Austin airport gate expansion

    The 84,500-square-foot upgrade is one of 61 planned projects worth a total of $6.5 billion at the Texas travel hub.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Balfour Beatty sued by EEOC for sexual harassment

    A worker allegedly texted explicit photos and made sexual advances to a woman working as a truck driver on a North Carolina highway project. 

    By • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Clayco breaks ground on $1.5B Indiana manufacturing plant

    The Chicago-based general contractor will self-perform the concrete foundations, flatwork, tilt-up wall panels and concrete paving on the lithium-ion battery separator materials hub.

    By • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Flatiron’s E.E. Cruz to use unique lift system on NYC bridge project

    The contractor aims to minimize traffic disruption during construction on the $138 million Bronx River Parkway Bridge.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 5, 2023
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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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    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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    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