TxDOT seeks removal of FIGG from $800M Harbor Bridge design

The agency decided that the engineering firm's role in the 2018 FIU bridge collapse is "significant enough" to warrant asking Flatiron-Dragados to have another firm design the bridge's main spans. Last week, a Texas authority halted construction on another FIGG bridge. 

By Joe Beeton • Jan. 14, 2020

USDOT launches interactive map to encourage opportunity zone investment

The map highlights infrastructure and transportation improvements that can create greater access to the distressed areas, making them more attractive to investors.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 13, 2020

Maryland board approves 'monumental' multi-billion dollar Traffic Relief Plan

Gov. Larry Hogan secured the vote by agreeing to eliminate a widening project from the first phase of construction, but his office will be watched for a potential conflict of interest when bids start rolling in.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 9, 2020

Construction of Houston ship channel bridge halted to fix FIGG design

The authority behind the $962 million Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge is giving FIGG Bridge Engineers three weeks to redesign the curved portion of the pylon legs and allow for an independent review.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 8, 2020

Arizona lawmakers introduce bill that would clear way for border wall projects on private land

State House Majority Leader Warren Petersen and 15 other Republicans want to amend regulations to exempt border wall projects built on private property from having to secure a building permit. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 8, 2020

California bullet train authority approves $1.6B RFP

The California High-Speed Rail issued the request for proposals to three design-build groups, even though the Federal Railroad Administration said it would not approve the RFP. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 7, 2020

NY approves $51B MTA capital plan, its largest ever

Kicking off the massive program, the transit agency announced that it is seeking qualified design-build firms for work on 23 subway and rail stations.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 2, 2020

Hyperloop, high-speed rail projects hurtle forward despite obstacles on the track

Hyperloops connecting major cities, traversing coasts or bisecting large states were promised, hinted and proposed throughout 2019, but the technology has yet to leave the station. 

Dec. 20, 2019

Tutor Perini will take $119M charge, still appeal breach of contract verdict in $2B Washington DOT project litigation

Tutor Perini said it would take the charge in the fourth quarter after a state court jury awarded the Washington State DOT $57.2 million in a lawsuit centered on the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement project on which the GC worked with Dragados USA.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Dec. 20, 2019

Atlanta transit authority approves $27B regional plan

The plan includes 192 projects, with $21 billion earmarked for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2019

Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier project 2 years behind schedule

AECOM's 2017 acquisition of Shimmick Construction, part of the JV project, delayed the start of construction and led to an underestimation of how long it would take to complete some tasks, bridge officials contend.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2019

Construction of Virgin's $4.8B California-Las Vegas bullet train line will start in Q3 2020

Phase one will include five California locations while work in Nevada will not begin until mid-2021, according to one official.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 16, 2019

NYC's transit agency transfers 430 workers to construction division

The move, which will help the MTA pursue alternative project delivery methods as part of a plan to streamline operations and reduce costs.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2019

Federal judge blocks Trump from using $3.6B of military funds for border wall

Though the Texas judge has issued a permanent injunction, the Supreme Court overturned a similar move issued by a federal judge in California earlier this year.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2019

AECOM weighs in on long distance Texas hyperloop construction

Though it scored highest on the infrastructure giant's study of high-speed transit options, the technology's costs are unclear because no such system yet exists, unlike the state's bullet train which is in a preconstruction stage.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2019

Contech leaders meet with Trump to talk tariffs, labor and mandatory tech

Industry representatives had their say in Washington in recent weeks on topics ranging from apprenticeships and deregulation to material costs and mandating management software on public projects.

By Jennifer Goodman • Dec. 11, 2019

Atlanta Regional Commission Board approves $173B transportation plan

The commission's draft 30-year plan includes $102 billion for the maintenance of existing infrastructure including road resurfacing, bridge repair and transit upgrades.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Feb. 28, 2020

DOD investigating Fisher Sand & Gravel's $400M border wall contract

The Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General is checking into a House Democrat's concern that President Trump may have imparted "inappropriate influence" in the selection process.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Dec. 17, 2019

$3.9B P3 road project in Virginia breaks down into small bid packages for minority-owned businesses

The design-build consortium for Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel has already signed 60 MBEs.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 2, 2019

Tappan Zee Constructors sues New York to prove it's owed $900M in bridge construction change orders

The construction consortium claims that the NY State Thruway Authority is dragging its feet on providing documents that show the drastic change orders made during construction of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. 

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 26, 2019

Texas Central signs preconstruction contract with Kiewit firm for $20B bullet train

Mass. Electric Construction will help the developer define the project's scope of work in preparation for construction, which could begin next year.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 26, 2019

Cause determined for 5th struck-by death on $2.3B I-4 Ultimate

The 32-ton girder slipped during installation, falling and killing one worker in the September incident in Florida, a new Thornton Tomasetti report found.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 25, 2019

How the FIU tragedy could change bridge construction

Lessons learned from the deadly Miami bridge collapse could affect the design, safety protocols and contract language of similar future projects. 

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 22, 2019

Amid shift to $1.4B P3 contract for Honolulu rail, another HART official resigns

Director of Procurement Paula Youngling's exit comes as the authority is slated to select a contractor to complete the final leg of the $9 billion project. 

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 21, 2019

Federal judge blocks We Build the Wall group's construction of privately funded US-Mexico border wall

"Project 2" south of Mission, Texas, was already subject to additional cease and desist orders and is now halted until a federal environmental review is complete.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Dec. 6, 2019