Our 10 best stories of 2018

Construction Dive's top news and features covered AECOM, Skanska, Bechtel, the FIU bridge collapse, silica citations, stadium projects and more.

By Construction Dive Team • Dec. 21, 2018

Flatiron JV wins $224M stretch of San Diego's North Coast Corridor

The award brings the team — which also includes Skanska and Stacy and Witbeck — a total of $560 million of work on the $6 billion project.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 21, 2018

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$229M plan underway to replace collapsed bridge in Italy

The bridge, which should take about a year to build, will include 43 memorial lamps in honor of those who died in the Morandi Bridge failure.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 21, 2018

State, local governments using higher revenues to increase infrastructure spending

Sales tax revenue from increased consumer spending is helping spur some new publicly funded construction projects, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 20, 2018

Fluor-Walsh JV wins $2B Chicago train modernization project

The Chicago Transit Authority's Phase One Red and Purple Line Modernization will be the largest capital project in authority history.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 18, 2018

Report: New York AG investigating construction of Mario Cuomo Bridge

The New York State Attorney General’s office is investigating a potential coverup of defective steel bolts discovered during construction of the $4 billion bridge.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018

Major contracts awarded for $1.1B Dallas light-rail

City transit officials awarded a design-build contract to the JV of Archer Western and Herzog Contracting Corp. for construction of a 26-mile east-west line.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018

Washington DC's $5.8B Silver Line work delayed due to faulty rail ties

The Washington Metro and the regional airports authority rejected a fix Capital Rail Constructors proposed for the second phase, claiming it requires too much maintenance, so negotiations are ongoing.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 17, 2018

DOT awards $1.5B for 91 projects across 49 states and DC

The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program weighed a record 851 submissions based on safety, state of repair, innovation and other criteria.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2018

The 50 States of Construction: Fast-growing North Carolina rebounds from Hurricane Florence

Faced with an influx of residents, the state is resuming its frantic pace of building and infrastructure construction —​ but creative strategies to recruit more young people to the industry will be essential.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2018

Mountain Valley Pipeline sued, Atlantic Coast Pipeline halted

Virginia alleged the $4.6 billion Mountain Valley project repeatedly violated environmental laws and permit talks for the $7 billion Atlantic Coast line stalled.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2018

Minneapolis' $2B Southwest rail attracting $1B in mixed-use development near stations

Despite Metro Transit's report, some developers say construction near the light-rail line's 16 planned stops would have boomed regardless.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2018

Connecticut DOT unveils 5-year, $12B infrastructure plan

The capital construction program is a near $5-billion increase from the last cycle, but state lawmakers have yet to settle on a source of funding.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2018

Tariffs driving up infrastructure construction costs, analysis shows

President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs have increased the cost of several public works projects and could limit the scope of future initiatives, Bloomberg reports.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2018

Ohio landowners sue contractors, owner of $2.1B pipeline

The landowners claim that pipeline construction damaged their property and want owner Nexus Gas Transmission and contractors to pay for it. 

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2018

Trump: US-Mexico border wall could be built for $15B or less

President Donald Trump added that construction of a "proper wall" to stop the flow of heroin across the border, which cost the U.S. $238 billion in 2016, would quickly pay for itself.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2018

Enbridge to fund up to $500M Michigan pipeline tunnel

Gov. Rick Snyder has reached a deal with the energy company for the Line 5 pipeline tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Dec. 19, 2018

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, approves $2.5B light-rail project

The agreement is one of several that the regional transportation authority must secure before the state moves ahead with design and construction of the 17-mile line between Durham and Chapel Hill.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 10, 2018

Trump planning another pass at $1T infrastructure package

A massive program of infrastructure construction and rehabilitation was one of the linchpins of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign but the initiative has not yet come to fruition.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 7, 2018

Queens calls on Amazon to help fund $2.7B Brooklyn-Queens Connector

Borough of Queens President Melinda Katz said Amazon support for the streetcar project, which will be the only direct connection between the two New York City boroughs, would be a "fair investment."

By Laurie Cowin • Dec. 7, 2018

$136B North Texas transportation plan clears key environmental hurdle

DOT determined that the Mobility 2045 plan — which is funding rail, bus and highway systems to accommodate an estimated 51% regional population increase — meets federal air quality requirements.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2018

Musk's Boring Co. switches Los Angeles tunnel focus to Dodgers stadium

The tunneling firm reportedly has abandoned plans for a high-speed transit tunnel in Westside in favor of one that will serve the MLB park.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 5, 2018

Construction begins on Texas border gates

Gideon Contracting was awarded a $5.7 million contract for the first phase of the project, which will see construction crews build seven gates with an option for four more. 

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 4, 2018

Project of the Year: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Barrier

The $211 million Physical Suicide Deterrent System and Wind Retrofit Project, being built by Shimmick Construction and Danny's Construction, stands out for the magnitude and difficulty of the net installation and its potential to save lives.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 3, 2018

Trump open to 'next steps' on $13B Gateway Program

Until recently the administration hesitated to agree to finance reconstruction of the New Jersey to New York tunnel despite claims that a deal was finalized with former President Obama.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 3, 2018