Infrastructure

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    Rosendin to demo robotic solar panel installers on Texas jobsite

    The electrical contractor claims the tech will triple installation speeds, enhance worker safety and help address the industry’s persistent labor shortage.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Courtesy of Lane Construction
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    Project Milestones

    Lane delivers $97.5M Florida road overhaul

    The Connecticut-based firm widened lanes and improved on-ramps on I-275 near Tampa, Florida.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy starts $326M Phoenix airport job

    The concourse will ease capacity issues at Terminal 3, which serves 25% of the airport’s passenger traffic annually.

    By • April 11, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Tulsa’s $252M ‘Stonehenge’ project begins

    The I-44 and U.S. 75 interchange project is set to be the most expensive the Oklahoma DOT has ever undertaken.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    Crossland Heavy moves into Texas

    The Kansas-headquartered civil contractor aims to tap into demand for infrastructure projects in the fast-growing Dallas area.

    By • April 9, 2025
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    Duffy defends DOT grants pause, pledges not to hold up projects

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also spoke about the importance of permit reform in a recent hearing and promised to take a “nonpartisan view” of infrastructure funding.

    By • April 8, 2025
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    MTA plans to build through budget uncertainty

    The New York City-based transit agency is pushing ahead on major infrastructure projects, even as questions swirl about where the long-term money will come from.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    California’s Gold Line rejects Kiewit’s final bid

    The agency overseeing the extension of LA Metro’s A Line into the Inland Empire said it was going back to the drawing board after the firm’s estimate was “hundreds of millions” too high.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    LA breaks ground on $668M G Line busway

    Valley Transit Partners is building the project, which aims to speed up trip times on the bus rapid transit line ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

    By • April 3, 2025
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    Courtesy of Skanska. Renderings produced by H&H.
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    Project Wins

    Skanska nabs $444M New Jersey bridge contract

    The Raritan River Bridge will be built to better withstand extreme weather and minimize vessel collisions, the Sweden-based builder said.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Texas DOT taps Fluor to build $671M highway project

    The Irving, Texas-based contractor will start work this summer on a key 12-mile stretch in College Station.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    Flatiron/AECOM JV ordered to pay AECOM subsidiary $14.2M

    The ruling follows a multiyear battle between the contractors’ joint venture and AECOM Technical Services, which a judge characterized as bordering “on the absurd.”

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Contractors talk up NYC’s infrastructure boom

    Major transportation projects are testing how firms manage construction in high-stakes environments, according to industry experts at the New York Build Conference.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    America’s aging water infrastructure faces new threats

    The U.S. urgently needs to increase funding to shore up facilities, experts say, as climate change and emerging contaminants like PFAS pose growing threats.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    March 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Mortenson, HITT and Flintco.

    By Construction Dive Staff • March 31, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    JV completes $865M Florida bridge expansion project

    The nearly 6-mile Howard Frankland Bridge crossing, which traverses Old Tampa Bay between Tampa and St. Petersburg, is the most expensive in the state’s history.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    Opinion

    Design-build fosters collaboration, flexibility

    The fastest-growing project delivery method in the U.S. can help contractors control costs, streamline schedules and encourage innovation.

    By Lisa Washington • March 27, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Missouri, Kansas start I-70 improvement jobs

    Teams across the two states are breaking ground on multimillion-dollar projects aimed at replacing and fixing outdated parts of the highway.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    Courtesy of Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
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    America’s infrastructure notches first-ever ‘C’ grade

    Federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act helped lift the condition of many categories in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ new report card.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    Opinion

    11 predictions for public contractors under Trump 2.0

    In this volatile environment, adapting quickly and understanding what is important to officials will be critical to government contracting success, writes consultant Mary Scott Nabers.

    By Mary Scott Nabers • March 25, 2025
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    Column // The Dotted Line

    What GCs should know about flow-down clauses

    These standard parts of construction contracts can often be overlooked, but disregarding them can open contractors up to more risk.

    By Jen A. Miller • March 25, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $1.1B Southwest Florida airport expansion breaks ground

    Suffolk’s Terminal E project in Fort Myers, Florida, is the largest municipal construction effort in Lee County history.

    By • March 24, 2025
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    Trump order targets PLAs on federal jobs

    The number of project labor agreements used on federally funded projects will likely decrease, though they won’t completely disappear, legal experts say.

    By • March 24, 2025
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    Maryland officials failed to test Key Bridge vulnerability

    The National Transportation Safety Board said the span was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold and urged owners to evaluate 68 older bridges across the country.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    Project Wins

    AECOM tapped as Los Angeles Olympics infrastructure partner

    The Dallas-based firm will help plan and manage venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    By • March 21, 2025