Infrastructure

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    Mortenson breaks ground on $300M North Dakota hospital

    The new building will replace an existing facility, which has operated since 1885, and will include a barber, botanical garden and vocational training room.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Project Wins

    August 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Kiewit, Gilbane and Clark.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

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

    By Construction Dive staff
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    FTA seeks to eliminate environmental criteria from capital investment grant guidelines

    The Federal Transit Administration requests public comment on updated guidance that would remove the “social cost of carbon” calculation and make broader changes to the multibillion-dollar program.

    By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Courtesy of Sound Transit
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    Project Milestones

    PCL starts work on $274M Washington bus terminal

    The complex is a key part of Sound Transit’s Stride bus rapid transit system that will link communities around Lake Washington.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Project Wins

    3 JVs take on $2.6B in Amtrak yard upgrades

    The deals cover modernizations in Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C., according to a news release.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Project Wins

    MTA awards $1.97B subway contract in NYC

    The project forms part of the broader $6.99 billion subway expansion in the East Harlem neighborhood.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    From day one to done: How leaders can keep construction and care on track

    Building a new healthcare facility from the ground up is one thing, but carrying out construction work in an active healthcare setting presents an entirely different set of challenges.

    Aug. 25, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Turner JV lands $700M Tennessee airport job

    Teaming up with Ardmore-Roderick and Chris Woods Construction, the New York City-based contractor has embarked on a seismic upgrade at Memphis International.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Kiewit secures $400M Alaska port job

    The Port of Nome modification effort will deepen the harbor to accommodate larger vessels.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

    Silicon Ranch will invest $100 million to bring the 100MW facility online by 2027, and Meta will receive all of the renewable energy credits from the deal to help power its first data center in the state.

    By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 21, 2025
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    USACE Buffalo district commits to BIM across construction projects

    Since the district started using the technology, it has uncovered a host of benefits around planning and maintenance.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Swinerton completes $232M Compton high school

    A $10 million donation from city native Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, helped fund the school’s new performing arts center.

    By • Updated Aug. 20, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    O’Hare airport’s $1.3B Terminal D breaks ground

    AECOM Hunt Clayco Bowa is building the 19-gate satellite concourse in Chicago.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he does not "agree with subsidizing green energy," but he will run the NEVI program efficiently. Critics said all he did was delay implementation.

    By Robert Walton • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Earnings roundup: Data centers buoy builders’ bottom line

    Demand for infrastructure to support the AI boom is strong, but tariff uncertainty persists, leaders of major public construction firms said in the latest round of earnings calls. 

    By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Jacobs nabs slice of $2.2B port project in LA area

    The Dallas-based contractor will manage expansion of a rail facility at the Port of Long Beach, the No. 2 container port in the country.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    Balfour Beatty profits rise, but US arm struggles

    The contractor's U.K. construction segment hit its 3% margin target in the first half of 2025, but its U.S. business languished due to issues at a Texas infrastructure project.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Lane Construction picks up $238M highway job in Florida

    The design-build project involves essential infrastructure enhancements along a vital section of I-75, a major route for freight and passenger travel through North Central Florida.

    By Keith Loria • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Balfour Beatty invests nearly $10M in Microsoft AI

    As part of the initiative, the London-based builder will pilot an artificial intelligence agent on a Scotland infrastructure project.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    AI could cut disaster infrastructure losses by 15%, new research finds

    Artificial intelligence applications like predictive maintenance and digital twins can help keep the power on and the roads open during natural disasters — and save $70 billion in losses by 2050, per a Deloitte Global report.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Courtesy of New York Governor's Office
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    Project Wins

    HDR, Jacobs JV ties down $166M NYC rail job

    The team landed a contract to design the long-awaited $5.5 billion Interborough Express that will link Brooklyn and Queens.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Market still ‘very dynamic’: WSP CEO

    The Montreal-based firm has seen little election-related disruption and is focused on its AI strategy, CEO Alexandre L'Heureux said in a second-quarter earnings call.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Granite continues buying spree as backlog hits $6.1B

    The California-based road builder and materials company benefited from a robust bidding environment and continued healthy funding levels from the IIJA.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Tutor Perini fends off tariff impacts as backlog doubles

    The Los Angeles-based firm posted record backlog and its highest revenue since 2009 for the second quarter as its strategy to take on megaprojects produced results.

    By • Aug. 8, 2025
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    AECOM touts infrastructure as states race to use IIJA funds

    The firm now has greater clarity into the Trump administration’s construction priorities, said CEO Troy Rudd on the firm’s fiscal third quarter earnings call.

    By • Aug. 7, 2025