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After five years of anticipation, the new main terminal of the Portland International Airport opens today! To learn more about this unique project check out the ENR cover story here! 👷🏾♂️🏗️✈️ lnkd.in/g5diTT7P
📷 1: Hoffman Skanska JV, ENR
📷 2: Freres Wood
📷 3: Timberlab
📷 4: Mike Brewington
📷 1: Hoffman Skanska JV, ENR
📷 2: Freres Wood
📷 3: Timberlab
📷 4: Mike Brewington
August 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM
After five years of anticipation, the new main terminal of the Portland International Airport opens today! To learn more about this unique project check out the ENR cover story here! 👷🏾♂️🏗️✈️ lnkd.in/g5diTT7P
📷 1: Hoffman Skanska JV, ENR
📷 2: Freres Wood
📷 3: Timberlab
📷 4: Mike Brewington
📷 1: Hoffman Skanska JV, ENR
📷 2: Freres Wood
📷 3: Timberlab
📷 4: Mike Brewington
ENR's August 12 cover story delves into the most comprehensive revamp ever of a U.S. airport — the $19B transformation of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Check out the ENR story here! www.enr.com/articles/590...
📷 1, 3, 4: Scott Blair/ENR
📷 2, 5: The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Check out the ENR story here! www.enr.com/articles/590...
📷 1, 3, 4: Scott Blair/ENR
📷 2, 5: The Port Authority of NY & NJ
August 9, 2024 at 2:13 PM
ENR's August 12 cover story delves into the most comprehensive revamp ever of a U.S. airport — the $19B transformation of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Check out the ENR story here! www.enr.com/articles/590...
📷 1, 3, 4: Scott Blair/ENR
📷 2, 5: The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Check out the ENR story here! www.enr.com/articles/590...
📷 1, 3, 4: Scott Blair/ENR
📷 2, 5: The Port Authority of NY & NJ
The US DOT has awarded $5B to projects to rebuild, repair and restore 13 large, critically important US bridges. The latest awards are Large Bridge Grants, a subset of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Bridge Investment Program.
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July 23, 2024 at 12:19 PM
The US DOT has awarded $5B to projects to rebuild, repair and restore 13 large, critically important US bridges. The latest awards are Large Bridge Grants, a subset of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Bridge Investment Program.
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Without new sources of water, by 2030 Panama will be unable to meet the needs of both the canal and the population, officials say. That makes constructing the $1.6B reservoir in the the projected six-year timeframe absolutely critical.
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Panama Canal Officials Detail $1.6B Reservoir Project Needed to Bolster Water Supply
The proposed reservoir would take six years to construct allowing the canal to meet its water needs for the next 50 years.
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July 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Without new sources of water, by 2030 Panama will be unable to meet the needs of both the canal and the population, officials say. That makes constructing the $1.6B reservoir in the the projected six-year timeframe absolutely critical.
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Multiple current efforts to construct high-speed rail lines across the US utilize different rail standards, which is likely to impede efforts to build a national system.
#highspeedrail #construction #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy Texas Central Partners
#highspeedrail #construction #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy Texas Central Partners
Report: Standardizations, Federal Commitment Needed for High-Speed Rail in the US
Environmental reviews and planning for projects should be separated, researcher says.
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July 10, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Multiple current efforts to construct high-speed rail lines across the US utilize different rail standards, which is likely to impede efforts to build a national system.
#highspeedrail #construction #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy Texas Central Partners
#highspeedrail #construction #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy Texas Central Partners
Can contractor Zachry Holdings Inc., now in Chapter 11, contractors McDermott and Chiyoda and oil and gas giants ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy end long running battle over payments, layoffs, stalled work and leadership on $10.5B Texas LNG project?
Truce May Be Underway in Big Golden Pass LNG Project Dispute
Zachry Holdings Inc. and project owners ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy are negotiating to resolve an ongoing battle over payments, layoffs, stalled work and
leadership on the $10.5-billion project—while...
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July 10, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Can contractor Zachry Holdings Inc., now in Chapter 11, contractors McDermott and Chiyoda and oil and gas giants ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy end long running battle over payments, layoffs, stalled work and leadership on $10.5B Texas LNG project?
Without new sources of water, by 2030 Panama will be unable to meet the needs of both the canal and the population, officials say. That makes constructing the $1.6B reservoir in the the projected six-year timeframe absolutely critical.
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Panama Canal Officials Detail $1.6B Reservoir Project Needed to Bolster Water Supply
The proposed reservoir would take six years to construct allowing the canal to meet its water needs for the next 50 years.
www.enr.com
July 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Without new sources of water, by 2030 Panama will be unable to meet the needs of both the canal and the population, officials say. That makes constructing the $1.6B reservoir in the the projected six-year timeframe absolutely critical.
