MTA eyes historic $51B budget

Advocates want oversight and transparency of the New York City-based transit agency's massive allocation, which is 70% more than previous five-year plans.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 17, 2019

Another injury reported at I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando

Thus far, four workers have been killed and several others injured while working on the project.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 17, 2019

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Report: Pentagon to waive environmental regs for military-funded border wall construction projects

The Department of Homeland Security has declared itself exempt from standard environmental regulations several times to further wall construction.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 17, 2019

Texas Central signs design-build agreement with Salini Impregilo-Lane JV for $20B high-speed rail project

The contract for the Houston-to-Dallas line adds to existing engineering, design and preconstruction work the team has done under the management of Bechtel in the hopes of starting construction next year.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 15, 2019

Returning lawmakers could move on several infrastructure bills, including $287B highway act

As Congress begins its fall session, it faces many industry issues, such as road construction and replacing military project funds deferred for the wall.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 9, 2019

New USDOT rules would speed up project permitting

For a long time, various federal agencies' environmental reviews processes have been siloed, causing a back and forth that results in inevitable delays.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 8, 2019

DoD diverts $3.6B in military funds to border wall construction

Funding for the 11 projects representing 175 miles of barrier replacement and new construction will come from more than 100 U.S.- and foreign-based deferred military construction projects.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 6, 2019

Construction-related podcasts inspire and educate

The AEC industry has a vast offering of easy-to-stream and digestible podcasts. We've compiled some of the best ones here.

By Construction Dive Staff • Updated Aug. 11, 2022

Seattle's Sound Transit awards $1.6B of contracts for $2.8B Lynnwood Link Extension

The two contracts, both JVs, will use the general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM) alternate public works project delivery method.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 25, 2019

Work begins on border wall segment paid for with military funds

A 2-mile section of fencing in Lukeville, Arizona, is the first portion to move forward since the Supreme Court allowed the use of defense funding.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 22, 2019

Can Louisiana handle $32B of industrial construction?

Developers plan on combating a shortage of skilled labor with alternative strategies like modularization and the use of robotic devices.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 21, 2019

OSHA fines I-4 Ultimate JV $15K for worker death

SGL Constructors, a joint venture between Skanska USA, Granite Construction and The Lane Construction Corp., was cited for the fourth fatal accident on the project since construction began in 2015.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 20, 2019

CBP awards $305M worth of Texas border wall contracts

This is the second round of border wall contracts Southwest Valley Constructors has been awarded in the state by the government agency.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 20, 2019

Kiewit-Parsons JV wins $806M Los Angeles Gold Line light rail contract

The deal includes an option for a $381 million extension if the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority can secure funding by September 2021.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 16, 2019

Florida authorities investigating We Build the Wall

The criminal investigation is focused on how the private group behind border wall construction raises funds and allocates money.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2019

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

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