Bipartisan bill shoots for $125B infrastructure investment

By eliminating capital gains taxes on certain foreign investments, supporters of the Invest in America Act hope to draw in more federal funds for state and local construction projects.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2019

Cracks present more woes for DC's $5.8B Silver Line

Faulty concrete panels, rail ties and now support pedestals have delayed the Clark-Kiewit-led Washington, D.C., Metrorail expansion by more than a year.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2019

NABTU: Union, wage protections must underlie $1T infrastructure plan

Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.

By Kathleen Brown • April 10, 2019

Strategies to keep light-rail projects on track

Planning, collaboration and alternative delivery methods can be key in the face of land acquisition, funding, cost and other challenges.

By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019

$976M of border wall contracts awarded

The first funds made available through the president's national emergency declaration have resulted in Army Corps of Engineers contracts to SLS Ltd. for $789 million and Barnard Construction for $187 million.

By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019

$1.2B Minnesota DOT projects planned in 2019

Several hundred transit-related projects will kick off this year, but another 500 valued at approximately $18 billion needed during the next 20 years likely won't find funding, an official said.

By Kim Slowey • April 9, 2019

Contractor awarded $1B overhaul of Shreveport, Louisiana, sewer system

Burns & McDonnell and Bonton Associates beat out two other teams competing for the 12-year sewer modernization program mandated by the EPA.

By Kim Slowey • Updated April 10, 2019

Building the wall: A construction timeline

The Trump administration has announced a new border wall cam that will show progress from the last month, and continued to award contracts despite calls for more money being sent to the coronavirus fight. 

By Construction Dive Editors • Updated April 24, 2020

Clark rebuilds century-old DC tunnel despite pitfalls

Using progressive design-build, Clark Construction demolished an urban underpass and rebuilt two in its place for CSX rail — without halting train traffic or getting tripped up by strenuous environmental reviews.

By Joe Beeton • April 3, 2019

NYC sewer system construction costs rocket 1500% to $1.2B

The EPA's estimate that the Gowanus Canal sewage retention tank project in Brooklyn would be around $78 million was too conservation due to tank design, land acquisition and historic preservation costs, a local agency says.

By Kim Slowey • April 3, 2019

Pentagon hands over $1 billion for border fencing

Out of the $6.1 billion in defense funds made available under the national emergency declaration, this amount will support construction of 57 miles of fencing on the southwest border.

By Kathleen Brown • April 1, 2019

Delays bring Maryland Purple Line costs close to $6B

While a federal lawsuit stalled construction for more than a year, the P3 behind the light rail is tightening its schedule to stay on target for a 2022 opening.

By Kim Slowey • March 27, 2019

Fluor, peers could lose big on military projects if funds go to border wall

Trump's emergency declaration request for funding could reportedly sequester more than one-third of the Department of Defense's construction budget.

By Kim Slowey • March 26, 2019

SSA Marine adds to ports boom with $239M terminal in Jacksonville, Florida

The Blount Island Marine Terminal facility expansion plays a part in the country's slow and steady catch-up on much-needed port capacity improvements.

By Kim Slowey • March 26, 2019

Ottawa greenlights 2nd phase of CA$4.6B light-rail project

The O-Train expansion will add 24 stations and more than 27 miles to the system, but costs have risen by CA$1.2 billion (U.S. $895 million) due to scope changes and market factors.

By Kim Slowey • March 22, 2019

Pentagon identifies nearly $13B of military projects that could be shelved to fund border wall construction

A Democratic senator said the list should show lawmakers the potential impact on their states' projects if funding is redirected to the wall.

By Kim Slowey • March 21, 2019

Atlanta to create its first transportation department

The city's launch of a standalone DOT to focus on long-term transit advancements is a response to a boom in population.

By Katie Pyzyk • March 20, 2019

Kiewit underway with $97M demo of Alaskan Way Viaduct, part of $3.3B replacement

The $97 million demo is one of the last phases of the defunct Seattle freeway's $3.3 billion replacement with the new State Route 99 tunnel.

By Kim Slowey • March 19, 2019

LAX breaks ground on $5B automated people mover system

LINXS will design and build the Los Angeles International Airport system for under $2 billion, while the remainder of the contract includes 25 years of operations and maintenance.

By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2019

Advocacy groups take aim at $1B NYC gas pipeline

Williams' proposed 37-mile extension into Queens has regulatory support so far, but critics say construction under New York Bay would be overly expensive and cause harm to marine and human health.

By Kim Slowey • March 15, 2019

Trump's 2020 federal budget request omits $13B Hudson River tunnel

The administration has made it clear to states that the key to federal funding for projects is to first secure local, state and private support.

By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2019

FEMA to fund only half of California's request for Oroville Dam repairs

The federal agency approved only $333 million of the $639 million the state requested, reportedly citing the dam's condition prior to the 2017 failure. 

By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2019

Seattle-area light rail, transportation plan busting $54B budget

Costs could jump by up to $2 billion as agency Sound Transit considers swapping elevated tracks for tunnels and other enhancements, a report found.

By Kim Slowey • March 8, 2019

Florida DOT shortlists 3 design-build groups for $814M Tampa bridge project

The agency is scheduled to select a joint venture in October to construct a new span next to the existing bridge connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg.

By Kim Slowey • March 7, 2019

Contractor offers to build 234 miles of border wall for $1.4B

Fisher Sand and Gravel claims it could also upgrade paved roads and add security technology and a warranty to its proposal for a total of $4.3 billion.

By Kim Slowey • March 7, 2019