Infrastructure: Page 61
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Port of Alaska construction costs soar to nearly $2B
The cost is nearly twice earlier estimates, which the port's home city, Anchorage, cannot afford — but one official says the necessary funds could be raised by increasing tariffs on incoming cargo.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 4, 2019 -
Miami-Dade approves zoning change to encourage TODs
The county's new zoning allows for higher density residential construction along six transit corridors.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 4, 2019 -
DOJ settles with Washington, DC, Metro's Silver Line concrete supplier for $1M
The agreement settles allegations that Universal Concrete Products falsified test records for concrete panels used in the extension of the Metrorail line.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2019 -
New Jersey lawmakers keep pressure on feds to help fund $13B Hudson River tunnel
The tunnel sustained significant damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and could fail in the next 10 to 15 years.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 31, 2019 -
NYC mayor unveils plan to decrease costs, schedules of city capital projects
The Department of Design and Construction's initiative would aim to streamline most aspects of the city's procurement and construction processes.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 30, 2019 -
NY Gov. Cuomo backs Bronx-Manhattan rail project
The Pennsylvania Access Project involves the construction of four new Metro-North Railroad stations and modification of existing infrastructure.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2019 -
Detroit-area I-75 to see $799M of construction through 2023, part of $1.6B modernization
Using a single group to design, build and finance Segment 3 shaved an estimated 10 years off the Michigan DOT's original plan, echoing a trend of state transit agencies opting for public-private partnerships.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2019 -
Charlotte officials dismiss idea for tunnel under city center
The North Carolina city will revisit its options for a planned $5 billion to $7 billion extension of its light-rail and other transportation systems.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2019 -
Santa Clara, California, transit authority starts $4.7B Phase II of BART extension
Work on this stretch of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system will include the creation of a 5-mile subway tunnel and four new stations.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 24, 2019 -
6 major projects that will wrap this year despite some obstacles
Crews are working hard at these developments to meet the schedule after, in some cases, several years of construction and delays.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Few state DOTs impacted by shutdown so far
The Federal Highway Administration's recent 2019 funding commitment of $45.3 billion, however, could be reduced by new legislation from Congress.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 23, 2019 -
New York's Cuomo proposes $150B, 5-year infrastructure plan
The governor's proposed fiscal year 2020 budget also includes transportation funds and legislation to expand the use of the design-build project delivery method, among other provisions.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Arkansas opens $142M of transportation projects to low bids
State officials pushed contractors to lower costs before awarding the largest of the 31 projects, a highway widening program in the northeast.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Caltrans awards Granite projects worth $520M
Granite plans to pursue more than $4 billion of construction manager and general contractor work in 2019, with $1 billion of that in California.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Work on majorly disruptive, $800M Miami bridge underway
The I-395 project, awarded to design-build joint venture Archer Western-de Moya Group after a contentious bidding process, will take four years.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Audit: Poor management of $9B Honolulu light rail caused price spike, 6-year delay
A premature contract award to Kiewit and misinformation from HART eroded oversight and public confidence in the 20-mile rail, a state report found.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019 -
$1B Arkansas bridge corridor estimate busts $535M budget
Kiewit-Massman Constructors, which recently won the design-build project through Little Rock, will spend the next six months crunching numbers.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019 -
Pentagon eyes military construction budget for border wall
If the president declares a national emergency, the Department of Defense could reportedly tap up to $23 billion of unallocated construction funds.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 15, 2019 -
Group files third lawsuit against Maryland's Purple Line
The advocacy group was successful in delaying the $5.6 billion, 16-mile light-rail line for almost a year with a previous lawsuit.
By Kim Slowey • Updated Jan. 18, 2019 -
Federal shutdown threatening some infrastructure projects
States are holding off on cementing plans for 2019 surface transportation projects since much of their funding has been cut off.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 14, 2019 -
Border wall prototypes breached with common tools
Department of Homeland Security and military officials sawed through steel bollards in one design and found flaws with the other seven proposals as well.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 11, 2019 -
Trump prolongs shutdown in hopes of $5.7B 'steel barrier' at US-Mexico border
The president did not declare a national emergency Monday, which would militarize construction of the wall, but reiterated intentions to hold out for a deal.
By Kim Slowey • Updated Jan. 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
7 trends that will shape commercial construction in 2019
Automation, drone use, hyperloops and more are among the trends that will make the biggest impact on the industry this year.
By Kim Slowey , Laurie Cowin , Joe Beeton , Kathleen Brown • Jan. 7, 2019 -
Trump reportedly holds $16B approved for disaster mitigation in limbo
The federal government shutdown is likely to delay states' approval process for federal funding authorized last April.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 7, 2019 -
AGC's Arizona chapter sues over challenge to $7B light-rail funding
Contractors allege that though Building a Better Phoenix opposes light-rail extensions, funding for the projects has already been approved.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 7, 2019
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