Drinking Water California Coastal Commission Rejects $1.4B Desalination Project Controversial Huntington Beach water plant would have been second large one for developer Poseidon Water Pam McFarland May 13, 2022 One Comment Huntington Beach proposal was too "problematic" to move forward, California Coastal commissioners said. Read More
Transportation FTA Pledges Funds for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Greg Aragon May 12, 2022 No Comments Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has pledged $1 billion toward LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Read More
Public Projects No Bidders Submit for $210M St. Louis Convention Center Phase Two Only one bidder bid on the first phase of the pandemic-delayed public project James Leggate May 12, 2022 No Comments The only bid for the first phase of the expansion project was about $48 million higher than officials expected.Read More
Rail Construction Kiewit-led Joint Venture Secures $235M BART Silicon Valley Extension When complete project will link BART and VTA rail systems C.J. Schexnayder May 11, 2022 No Comments The Kiewit Shea Traylor (KST) joint venture wins the progressive-design build contract that will link the VTA and BART rail systems via a tunnel under downtown San Jose.Read More
Bridge Infrastructure FHWA Revamps Bridge Inspection Standards Final rule takes effect on June 6 Tom Ichniowski May 11, 2022 No Comments New rules provide more flexibility for state DOTs.Read More
Southeast Construction News PCL Leads $300M First Phase of Jacksonville Shipyards Project The project includes a Four Seasons Hotel and six-story office building Derek Lacey May 11, 2022 No Comments PCL Construction was named construction manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars' redevelopment of a former shipyards site. Read More
Contracts $624M Design-Build Contract Marks Alabama's First Step to Fix Problem Prisons James Leggate May 11, 2022 No Comments Alabama plans to spend $1.3 billion building and renovating state prisons. Read More
The Infrastructure Act White House Rolls Out 'Action Plan' to Speed Project Permitting Tom Ichniowski Jim Parsons May 11, 2022 No Comments An official says goal is "delivering projects on time, on task and on budget."Read More
Roads and Bridges Kiewit, Skanska Among Firms Vying for $250M Washington State DOT Project James Leggate May 10, 2022 No Comments Seven design-build teams responded to a Washington Dept. of Transportation RFQ.Read More
Power GE Renewables Leads $650M Upgrade of Huge Dam in South America Firm heads global consortium that wins 14-year modernization contract for Itaipu James Leggate May 10, 2022 No Comments Team wins Itaipu 14-year modernization contract for 650-ft-high hydro project on Brazil-Paraguay border, second-largest in the world.Read More