Infrastructure: Page 9

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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty taps 35-year power vet to lead electrification services

    William Webb moves to the construction industry from the field of commercial emissions testing.

    By • Sept. 19, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    DOJ sues ship owner for $100M over Baltimore bridge collapse

    The Justice Department alleged negligence by the Dali’s owner and manager in court documents filed Wednesday, and said it intends to seek additional punitive damages.

    By • Updated Sept. 19, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Construction firm sues owner, operator of ship that hit Key Bridge

    Brawner Builders employed six workers who were killed when the boat hit the Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse.

    By • Updated Sept. 23, 2024
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    White House creates AI infrastructure task force

    Data center operators and other artificial intelligence company leaders strategized with the Biden administration last week on how to support the burgeoning, power-hungry sector.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Project Wins

    $3.22B Michigan Soo Locks project advances with new award

    The Army Corps of Engineers' $222.7 million contract for the New Lock went to a Kokosing-Alberici-Traylor team.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Barton Malow-Turner-Dixon JV starts $2.2B Detroit hospital expansion

    The largest healthcare investment in the city’s history will add 1.2 million square feet to the Henry Ford Hospital campus, including a 20-story tower.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel wins $453M Michigan solar project

    The contractor will lead the design and construction of Sunfish Solar 2, which will be one of the largest solar facilities in the state when finished.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Microchip manufacturing is booming – and it’s intersecting with water rights and regulations

    The CHIPS Act allocated $52 billion to semiconductor manufacturing, but building these facilities can be a challenge, especially with state water laws.

    Sept. 16, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Kiewit tapped for $400M Seattle wastewater station

    Jacobs is designing King County’s Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station project, which will improve water quality in Elliott Bay.

    By • Sept. 13, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    RFPs open for Key Bridge construction oversight

    The Maryland Transportation Authority is seeking contractors to provide construction management and inspection services for three $20 million contracts.

    By • Sept. 12, 2024
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    1 in 3 US bridges needs major repair, replacement

    More than 76,000 spans should be replaced entirely, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s new analysis of DOT data.

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
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    $11.6B Golden Pass LNG developers ask for 3-year extension

    Qatar Energy and ExxonMobil said they need additional time to complete construction on the terminal after the exit of lead contractor Zachry Holdings.

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Dallas Fort Worth airport starts $3B overhaul on busiest terminal

    The Terminal C expansion is also the first phase of work on a $9 billion improvement plan at the world’s third-most-traveled airport.

    By • Sept. 9, 2024
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    The need for speed can lead to problems on projects, engineers say

    The push to accelerate construction and a lack of maintenance on existing infrastructure and buildings are top concerns for structural engineers, a new survey found.

    By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 5, 2024
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    Nvidia sustains triple-digit revenue growth amid AI building boom

    “Data centers worldwide are in full steam to modernize the entire computing stack,” Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Last dam comes down in historic removal project

    The $450 million effort led by Kiewit involves dismantling four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California to restore salmon migration.

    By • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Project Wins

    PCL nabs California wastewater facility rehab

    The contractor will rehabilitate and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego under a progressive design-build contract.

    By • Sept. 4, 2024
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    NY sues Cuomo Bridge builders over allegedly faulty cables

    The New York State Thruway Authority’s lawsuit says some stay cable anchors have to be retrofitted only six years after the $4 billion span opened.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024
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    BLM proposes opening 31M acres of public land to solar development

    The updated Western Solar Plan proposal expands potential development by 9 million acres and should speed solar permitting, the Biden administration said.

    By Emma Penrod • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Texas breaks ground on $573M psychiatric hospital

    The new Terrell State Hospital will replace the original facility, which has operated since 1885.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024
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    August 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

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

    By Construction Dive Staff • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge rebuild contract issued

    Kiewit will help rebuild the fallen Baltimore span via a progressive design-build process.

    By • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    $2.9B San Francisco airport project finally takes off

    After years of pandemic-related delays, the team has begun adding 200,000 square feet of additional space, security checkpoints and new passenger amenities.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Dycom buys Black & Veatch’s wireless infrastructure construction biz

    The telecommunications company made the $150 million purchase to capitalize on growth opportunities in wireless network modernization.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
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    First national green bank launches with IRA funding

    The Coalition for Green Capital said it’s open for business and seeking to build a U.S. network of green banks that will mobilize capital for clean energy.

    By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 27, 2024