Trump administration awards $569M border wall contract despite calls to spend more on the coronavirus fight

"The administration should be mobilizing resources, including the Army Corps of Engineers, to ... save lives, [but] is instead directing half a billion dollars to a no-bid contract to build an ineffective wall," Democratic lawmakers wrote to Trump.

By Kim Slowey • April 23, 2020

Troubled I-4 Ultimate to shave months off schedule during shutdown-related FDOT acceleration program

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that work on parts of the $2.3 billion, 21-mile project will be completed one or two months sooner. 

By Kim Slowey • Updated April 14, 2020

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Border wall construction continues with additional contract for $1.2B project

The White House isn't backing down on U.S.-Mexico barrier construction even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads through the U.S., with a $524 million contract modification for a Kiewit subsidiary awarded this week.

By Kim Slowey • March 26, 2020

Former MTA manager pleads guilty to charges in construction bid-rigging case, could face prison time

Authorities said former supervisor Paresh Patel set up his own engineering consulting firm in order to bid on MTA repair work after Hurricane Sandy. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2020

Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2020

Engineering review of $1B, FIGG-backed Houston bridge identifies design issues

FIGG, the Engineer of Record, said it will collaborate with the other project designers in addressing third-party consultant COWI's "significant concerns." 

By Kim Slowey • March 17, 2020

AECOM NYC office nabs MTA, Port Authority veterans

The hiring of former New York MTA CEO Tom Prendergast and former Port Authority COO Denise Berger will no doubt help AECOM tap into large public projects in a time when demand and competition are heating up.

By Jennifer Goodman • March 5, 2020

Contractor allegedly stole trade secrets to underbid on botched NYC bridge armor installation job

Security firm Hardwire alleges that Infrastructure Armor's mistakes have left the cables of Kosciuszko Bridge vulnerable to terror attacks and other threats.

By Kim Slowey • March 4, 2020

Tutor Perini subsidiary rebuts Pennsylvania lawmaker's 'change-order scheming' accusations

A lawyer for Cherry Hill said PennDOT knew in December of 2015 that the project would not be completed on time due to errors made by the state agency.

By Kim Slowey • Updated March 23, 2020

Tutor Perini closes out 2019 with stable revenue, net loss

The company had two major charge-offs in 2019, one related to losing a court case related to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project in Seattle and the other associated with a decrease in the price of its stock.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2020

Global bridge inspection market predicted to hit $6.3B in next decade

The projected activity in bridge inspection services worldwide through 2029 represents a fourfold increase from current levels. The demand for the construction of bridges is expected to increase three times.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2020

DHS waives procurement regs for border wall construction

The contractors who will bid on projects subject to the waiver have already been shortlisted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2020

Democratic candidates talk infrastructure plans

Former Vice President Joe Biden said raising the corporate income tax rate to 28% would generate about $740 billion in additional funds that could be used for infrastructure. 

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2020

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