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Photo courtesy the Panama Canal Authority
Mortenson has been tapped as the construction manager on the $1.3B MLB stadium. If approved by St. Petersburg officials, work is slated to begin in January.
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#construction #stadium #infrastructure
Renderings courtesy Tampa Bay Rays
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#construction #stadium #infrastructure
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July 9, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Mortenson has been tapped as the construction manager on the $1.3B MLB stadium. If approved by St. Petersburg officials, work is slated to begin in January.
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#construction #stadium #infrastructure
Renderings courtesy Tampa Bay Rays
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#construction #stadium #infrastructure
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The Associated General Contractors of America focused on provisions expanding prevailing wage requirements to some truck drivers and material suppliers, and a judge in Texas wrote they “are substantially likely to succeed on their claims.”
#construction #contractors #claims #risk
Photo by USACE
#construction #contractors #claims #risk
Photo by USACE
Federal Judge Blocks Part of Davis-Bacon Update Rule Pending AGC Lawsuit
Provisions of the rule finalized last year can extend prevailing wage requirements to truck drivers and material supplier employees in some cases.
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July 2, 2024 at 2:32 PM
The Associated General Contractors of America focused on provisions expanding prevailing wage requirements to some truck drivers and material suppliers, and a judge in Texas wrote they “are substantially likely to succeed on their claims.”
#construction #contractors #claims #risk
Photo by USACE
#construction #contractors #claims #risk
Photo by USACE
A total of 148 projects involving highway, pedestrian-bike paths, rail and other modes of transportation were selected with at least one in every state.
#construction #infrastructure #RAISE #IIJA
#construction #infrastructure #RAISE #IIJA
US DOT Picks Winners for $1.8B in RAISE Grants
Grants are capped at $25 million, but transportation infrastructure projects aim to have significant regional or local impact.
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July 2, 2024 at 12:39 PM
A total of 148 projects involving highway, pedestrian-bike paths, rail and other modes of transportation were selected with at least one in every state.
#construction #infrastructure #RAISE #IIJA
#construction #infrastructure #RAISE #IIJA
The $490.8-million construction management services contract comes as officials are gearing up to start work on the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension.
#construction #tunnel #infrastructure #transit
Rendering courtesy VTA
#construction #tunnel #infrastructure #transit
Rendering courtesy VTA
Bechtel Picked as CM for $12.7B Single-bore BART Extension
The BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project would add four stations along 6 miles.
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July 1, 2024 at 10:01 PM
The $490.8-million construction management services contract comes as officials are gearing up to start work on the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension.
#construction #tunnel #infrastructure #transit
Rendering courtesy VTA
#construction #tunnel #infrastructure #transit
Rendering courtesy VTA
An influx of projects connected to federal funding for infrastructure is adding to the urgency for professional services firms to find short-term solutions to the industry’s long-term personnel challenges
#construction #laborshortage #engineering #staffing
Photo courtesy of Brad Ducey/Cumming Group
#construction #laborshortage #engineering #staffing
Photo courtesy of Brad Ducey/Cumming Group
ENR Top Professional Services Firms: Skill Shortages Raise the Stakes
In response to ongoing labor challenges across the AEC industry, ENR Top 100 Professional Services Firms are reconfiguring operations to recruit helping hands where they need it most.
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July 1, 2024 at 6:29 PM
An influx of projects connected to federal funding for infrastructure is adding to the urgency for professional services firms to find short-term solutions to the industry’s long-term personnel challenges
#construction #laborshortage #engineering #staffing
Photo courtesy of Brad Ducey/Cumming Group
#construction #laborshortage #engineering #staffing
Photo courtesy of Brad Ducey/Cumming Group
The controversy started with a 4% bid preference being overlooked, with the Illinois State Tollway Authority admitted it failed to apply.
#construction #civilengineering #risk #infrastructure
Photo courtesy of Judlau
#construction #civilengineering #risk #infrastructure
Photo courtesy of Judlau
Judlau's Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Blocks Walsh From Work on Illinois Interchange
New York-based contractor says it received a two-line letter of termination six weeks after it had started work on the $324-million project.
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July 1, 2024 at 4:27 PM
The controversy started with a 4% bid preference being overlooked, with the Illinois State Tollway Authority admitted it failed to apply.
#construction #civilengineering #risk #infrastructure
Photo courtesy of Judlau
#construction #civilengineering #risk #infrastructure
Photo courtesy of Judlau
A key infrastructure bill is moving forward on Capitol Hill, the Water Resources Development Act would authorize about $4.8 billion for the new USACE construction projects.
