California bullet train construction update shows costs could reach $100B

To date, around 3,500 construction workers are working on 36 active construction sites covering 350 miles, but that's a fraction of the work it will take to finish the full North-South line by 2033.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2020

Skanska-Corman-McLean JV to start $463M Maryland bridge

Once the design-build bridge and roadway construction is complete, the existing bridge will be demolished and used to create artificial reefs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

By Jennifer Goodman • Feb. 13, 2020

Bechtel opens NYC office to capitalize on infrastructure opportunities

The top contractor by revenue has opened a Manhattan office to improve work on transit and other projects in the area.

By Jennifer Goodman • Feb. 11, 2020

Construction to start soon on $3.8B Hampton Roads Tunnel-Bridge project

The team of Dragados USA, Vinci Construction, Flatiron Constructors, Dodin Campenon Bernard, HDR and Mott MacDonald will likely begin in spring on the country's second-largest bored tunnel system.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 7, 2020

John Laing CEO Olivier Brousse resigns

John Laing operations, including its billion-dollar-plus U.S. projects, should remain unchanged, a source close to the international infrastructure development firm told Construction Dive.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 24, 2020

Manhattan DA charges former Metro-North Railroad employee, 2 others in bid-rigging scheme

WRS Environmental Services, according to the district attorney, won Metro-North contracts worth $10 million by using inside information and is also charged. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2020

NY Gov. Cuomo introduces $275B infrastructure plan

The $175 billion, five-year infrastructure proposal has been added to the governor's previous $100 billion initiative, making it the largest state plan in U.S. history.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2020

Oregon DOT launches office to tackle traffic congestion

The three executives hired for the new ODOT office first will address two major highway projects and develop a new tolling and congestion pricing program. 

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 21, 2020

Colorado DOT uses foam blocks for innovative highway sinkhole repair

In just a matter of three months, Colorado State Highway 36 went from total collapse to fully functional thanks to a unique application of polystyrene blocks.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 15, 2020

Report: White House planning to divert additional $7.2B of military funds to border wall

The administration is planning to take $3.5 billion from counternarcotics programs and $3.7 billion intended for construction projects.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2020

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