Infrastructure: Page 5


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    Robotic bridge inspection tech wins ASCE award

    The system, developed by a Missouri S&T researcher, employs three drones to crawl, scrutinize and test spans.

    By March 5, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $295M Texas water reuse project breaks ground

    A PCL-Sundt team will build El Paso’s Pure Water Center, the country’s first direct-to-distribution reuse facility.

    By March 4, 2025
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    Tutor Perini unfazed by Trump’s tariff, funding actions

    New CEO Gary Smalley said on a recent earnings call that he will focus on returning to profitability and that he doesn’t think the firm’s projects will be defunded.

    By March 4, 2025
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    Photo illustration: Jenni Sohn for Informa TechTarget

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    Women in Construction Week 2025

    Construction Champions 2025

    These women are helping to shape the industry from the ground up.

    By Construction Dive Staff • March 3, 2025
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    WSP ‘feeling extremely good’ even amid instability from Trump’s moves

    The firm announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft as it embarks on a new tech-focused strategic cycle.

    By Feb. 28, 2025
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    February 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including PCL, Stantec and Granite.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Feb. 28, 2025
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    Project Wins

    PCL to build $5.2B Nova Scotia hospital expansion

    The job is the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in the Atlantic Canada region, according to a Canadian government official.

    By Feb. 27, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Mott MacDonald names new North America CEO

    The global engineering firm, known for its complex civil projects, tapped industry veteran Dean Radeloff for the role.

    By Feb. 27, 2025
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    Some federal funds are still frozen. Here’s what builders can do.

    Contractors that face stop-work orders from the Trump administration’s funding freeze should take action to protect themselves, legal experts say.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy tops out $500M California hospital expansion

    The new facilities will include advanced surgical suites and an interconnected network of tunnels.

    By Feb. 24, 2025
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    Tutor Perini spells out price, timeline on $3.8B Manhattan jail build

    The firm’s JV with O&G Industries is set to work on the facility — one of four that will replace Riker’s Island — for more than seven years.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    Courtesy of The Office of ​Governor Wes Moore
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    3 more Key Bridge contracts doled out

    Maryland unveiled the design for the new span and approved $60 million worth of construction management and inspection services awards for the rebuild.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    Skanska establishes high-tech manufacturing unit

    The contractor is gearing up to meet growing demand for semiconductor facilities and similar projects.

    By Feb. 19, 2025
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    Biogas project investment increased 40% in 2024, industry group says

    The agricultural sector is now moving faster than landfills to bring facilities online, but landfills account for 72% of total U.S. biogas production capacity, according to a new report from the American Biogas Council.

    By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Opinion

    Alternative delivery methods can help speed, simplify civil projects

    What’s behind acronyms like CMAR, DB, PDB and P3s? A transportation construction expert explains.

    By Sami Soufi • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Fluor bets on data centers, power amid CEO switch

    COO Jim Breuer will step into the CEO role effective May 1, taking over for David Constable.

    By Feb. 19, 2025
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    Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration, citing frozen IRA funding

    The state’s agencies have limited access to over $3.1 billion in funding for activities including distributed solar deployment, well plugging and weatherization, according to the lawsuit.

    By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 18, 2025
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    What to know about Trump’s approach to BABA

    The president is expected to support Biden’s Build America, Buy America and other federal procurement policies that encourage domestic manufacturing.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Granite sees ‘tremendous support’ for IIJA from Washington

    On the California-based roadbuilder’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Kyle Larkin said the market was among the strongest he’s encountered, though inflation looms.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Former asphalt paving exec pleads guilty to antitrust violations

    Timothy Baugher, the former president of Pontiac, Michigan-based Asphalt Specialists, is facing 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to the Department of Justice.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    Skanska CEO sees ‘very stable’ US operations

    The Swedish firm called out data centers and infrastructure projects as specific growth areas for the company.

    By Feb. 10, 2025
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    California high-speed rail project faces $6.5B shortfall, possible federal investigation

    The California Office of the Inspector General warned that work on the initial segment could slip behind schedule.

    By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Project Wins

    PCL, Stantec selected for $121M San Francisco biogas build

    The project will help convert a byproduct of wastewater treatment into a usable source of renewable energy.

    By Feb. 10, 2025
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    AECOM CEO says Trump’s permitting reform outweighs agency cuts

    Infrastructure momentum is alive and well, Troy Rudd told investors, while expedited approvals could help spur more work.

    By Feb. 6, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Frontier-Kemper, Tutor Perini JV secure $1.18B NYC Gateway job

    Construction will begin in the coming months, with substantial completion expected in 2029 for a critical section of the Hudson Tunnel Project.

    By Feb. 6, 2025