Gordie Howe bridge to begin 74-month construction timeline

Bridging North America finalized its contract to complete the U.S.-Canada international bridge, which is valued at a total of U.S. $4.4 billion, with up to 2,500 workers by its 2024 target completion.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 3, 2018

Aecon JV awarded CA$526M TransCanada pipeline contract

Aecon and joint venture partner Robert B. Sommerville Co. will build more than 122 miles of pipeline.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 3, 2018

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Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

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California activists propose ballot measure that would stop $77B bullet train

The new measure, which is in response to critics of Proposition 6, would force the governor to stop construction on the bullet train and spend remaining funds on other state transportation projects.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018

Michigan contractors replace locked-out union engineers with private operators

State contractors are "looking at all options" to resume work after 23 days of unsuccessful talks with Operating Engineers Local 324.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018

Canadian city marks first North American IPD bridge construction project

Kiewit beat out such competitors as Dragados Canada, Graham Construction and Engineering, and Astaldi to deliver the CA$180 million (U.S. $138 million) Kingston, Ontario, bridge via the integrated project delivery method.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018

Bechtel-led $25B Georgia nuclear plant construction to continue

The future of the expansion was in question after cost overruns of more than $2 billion, which approximately doubled owners' original estimates.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 28, 2018

Walsh Construction wins $220M California streetcar contract

An AECOM unit actually bid lowest at $196 million, but was classified as nonresponsive for failure to meet the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation requirement.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2018

Mountain Valley Pipeline costs rise to $4.6B

About half of the increase is due to August work stoppages ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a result of environmental lawsuits.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2018

$2.5B Port of Savannah expansion may include new bridge

The plan would expand the port's containerized cargo capacity 45% by 2028 and may include replacing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, which cannot currently accommodate shippers' largest cargo vessels.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018

Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail

A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief said the 8.5-mile light-rail line is approximately 86% complete, but electrical work is taking longer than anticipated.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 24, 2018

Brightline buys XpressWest rail, plans high-speed SoCal-Vegas line

The Florida-based company agreed to purchase the high-speed rail project earlier this week, noting that it now holds the only two privately funded intercity rail lines in the U.S.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 20, 2018

House passes water infrastructure bill, provides $922M for Michigan's Soo Locks

The Army Corps of Engineers has recommended that one of the four locks, the 50-year-old Poe Lock, be replaced with a new, 1,200-foot lock.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018

Texas Central Partners scores $300M loan for high-speed train

The developer of a proposed high-speed, Dallas-Houston rail system expected to cost up to $15 billion was able to secure the funds from two Japanese banks.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018

Oklahoma okays $6B, 8-year infrastructure construction plan

The state's plan involves spending up to $787 million per year through 2026 on over 1,000 projects, including 686 bridge repairs.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 17, 2018

$6B San Francisco rail tunnel route gets approval

Despite the San Francisco Transportation Authority's green light, the route may be subject to roadblocks from various regional, state and city agencies and groups before construction begins.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 14, 2018

Road construction fatalities climbed through 2016

As construction picked up after the Great Recession, so did worker deaths, according to the most recent statistics.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 13, 2018

Sea-Tac airport project costs climb to $968M

In addition to the roughly $360 million cost jump, design changes such as two new international gates and an outbound luggage system have delayed the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion by eight months.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 13, 2018

DC Metro awards $214M Potomac Yard Metrorail contract to Halmar-Schiavone JV

Higher-than-anticipated bids prompted officials to alter the design, such as eliminating one entrance and revising another, to lower costs from the originally budgeted $268 million.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 12, 2018

Report: Cuomo administration pushed bridge contractor to finish despite safety concerns

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called allegations that his administration was willing to risk safety in order to score a political win with voters ahead of the Democratic primary on Sept. 13 "nonsensical." 

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 12, 2018

Bechtel wins $1.3B Ohio combined-cycle plant project

The new 1,182-megawatt facility, slated to become operational in 2021, is expected to create around 1,000 temporary construction jobs.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 12, 2018

Michigan DOT awards final $1.4B stretch of I-75 to local group

Using a group to design, build and finance the project will shave 10 years off the original schedule, the agency said.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 11, 2018

Lane Construction JV wins $673M California I-10 contract

Lane estimated that its piece of the design-build I-10 express lane project is valued at $404 million.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 11, 2018

Balfour Beatty wins design-build contract for $126M California water treatment plant

The water district issued a $2 million contract for permitting and initial design of the Sterling Natural Resource Center wastewater treatment facility until a guaranteed maximum price is established.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 10, 2018

Oroville Dam repair costs top $1B

California's Department of Water Resources said cost estimates could change as crews work to meet a Nov. 1 concrete replacement deadline.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 7, 2018

$1B infrastructure program announced in Indiana

Gov. Eric Holcomb's plan includes $600 million to fast-track Interstate 69 and $190 million for highway improvements, among other measures.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 6, 2018