Infrastructure: Page 36

  • Aerial view of wildfire damage shows grey and black burn out buildings with blue ocean in the background.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    ‘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
  • A drone shot shows Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebrasaka.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Turner Construction
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • Construction site Explore the Trendline➔
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • A hospital is framed against a blue sky and green grass. The building is roughly square-shaped with a sandstone-esque exterior.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Chad M. Davis, AIA
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • 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.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • President Joe Biden in front of the Brent Spence Bridge
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Infrastructure act

    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
  • A street sign for Wall Street in front of the facade of the New York Stock Exchange.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
  • Rendering shows building with glass-paned walls and a white roof surrounded by airplanes.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Port of Seattle
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
  • Aerial view of the Midland Water Pollution Control Plant expansion
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Jacobs Solutions
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
  • A green train stands on tracks to the right of a new-looking open-air station platform.
    Image attribution tooltip
    The image by Pi.1415926535 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
    Image attribution tooltip

    Boston Green Line Extension builders sue STV for $35M

    Fluor, The Middlesex Corp., Herzog and Balfour Beatty filed suit against the engineering firm for its designs on the $2.3 billion MBTA light rail project.

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 8, 2023
  • A construction worker walks across a job site.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Spencer Platt / Staff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Davis-Bacon changes to be effective Oct. 23, DOL says

    A document published Thursday provides specifics on the Labor Department’s update to prevailing wage rules, including when they will be in effect.

    By Jennifer Goodman • Updated Aug. 11, 2023
  • Rendering of the $400 million Kraft Heinz distribution center in DeKalb, Illinois.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Kraft Heinz
    Image attribution tooltip
    Economic Reports

    Construction planning drops for fifth month on interest rates, lending issues

    Weaker commercial activity will counter more robust institutional ambitions for the rest of 2023, said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting for Dodge Construction Network.

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
  • A street sign for Wall Street in front of the facade of the New York Stock Exchange.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Tutor Perini’s losses narrow on improved revenue

    The contractor said it was putting the challenges of COVID-19 behind it, with more bidding opportunities lined up for the rest of the year.

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
  • A rendering shows the redesigned Brent Spence Bridge and companion crossing in Cincinnati.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Walsh Construction
    Image attribution tooltip
    Project Wins

    Ohio, Kentucky tap Walsh Kokosing JV for $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge project

    Jacobs and AECOM will pitch in with design and engineering on the endeavor, which has become a symbol of the country’s infrastructure push.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
  • Construction machinery on the site of Microporous' $1.3 billion project
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Microporous
    Image attribution tooltip

    Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US

    New projects added to the tracker this month include a $1.3 billion Microporous battery separator project in Virginia and a $700 million Canadian Solar battery facility in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

    By , • Updated Nov. 21, 2024
  • Overhead view of construction of Purple Line rail tracks at the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center on April 8, 2021, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Drew Angerer via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
  • rendering of the Longview fusion energy plant
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Fluor
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
    Image attribution tooltip
    Drew Angerer via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    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 Julie Strupp • Aug. 4, 2023
  • A new elementary school under construction in a suburban neighborhood.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    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
  • Construction of Vogtle Nuclear Plant Unit 4
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Bechtel
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • Rendering shows an open bridge with vehicles on it spanning a body of water.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Louisiana DOT
    Image attribution tooltip

    $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 Julie Strupp • Aug. 2, 2023
  • Columns under construction for the I-35 infrastructure project in San Antonio, Texas.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Texas DOT
    Image attribution tooltip
    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.
    Image attribution tooltip

     Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project

    Image attribution tooltip

    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 Julie Strupp • Aug. 1, 2023
  • A rendering shows a planned bridge over the Pretty Rocks Landslide in Denali National Park.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Granite Construction
    Image attribution tooltip
    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.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Governor Kathy Hochul
    Image attribution tooltip
    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
  • Airplanes are parked next to a modern, one-story building with four long angled shades.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of W.E. O’Neil
    Image attribution tooltip

    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 Julie Strupp • July 31, 2023