Infrastructure: Page 37

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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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    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 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 Julie Strupp • 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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    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
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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
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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 Julie Strupp • 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 Julie Strupp • 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
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    Q&A

    AECOM’s Poloni: ‘We can’t afford to ignore diversity’

    The president of one of the country's largest contractors encourages other women in construction to say yes to new opportunities.

    By Jennifer Goodman • July 12, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Construction backlog holds steady on infrastructure tailwinds

    While pending projects in the commercial and industrial sectors dropped, upcoming civil works jobs hit their highest level in two years. 

    By • July 12, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty wins $36M North Carolina highway project

    The contractor will rebuild a junction of two state highways in the Cape Fear region.

    By • July 12, 2023
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    4 major Texas airport projects advance

    Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are expanding their airports with work by Hensel Phelps, Whiting-Turner, JE Dunn and others.

    By Julie Strupp • July 11, 2023
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    Hudson River Tunnel project gets key approval, $6.88B funding commitment

    Construction could begin this year on the long-delayed new tunnels for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains and rehabilitation of the existing tunnel.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 11, 2023
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    Supreme Court clears way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction

    A lower court had previously ordered work to halt on a 3-mile section in Virginia while it reviewed a challenge from environmental groups.

    By Julie Strupp • Updated July 28, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Granite snares $48M Texas flood control job from USACE

    The project in Wharton, Texas, will protect the city from historical flooding along the Colorado River. 

    By • July 7, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Balfour Beatty completes work on $1.7B California water plant

    The contractor finished the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s $300 million Tertiary Treatment Facilities project.

    By • July 5, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Nonresidential construction spending shrinks for first time in 11 months

    While year-over-year spending remains positive, segments such as commercial construction and infrastructure posted declines in May.

    By • July 5, 2023
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    Project Wins

    AECOM signs deal to help rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure

    The Dallas-based contractor will provide project management, cost estimating and engineering support to the war-torn country.

    By Julie Strupp • July 5, 2023
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    Fern Hollow collapse illustrates poor US bridge maintenance

    The Pittsburgh bridge demonstrates what can happen to the other 46,000 spans across the country that are at a similar level of risk.

    By Jen A. Miller • July 5, 2023