Infrastructure: Page 35

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    ‘Dig once’ strategy minimizes infrastructure project pain: McKinsey

    New analysis finds that coordinating public works projects helps builders manage materials and labor shortages and stay on schedule.

    By • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Q&A

    Construction accountant on IIJA funds, inflation and CHIPS Act’s $500B potential

    Erin Roberts, head of Ernst and Young's global construction and engineering practice, talked with Construction Dive about the additional boost private funding will give government programs.

    By • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Maryland Purple Line owner, union reach PLA on $9.3B project

    Contractors left, costs rose and deadlines extended. Now, the project will use members of a local laborer’s union to build the Maryland light rail.

    By • Sept. 2, 2022
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    Public projects keep nonresidential construction spending positive, overall sector falls

    Total construction spending fell 0.4% in July, but highway and public safety jobs, funded by public dollars, kept non-housing-related spending in the black.

    By • Sept. 2, 2022
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    $1.4B I-5 expansion in Tacoma, Washington, complete after 2 decades

    Despite supply chain and labor challenges, the end is in sight for the 14-project effort to add high-occupancy vehicle lanes and make other improvements.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Lack of construction workers threatens infrastructure efforts: AGC

    A full 91% of firms are having trouble staffing jobsites and there’s “almost nobody” looking for construction jobs, according to a new Associated General Contractors of America survey.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
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    3 questions White House advisor says to ask about infrastructure work

    Small- and medium-sized companies will be crucial to executing IIJA projects, Mitch Landrieu said.

    By • Aug. 31, 2022
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    Texas DOT halts $803M Harbor Bridge project over safety issues

    Citing what it called a “lack of responsiveness to safety concerns,” the agency has threatened to replace the Flatiron/Dragados team building the six-lane span in Corpus Christi, Texas.

    By George Kevin Jordan • Aug. 30, 2022
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    Seattle-area light rail extensions delayed by myriad problems

    The $10 billion Sound Transit project has been slowed by a concrete workers’ strike, the pandemic and a variety of construction issues.

    By • Aug. 29, 2022
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    FERC gives builders 4 more years to finish $6.6B Mountain Valley gas pipeline

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday said the long-delayed project remains in the public interest.

    By Ethan Howland • Aug. 25, 2022
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    DOE to support development of ‘next-generation cyber tools’ to protect grid

    The agency announced $45 million will be available for up to 15 “next-generation” cybersecurity research, development and demonstration projects.

    By Robert Walton • Aug. 24, 2022
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    NYC’s most critical infrastructure now and for the next 100 years

    The New York Building Congress outlined which rail, road, bridge and other projects will grow the city's economy and help it adapt to climate change.

    By • Aug. 24, 2022
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    Inflation Reduction Act includes $3B to improve roads

    The law funds a new grant program to build connections across highways and railroads and to redesign streets that are dangerous to cross.

    By • Aug. 23, 2022
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    ‘Boot camps’ open to help small cities compete for infrastructure grants

    The free program aims to help municipal leaders leverage data in grant requests and convey how their application would address federal priorities.

    By Charles Pekow • Aug. 23, 2022
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    Global Infrastructure Solutions acquires Hill International for $173M

    The merger will accelerate growth for Hill, one of the U.S.’s largest construction management firms, and expand GISI's consulting services.

    By • Aug. 19, 2022
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    Project Wins

    Skanska tapped to work on largest US offshore wind project

    Skanska USA will redevelop part of a Virginia marine terminal into an offshore wind staging port.

    By • Aug. 19, 2022
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    The most recession-proof sectors for construction

    Contractors’ safest bet remains federally funded work, while private jobs could dry up during a downturn, experts say.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Report details what went wrong at Denver Airport’s Great Hall project

    The build had several high-profile issues, including cost overruns and management fights, and is years behind its original schedule.

    By • Aug. 16, 2022
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    What a recession would look like for construction

    Industry experts list eight steps builders can take in order to prepare their businesses for an economic downturn.

    By • Aug. 16, 2022
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    Michigan’s Soo Lock reaches construction milestone, preps for Phase 2

    The lock, first authorized in 1986, finally began construction in 2020. Two major phases remain.

    By • Aug. 15, 2022
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    Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, boosting low-carbon materials in civil projects

    The bill contains approximately $5 billion for programs to accelerate the construction industry’s shift toward green building materials.

    By • Updated Aug. 17, 2022
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    WSP reports lower profits but higher revenue, adds RPS Group to buying spree

    The Montreal-based contractor hopes the acquisition will bolster its environmental strategy.

    By • Aug. 9, 2022
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    AECOM raises guidance amid higher profits, lower revenue

    Backlog at the 10th largest U.S. contractor increased by 3.5% to $41.1 billion, but COVID-19 in China and industry staffing shortages remain as challenges.

    By • Aug. 9, 2022
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    Virginia regulators approve Dominion Energy’s $9.8B offshore wind farm

    The 2.6-GW project will be the largest wind farm in the U.S. and the first with diversity hiring requirements, the Sierra Club noted.

    By Larry Pearl • Aug. 8, 2022
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    Skanska, Traylor Bros. break ground on $1.56B Portal North Bridge

    The rail project, a critical part of the larger Gateway Program, will accelerate freight and commute times for NJ Transit and Amtrak riders.

    By • Aug. 8, 2022