#construction #civilengineering #water #infrastructure
Photo by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
#construction #civilengineering #water #infrastructure
Photo by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
House Committee Clears New WRDA Bill
Measure authorizes 12 Army Corps of Engineers construction projects totaling roughly $4.8 billion.
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July 1, 2024 at 3:22 PM
A key infrastructure bill is moving forward on Capitol Hill, the Water Resources Development Act would authorize about $4.8 billion for the new USACE construction projects.
#construction #civilengineering #water #infrastructure
Photo by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
#construction #civilengineering #water #infrastructure
Photo by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Contractor associations seek clarity on the ruling, while environmental groups decry loss of a 40-year regulatory precedent.
#construction #scotus #regulations
#construction #scotus #regulations
Supreme Court Curtails Federal Rulemaking Authority
In overturning 1984 Chevron case precedent, the high court said federal agencies can no longer interpret US law
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July 1, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Contractor associations seek clarity on the ruling, while environmental groups decry loss of a 40-year regulatory precedent.
#construction #scotus #regulations
#construction #scotus #regulations
The paved roadway will allow travelers to reach the doorstep of Peru's Machu Picchu site. While improving access to the historic ruins, visitors will still need to hike or ride the train the final few miles of the journey
#construction #machupicchu #highway #tunnel #peru
Photo by CJ Schexnayder/ENR
#construction #machupicchu #highway #tunnel #peru
Photo by CJ Schexnayder/ENR
Road Project to Improve Access to Peru's Machu Picchu Site
When completed in 2025, the new paved road will reach a hydroelectric plant just a few miles from the Machu Picchu sanctuary. Travelers can either continue on foot or by train to the town Aguas Calien...
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June 28, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The paved roadway will allow travelers to reach the doorstep of Peru's Machu Picchu site. While improving access to the historic ruins, visitors will still need to hike or ride the train the final few miles of the journey
#construction #machupicchu #highway #tunnel #peru
Photo by CJ Schexnayder/ENR
#construction #machupicchu #highway #tunnel #peru
Photo by CJ Schexnayder/ENR
When fully completed, the Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai will accommodate 400 gates enabling the facility to handle up to 260 million passengers annually.
#airport #construction #dubai #infrastructure #MENA
Rendering courtesy Government of Dubai Media Office
#airport #construction #dubai #infrastructure #MENA
Rendering courtesy Government of Dubai Media Office
Dubai Unveils $35B Plan for World's Largest Airport
The Al Maktoum International Airport expansion's first phase is slated for completion by 2030.
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June 28, 2024 at 1:59 PM
When fully completed, the Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai will accommodate 400 gates enabling the facility to handle up to 260 million passengers annually.
#airport #construction #dubai #infrastructure #MENA
Rendering courtesy Government of Dubai Media Office
#airport #construction #dubai #infrastructure #MENA
Rendering courtesy Government of Dubai Media Office
Almost all of the 463 miles of the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles has been environmentally cleared with the exception of relatively small portion between Los Angeles and Anaheim.
#construction #highspeedrail #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority
#construction #highspeedrail #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority
California High-speed Rail Authority OKs $22.6B Palmdale-Burbank Segment
The 38-mile section is planned to have nearly 28 miles of tunnels.
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June 28, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Almost all of the 463 miles of the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles has been environmentally cleared with the exception of relatively small portion between Los Angeles and Anaheim.
#construction #highspeedrail #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority
#construction #highspeedrail #infrastructure
Rendering courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority
The $730M re-envisioning of the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve corridor in Phoenix will simplify navigation through one of Arizona’s most heavily traveled corridors.
#construction #highway #infrastructure #BroadwayCurve
Photo courtesy ADOT
#construction #highway #infrastructure #BroadwayCurve
Photo courtesy ADOT
In Phoenix, Crews Thread Needle With $730M Broadway Curve Revamp
Contractors reconfigure a three-freeway interchange on a construction site interwoven with ever-shifting alignments to keep traffic moving.
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June 27, 2024 at 8:58 PM
The $730M re-envisioning of the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve corridor in Phoenix will simplify navigation through one of Arizona’s most heavily traveled corridors.
#construction #highway #infrastructure #BroadwayCurve
Photo courtesy ADOT
#construction #highway #infrastructure #BroadwayCurve
Photo courtesy ADOT
The subcontractor has not been identified, but the Missouri Dept. of Transportation and general contractor, KCI Construction, reached an agreement on a costly fix needed to repair 80 damaged girders on a bridge.
#construction #bridge #damage #risk
Photo courtesy of the MDOT
#construction #bridge #damage #risk
Photo courtesy of the MDOT
Contractor Accepts Responsibility for $10M in Damages at Missouri Bridge Project
St. Louis-based KCI Construction is on the hook for the cost of repairing 80 girders on an Interstate 55 bridge in Missouri.
