HDR to lead design of $870M California port rail project

The company will use at least 27% small business and very small business enterprises on its wide-ranging scope of work at the Port of Long Beach.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 13, 2019

More states invest in flood control programs

States are finding they have to supplement FEMA funds with their own when it comes to repairing flood-damaged infrastructure.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 12, 2019

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Louis Berger only firm refusing to settle FIU bridge collapse claims

All but one company being sued by victims' families and survivors of the March 2018 Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse have reached financial settlements.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 12, 2019

Army Corps of Engineers' first P3, a $2.8B flood control project, restarts

Construction of the Minnesota-North Dakota project by contractor Ames Construction was halted for about a year because of permitting issues.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2019

SNC-Lavalin failed to meet minimum technical score for CA$663M light-rail project

An Ottawa, Canada, city official gave detailed bidder score information to the city council after some members expressed concern that the bidding process for the Trillium Line and other projects was not transparent enough.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 6, 2019

Nearly $15B Caltrans budget set to beef up San Francisco-area roadways

The new 12-cent-per-gallon gas tax alone is paying for $5.4 billion of surface transportation projects. 

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 6, 2019

$2B Vancouver light-rail project down to 2 bidders

SNC-Lavalin took itself out of consideration for the SkyTrain system expansion project, leaving Acciona-Ghella and Broadway Connect in the running.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 2, 2019

Seattle's Sound Transit awards JV $729M light-rail project

Kuney Construction and Stacy and Witbeck will design and build the 3.4-mile extension in downtown Redmond, Washington.

By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2019

Army Corps moving forward with $615M NYC seawall

The new barricade will protect vulnerable areas on Staten Island from future flooding and create environmental features that are able to store water. 

By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2019

Border wall contractors tapping new building tech

Fisher Sand & Gravel, for example, used what it says is an entirely novel cast-in-place concrete system on the privately funded We Build the Wall section.

By Kim Slowey • July 30, 2019

Supreme Court allows border wall construction to move forward

The high court vacated a permanent injunction put in place by a U.S. District Court judge, allowing for use of $2.5 billion of military funds for the construction of barriers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Kim Slowey • July 28, 2019

Los Angeles-area transit project costs could reach $14B

The LA Metro is exploring four options for the proposed Sepulveda Transit Corridor, including three routes that would use heavy rail and one monorail.

By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2019

New AI-enabled technology quickly identifies bridge defects

The system uses drones to cut the labor costs of bridge inspections by up to 70%, its developers say.

By Jennifer Goodman • July 24, 2019

Federal monitor cites contractor relationship as major cause of San Francisco Central Subway issues

A global change order agreement with Tutor Perini is critical to meeting the revised service date, but the project's oversight committee said "the ongoing unproductive working relationship" has been impossible.

By Kim Slowey • July 24, 2019

CBP: No new border wall has been built with Trump in office

The Washington Examiner reports that the only completed projects in the 30 months since Trump took office have been replacements for existing barriers.

By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2019

$6B Silver Line on track despite construction issues

Contractor Hensel Phelps still must address all problems, but Washington Metrorail plans to start serving commuters next summer.

By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019

California bullet train officials issue RFQ worth $1.6B

The work will cover design-build services and a 30-year maintenance contract for the first segment of the 119-mile, scaled-back route.

By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019

Connecticut lawmakers question FIGG's state bridge contract

Despite concern about the company's alleged culpability in a 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida, the state's DOT is standing by its choice to have the firm inspect and repair the Arrigoni Bridge.

By Kim Slowey • July 18, 2019

Environmental reviews, citizen concerns have driven up highway construction costs

A study found challenging routes and changes in materials and labor costs have not caused substantial increases over the decades. 

By Kim Slowey • July 17, 2019

Activists lose lawsuit in attempt to stop $1B Connecticut bridge replacement

Norwalk Harbor Keeper maintains that a fixed rail bridge would be cheaper, less environmentally taxing and quicker to build than the movable one.

By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2019

$2.9B US-Canada Gordie Howe bridge construction picks up

At least 40 Michigan companies are working on the five-year project, and Bridging North America plans to solicit bids for at least 10 to 15 more contracts in the next month. 

By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2019

DHS waives regulations for latest border wall contract

The Department of Homeland Security will let Southwest Valley Constructors' $33 million project commence without having to adhere to approximately 30 environmental and other conditions.

By Kim Slowey • July 2, 2019

Illinois governor signs $45B state construction bill

The new capital plan will be funded through increases in the state's gasoline and cigarette taxes, as well as through an expansion of legalized gambling.

By Kim Slowey • July 1, 2019

Report: Preparing US for sea level rise will cost $400B

The cost includes constructing 50,000 miles of seawalls to protect coastal areas in 22 states in half the time it took to build the U.S. highway system.

By Kim Slowey • June 26, 2019

$30B Gateway Program, including Hudson River tunnel, set to request federal funding

New York and New Jersey governors signed legislation to enable the states to pursue and receive funding for the long-envisioned megaproject.

By Kim Slowey • Updated July 24, 2019