Funding not guaranteed for $2.4B North Carolina light rail

The new scoring provision works against efforts to secure federal support.

By Kim Slowey • May 31, 2018

Rising construction costs threaten $3.2B Seattle light rail

Officials want to fast-track the contract award process in order to lock prices.

By Kim Slowey • May 31, 2018

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

By Construction Dive staff

Poll: White House shirking U.S. infrastructure

Only 10% of those polled said it was very likely that the president's $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan will gain traction. 

By Kim Slowey • May 31, 2018

NYC unveils 10-year transit modernization plan

The new transit initiative fast-tracks the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's modernization plans from 40 years to 10 years. 

By Kim Slowey • May 30, 2018

Hit by second major flood in 2 years, historic Maryland town weighs rebuild

After another "once-in-a-thousand-years" flood, property owners, facing millions of dollars in damage, may opt to abandon low-lying Ellicott City.

By Kathleen Brown • May 30, 2018

Report: Failure to invest in public transit will cost U.S. $180B

The $90 billion repair backlog could also cause 162,000 jobs to disappear, according to the American Public Transportation Association.

By Kim Slowey • May 30, 2018

Los Angeles Metro outlines $6.6B spending program

Construction projects will account for around $2 billion of the fiscal year 2019 budget, which is the largest in the rail system's history. 

By Kim Slowey • May 29, 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina airport in midst of $2.5B capital building program

Construction of a portion of the plan is underway, but the entire campaign is not expected to wrap up until 2026.

By Kim Slowey • May 29, 2018

Tampa-Orlando hyperloop could be in Central Florida's future

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected previous proposals for a high-speed rail.

By Kim Slowey • May 24, 2018

$15B Texas high-speed rail construction could start next year

Bechtel will manage work on the 240-mile Dallas-to-Houston line, which is now subject to final environmental reviews.

By Kim Slowey • Updated May 24, 2018

Dodge: Worker acceptance, IT integration top challenges to construction tech adoption

While adoption remains a problem, a Dodge Data & Analytics survey found that mobile devices and applications with real-time connectivity can address contractors' cost-management issues.  

By Kathleen Brown • May 23, 2018

California approves rail plan that includes $77B bullet train

The final draft acknowledges that there is not enough money to complete the high-speed train's initial San Francisco Bay-area route.

By Kim Slowey • May 23, 2018

$2B Minneapolis light rail project clears last legal hurdle

The Southwest Light Rail operator reached an agreement with a freight company to share part of the 15-mile line and will start construction in the fall.

By Kim Slowey • Updated July 18, 2018

Massachusetts plans $17B transportation program

Transportation authorities will use state and federal funds for new projects and renovations of rails, bridges, tunnels and highways.

By Kim Slowey • May 21, 2018

Mixed reactions to Infrastructure Week's 'time to build' campaign

Here's what some construction leaders and others have to say about the annual event's stark call to "fix" the country's infrastructure.

By Kathleen Brown • May 18, 2018

The top 10 commercial construction companies of 2018

These are the heavy hitters of the industry, with large-scale projects ranging from high-rises to hyperloops.

By Construction Dive Editors • May 18, 2018

Honolulu officials consider P3 to complete $8B rail project

Consultants told the local rail authority that bringing in the private sector could help control costs and reduce taxpayer risk. 

By Kim Slowey • May 18, 2018

No surprise: Bechtel No. 1 on ENR 2018 Top 400 contractors list

Fluor Corp. and Turner Corp. repeated their No. 2 and No. 3 showings, while the 400 contractors in total generated a record $374 billion in contracting revenue in 2017.

By Kim Slowey • May 18, 2018

Disputed $800M Miami bridge bid to move forward

The Florida DOT's selection of Archer Western's bridge design last year was challenged by another bidder, but a judge rejected the arguments.

By Kim Slowey • May 17, 2018

Lawsuits threaten to derail Musk's Los Angeles tunnel

Activists in southern California are pushing back against the city's proposal to exempt the tunnel plans from some environmental reviews.

By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2018

Army posts pre-bid notices for U.S.-Mexico border wall work

The notices state that official bid solicitations will be forthcoming and that bids are due Aug. 15.

By Kim Slowey • May 15, 2018

Officials tell Tutor Perini, subcontractor to redo 3 miles of San Francisco rail

Documents reportedly obtained by a local newspaper suggest the city was aware ahead of time that the contractors planned to use a type of steel it deemed not strong enough for the project.

By Kim Slowey • Updated May 23, 2018

Florida bridge cracks reportedly observed 2 weeks before collapse

Cracks allegedly spotted well before the deadly Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse likely should have prompted fixes ranging from epoxy injections to a complete redesign.

By Kim Slowey • May 14, 2018

Tutor Perini wins $1B of infrastructure projects

The biggest of the three contracts is $800 million for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project in Minneapolis.

By Kim Slowey • May 10, 2018

New York City rail project costs balloon to $11.2B

The line linking Long Island to Manhattan is over a decade late and about $9 billion higher than its initial budget.

By Kathleen Brown • May 8, 2018