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June 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
The subcontractor has not been identified, but the Missouri Dept. of Transportation and general contractor, KCI Construction, reached an agreement on a costly fix needed to repair 80 damaged girders on a bridge.
#construction #bridge #damage #risk
Photo courtesy of the MDOT
#construction #bridge #damage #risk
Photo courtesy of the MDOT
The southern section of the $900M Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project is slated for completion in 2027. Read ENR's deep dive into this critical and challenging project.
#construction #transportation #infrastructure #highway #CSVT
Photo courtesy of PennDOT
#construction #transportation #infrastructure #highway #CSVT
Photo courtesy of PennDOT
After a Half-Century, a Vital Highway Link Progresses in Pennsylvania
'I'll build that bridge someday,' said Trumbull Corp.'s project manager.
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June 27, 2024 at 6:36 PM
The southern section of the $900M Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project is slated for completion in 2027. Read ENR's deep dive into this critical and challenging project.
#construction #transportation #infrastructure #highway #CSVT
Photo courtesy of PennDOT
#construction #transportation #infrastructure #highway #CSVT
Photo courtesy of PennDOT
Oklahoma City is slated to be the home of North America's tallest structure -- a 1,907-ft, mixed-use tower. While further approvals are required, the developer hopes work on the spire could begin in two years.
#construction #engineering #tallbuildings #oklahomatower
Renderings courtesy of AO
#construction #engineering #tallbuildings #oklahomatower
Renderings courtesy of AO
Oklahoma City Council OKs Plan for North America's Tallest Tower
Work on the slender tower would not begin for two years, the council was told.
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June 27, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Oklahoma City is slated to be the home of North America's tallest structure -- a 1,907-ft, mixed-use tower. While further approvals are required, the developer hopes work on the spire could begin in two years.
#construction #engineering #tallbuildings #oklahomatower
Renderings courtesy of AO
#construction #engineering #tallbuildings #oklahomatower
Renderings courtesy of AO
Family of worker killed in a fall from a scaffold on a project at the University of Chicago Medical Center files lawsuit against Turner Construction and Adjustable Forms.
#construction #workersafety #lawsuit #negligence
Photo courtesy of GWC Injury Lawyers
#construction #workersafety #lawsuit #negligence
Photo courtesy of GWC Injury Lawyers
Second Lawsuit Filed in Deadly Chicago Scaffolding Accident
A second lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court in an accident that caused two workers to fall June 6 from scaffolding at a project in Chicago.
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June 27, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Family of worker killed in a fall from a scaffold on a project at the University of Chicago Medical Center files lawsuit against Turner Construction and Adjustable Forms.
#construction #workersafety #lawsuit #negligence
Photo courtesy of GWC Injury Lawyers
#construction #workersafety #lawsuit #negligence
Photo courtesy of GWC Injury Lawyers
Multiple multi-billion dollar programs to recycle wastewater to drinking water standards are moving nearing closer to construction as pilot facilities are consistently demonstrating that the processes are safe.
#construction #civilengineering #water #potablereuse
Photo courtesy Jacobs
#construction #civilengineering #water #potablereuse
Photo courtesy Jacobs
ENR 2024 Water Report: Managers Look to Potable Water Reuse
With nearly all seven states within the 250,000-sq-mile Colorado River basin scrambling to conserve their apportionments from the river system’s increasingly depleted resources, interest in securing a...
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June 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Multiple multi-billion dollar programs to recycle wastewater to drinking water standards are moving nearing closer to construction as pilot facilities are consistently demonstrating that the processes are safe.
#construction #civilengineering #water #potablereuse
Photo courtesy Jacobs
#construction #civilengineering #water #potablereuse
Photo courtesy Jacobs
It's the end of an era as Lendlease plans to exit the U.S. and U.K. construction markets and sells its New York/New Jersey operations, including 45 projects, to Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
#construction #lendlease #consigliconstruction #newyork
Rendering courtesy Lendlease
#construction #lendlease #consigliconstruction #newyork
Rendering courtesy Lendlease
Australia Giant Lendlease Sells US, UK Assets—With One Deal Done
Developer-contractor exits U.S. markets after 45 years to refocus operations in home country.
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June 26, 2024 at 6:12 PM
It's the end of an era as Lendlease plans to exit the U.S. and U.K. construction markets and sells its New York/New Jersey operations, including 45 projects, to Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
#construction #lendlease #consigliconstruction #newyork
Rendering courtesy Lendlease
#construction #lendlease #consigliconstruction #newyork
Rendering courtesy Lendlease