Infrastructure: Page 5

  • An aerial view shows the only entrance to a wastewater tunnel in Los Angeles that partially collapsed.
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    Jae C. Hong/AP

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    LA tunnel work remains halted after partial collapse

    The July 9 breach was linked to high ground pressure, but the investigation into the Clearwater Project incident is ongoing, according to the local sanitation authority.

    By Julie Strupp • July 29, 2025
  • An aerial view of a cluster of large data centers.
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    Nathan Howard via Getty Images
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    Data centers seek flexible power solutions for resilience, sustainability

    Flexible battery or generator solutions can help data centers power up faster, reduce grid impacts and keep their owners’ sustainability goals within reach, experts say.

    By Brian Martucci • July 29, 2025
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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
  • A train approaches the station.
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    The image by SounderBruce is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Project Wins

    Jacobs to design $7B Seattle light rail extension

    The 4.1-mile project will add four stations and expand connectivity for Sound Transit riders.

    By Julie Strupp • July 29, 2025
  • Construction on the U.S. Army Pacific's Command and Control Facility on Fort Shafter in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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    Retrieved from Gerald Young, US. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District.
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    Project Wins

    AECOM lands $400M in USACE work in Hawaii region

    The firm will support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District in modernizing critical infrastructure in the Pacific.

    By Julie Strupp • July 28, 2025
  • Aerial view of overlapping highways in Toronto.
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    Courtesy of Ferrovial
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    Executive Moves

    Ferrovial names 3 to executive roles in highway division

    Alberto González, Javier Tamargo and Ricardo Bosch Urzua have been tapped for leadership roles with Cintra.

    By Julie Strupp • July 28, 2025
  • Donald Trump speaks with coal and energy workers
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    Wood Mackenzie sees extended ‘sunset’ for costly coal power

    Coal is more expensive than gas or renewables in the United States, but a slowdown in the buildout of those alternatives will likely extend its use, the firm’s report said.

    By Brian Martucci • July 22, 2025
  • View of the Franconia-Springfield Bypass project, with one set of rail tracks going above the other.
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    Courtesy of Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
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    Project Milestones

    FlatironDragados, Herzog JV to start $414M Virginia rail job

    The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s Franconia-Springfield Bypass project will speed up passenger and freight trains in the congested corridor.

    By Julie Strupp • July 22, 2025
  • Sign for the Express Toll Route 407 in Ontario, Canada.
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    The image by Ken Lund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Executive Moves

    Canadian toll firm hires US construction exec as CEO

    Jose Espinosa brings more than 25 years of international experience in tolling and highway infrastructure work to 407 ETR.

    By Julie Strupp • July 22, 2025
  • A rendering of a construction project.
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    Courtesy of Skanska/Sweco Fazer
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    Skanska CEO says its selective strategy reduces risk

    The Stockholm-based firm’s success in U.S. construction continues to anchor its success, according to a second quarter earnings report.

    By • July 21, 2025
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stands at a podium, with sign reading "America is building again."
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    White House announces infrastructure priorities, permit updates

    Following a Surface Transportation Reauthorization hearing last week, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy also unveiled $488 million in transportation grants.

    By Julie Strupp • July 21, 2025
  • Sign for the I-85 highway in North Carolina.
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    The image by formulanone is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Project Wins

    Lane lands $337M I-85 widening

    The contractor will rework six bridges and add lanes in a four-mile section through the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.

    By Julie Strupp • July 15, 2025
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    (2025). "Subcommittee Markup of FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill" [Video]. Retrieved from House Appropriations Committee/YouTube.
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    Amtrak, high-speed rail, public transit take cuts in House 2026 budget proposal

    In a markup session Monday, a House subcommittee proposed slashing the transportation department’s discretionary spending by over $3 billion.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 15, 2025
  • Interior of the new Concourse D extension at Nashville International Airport.
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    Courtesy of Nashville International Airport
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    Project Milestones

    Nashville airport unveils $247M Concourse D extension

    It’s the first major project completed under the airport’s $3 billion New Horizon development plan to accommodate passenger growth.

    By Julie Strupp • July 15, 2025
  • Construction crews install panels of the border wall
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    Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    Builders say One Big Beautiful Bill Act will fuel construction activity

    Firms expect a spike in starts, but the race to break ground may compound certain issues.

    By • July 15, 2025
  • An aerial view shows San Francisco International Airport.
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    Courtesy of Granite Construction
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    Project Wins

    Granite bags 2 $100M-plus contracts

    The California-based contractor will perform work at San Francisco International Airport and on I-215 in Salt Lake City.

    By • July 14, 2025
  • People on a station platform walking alongside a train.
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    Massachusetts dedicates $8B to transportation in FY2026 budget

    Transit grants will help the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority narrow its deficit. Roads and bridges also received funding.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 9, 2025
  • Ramp structure and staging and storage facility, part of the Midtown Bus Terminal Redevelopment in New York City.
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    Courtesy of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini nabs $1.87B NYC bus terminal job

    The Los Angeles contractor will build the staging and storage facility for the $10 billion Midtown Bus Terminal Redevelopment.

    By Julie Strupp • July 8, 2025
  • A pure white building looms in the foreground around green foliage and a bright blue sky.
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    California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing

    The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.

    By • July 8, 2025
  • The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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    Defense Department simplifies NEPA reviews

    The move announced June 30 is part of a government-wide deregulatory effort from the Trump administration to speed up infrastructure construction.

    By Julie Strupp • July 2, 2025
  • Aerial view of construction work on the Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon.
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    Courtesy of Portland Water Bureau
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    Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant

    The Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon has been paused since February due to a legal fight with area residents.

    By Julie Strupp • July 1, 2025
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    Courtesy of Trevor Mein / Bechtel
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    Project Milestones

    Bechtel completes $3.5B Sydney airport 7 months early

    The new Western Sydney Airport is the country’s first international, greenfield airport in over 50 years.

    By • July 1, 2025
  • The new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, with two cable-stayed towers stretches across a body of water.
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    Courtesy of Harbor Bridge Project
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    Project Milestones

    $1.3B Harbor Bridge opens in Texas after series of delays

    FlatironDragados built the project, which will allow Corpus Christi’s ship channel to accommodate taller cargo vessels.

    By Julie Strupp • July 1, 2025
  • Rendering of the expanded Boeing campus in St. Louis, Mo.
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    Courtesy of Jacobs
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    June 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Walsh, Yates and Lunda.

    By Construction Dive Staff • June 30, 2025
  • A rendering of a large liquefied natural gas plant that spreads along a riverbed. Two ships are docked in the left side of the photo at the docks.
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel nabs $9B more Rio Grande LNG work

    The Reston, Virginia-based contractor has been tapped for trains 4 and 5 of the plant in Brownsville, Texas, where it is already building Phase 1 of the project.

    By • June 30, 2025
  • A rendering of a new building on a bright blue day, low-ish to the ground and modern.
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    Courtesy of Adolfson and Peterson / PBK Architects
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    Project Milestones

    Adolfson & Peterson starts 2 Texas high school projects

    The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.

    By • June 27, 2025