McCarthy taps aerospace exec for renewables team

Kendra Kim will bring best practices from the aviation, space, steel and electronics industries to the St. Louis builder’s utility-scale solar group.

By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 28, 2024

Speed led to I-695 crash that killed 6 workers

The National Transportation Safety Board said two motorists driving too fast likely caused the 2023 collision.

By Zachary Phillips • Oct. 28, 2024

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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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Owners of ship that slammed into Key Bridge settle with DOJ for $102M

The department will use the funds to pay agencies for responding to and cleaning up after the March 26 collapse.

By Zachary Phillips • Oct. 25, 2024

Tutor Perini subsidiary to dig $1.1B water tunnel

The Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel will help provide a clean drinking supply to more than 9 million people in and around New York City.

By Joe Bousquin • Oct. 24, 2024

Jacobs books $267M Navajo water treatment project

The Dallas-based company will design and build the plant in New Mexico to treat up to 18.8 million gallons of water per day.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 22, 2024

$13B overhaul of I-45 in Houston breaks ground after years of delays

The controversial highway widening project, one of Texas’ largest infrastructure efforts, is expected to take 18 years to complete.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 22, 2024

Interior approves 2-GW Fervo Energy geothermal project in Utah

The Bureau of Land Management also proposed a categorical exclusion to NEPA that would streamline the permitting process for some geothermal projects.

By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 22, 2024

White House touts low-carbon concrete buy-in from suppliers, contractors

The Biden administration, in partnership with the likes of Turner Construction, Clark Pacific and Ozinga, wants to leverage public procurement as a decarbonization tool.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 21, 2024

Case study: Data-driven approach cuts delivery coordination time on jobsites by 83%

Learn how a leading GC leveraged StruxHub and data to unlock new levels of site efficiency.

Oct. 21, 2024

Why it’s time to award infrastructure funds to airports

With a looming election, the timely release of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds is more important than ever.

Oct. 21, 2024

Construction estimators and project managers: Good Faith Effort outreach made easy

Save time and money on your Good Faith Effort outreach goals - from DBE, M/WBE, veteran and small business bid notice ads to the selection of subs, letters and calls.

Oct. 21, 2024

$2.3B Virginia bridge will have impact ‘from Boston to Miami’

The new Long Bridge will relieve one of the largest rail traffic bottlenecks on the East Coast.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 17, 2024

Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on construction’s top issues

Here are Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s views on the industry’s most pressing topics, including immigration, permitting, infrastructure and more.

By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 16, 2024

5 airport megaprojects reach new heights

Priced in the billions, these new gates, runways, concourses and other improvements are underway around the country.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 15, 2024

Kiewit beats out 2 firms for Texas desalination plant job

The city of Corpus Christi picked the firm to design and build its first seawater purification system, expected to cost at least $750 million, to drought-proof its water supply.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 15, 2024

PCL wins $300M Amtrak project in Seattle

The project will help Amtrak reach its goal of sourcing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 14, 2024

California: Streamline your DVBE material supply with PN Supply

Get quick price quotes to help your construction firm meet its mandatory veteran goals.

Oct. 14, 2024

Weather Tech: Innovative solutions that provide predictive analysis to improve risk mitigation

Integrating innovative tech and insurance to reduce weather-related risks and improve project planning.

By Chris Greene, Vice President of Innovation & Insights at American Global in Collaboration with Josh Graham, CEO of EHAB • Oct. 14, 2024

Communities nationwide plan disaster preparedness work

As cities and states prepare for more extreme weather like this fall’s major hurricanes, there are hundreds of resiliency projects throughout the country already underway. Here are six of them.

By Mary Scott Nabers • Oct. 11, 2024

Biden signs law allowing CHIPS Act projects to forgo environmental review

Opponents say the legislation omits necessary reviews for an industry that uses PFAS in production. 

By Kate Magill • Oct. 10, 2024

Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure

Roads, bridges, electrical grids and water systems need to be rebuilt following the deadly storm, even as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 8, 2024

$50B in transit ballot measures riding on November election

Support for voter-approved transit funding has been strong. Transit agencies and advocates shared their stories at a recent American Public Transportation Association conference.

By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 8, 2024

EPA requires lead pipes to be replaced nationwide within 10 years

The landmark rule imposes the strictest limits on lead in drinking water since federal standards were set 30 years ago.

By Julie Strupp • Oct. 8, 2024

Shawmut founder builds global healthcare projects in retirement

Jim Ansara helps run a nonprofit dedicated to providing sustainable medical facilities in countries like Haiti and Sierra Leone.

By Jennifer Goodman • Oct. 7, 2024

How CITGARD and Mystik helped Frattalone move 2.6 cubic yards of earth in 2023

Learn how a civil site construction company saw improved performance after switching to CITGO Lubricants.

Oct. 7, 2024