VA DOT breaks ground on $500M I-395 express-lane extension

The P3 project's private partner, Transurban, will pay the state agency $15 million annually to help fund other transportation work.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2017

Fluor and Lane picked for pre-construction work on TX high-speed rail

The two contractors are also Texas Central's preferred design–build team for the line, which will connect Dallas and Houston.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2017

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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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I-275 expansion to ease congestion on Tampa, FL's Howard Frankland Bridge

The two new toll-free lanes leading into the bridge are intended to reduce heavy rush-hour traffic on the thoroughfare between St. Petersburg, FL, and Tampa.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2017

Trump signs executive order to streamline infrastructure approvals

The order rolls back environmental regulations and calls for federal review of "new major infrastructure projects" to be reduced to roughly two years.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 15, 2017

Groundbreaking set for $756M Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel

Contractors will use a tunnel-boring machine to carve out the new underwater route, which will run parallel to existing tunnels.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2017

NY–NJ Gateway board hires private finance expert as interim CFO

The move suggests that program officials are leaning toward a significant private financing component for the $24 billion transportation program.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017

This week in construction

We looked at what happens when the wrong product is installed, using reclaimed materials for more than finishes, the state of the industry in Ohio, and more.

By Construction Dive staff • Aug. 14, 2017

Minneapolis Southwest light-rail construction could start in 2018

The project has been a sore spot for state Republicans, who voted not to fund the 14-mile line and instead want to use the money for road and bridge repairs.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017

MN DOT building tool to estimate bridge construction time

State officials are working with WSB on the project, which will be used to create a guidebook for establishing the production rates of different bridge designs.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017

WV begins bond sale for $2.8B infrastructure program

The newly approved resolution authorizes state officials to start preparing for a $500 million bond sale to finance turnpike-related road projects.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 14, 2017

DC officials reveal plans for $441M bridge

The project will be the District's biggest construction project yet and will replace a 68-year-old bridge that has been classified as functionally obsolete.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 11, 2017

Congestion pricing on the table once again in NYC

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is exploring the strategy as a way to help fund the city's subway system.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 11, 2017

Infrastructure spending hits record lows in 2016

There is no shortage of big infrastructure plans — just the funding to execute them, as more than half of all states spent less on such work in 2016 than in 2007.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017

Ports are about to get even bigger — and higher tech

Port operators are adding new technology, extra capacity and even mixed-use developments to monetize unused land and increase revenue.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017

Crews break ground on Delta's $4B LaGuardia terminal

The new terminal is part of a broader overhaul to the New York City airport that is expected to be completed by 2021.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017

Bid process questioned for New Orleans Bourbon Street repair

The Louisiana Associated General Contractors claim the city wrongly issued a contractor a change order for work outside the original contract's scope.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2017

Procore is integrating wearables-maker Triax's worker-tracking tech

The partnership will enable companies that use both products to more easily manage data gathered from job-site operations.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 9, 2017

CT congressman proposes carbon tax for infrastructure funding

He plans to introduce the legislation when Congress returns from its August recess, as more lawmakers put forth ideas to fund a national rebuilding program.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 9, 2017

I-95 transportation agencies to test per-mile driver charge

Parts of the busy East Coast thoroughfare will test the charge as a way to augment or replace the federal gas tax for funding highway projects.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017

The Dotted Line: 4 ways to avoid suspension or debarment on federal contracts

It can be easier to comply with federal regulations up front than to deal with the fallout from debarment or suspension.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017

USDOT announces $79M round of INFRA project awards

The set-asides for smaller freight and highway initiatives are part of a push to meet the financing needs of smaller scale and rural projects.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 8, 2017

TX lawmakers question plans to build border wall through wildlife preserve

House Democrats from Texas said they're concerned about the damage that construction of the U.S.–Mexico border wall could cause to wildlife there.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017

ConstructConnect lowers 2017 starts forecast amid infrastructure uncertainty

The civil engineering sector stands to gain from an expected program of federal infrastructure spending, but limited details so far has made forecasting difficult.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017

District Court judge rejects environmental challenges to TX highway projects

Construction and planning may now move forward on three projects that likely would have been stalled otherwise.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 7, 2017

This week in construction

We're exploring federal contracts, port construction and what active-adult buyers want, and we're checking in with a green alternative to big-box DIY retailers.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 7, 2017