Transit UK Cancels Large Piece of HS2 High-Speed Rail Project Peter Reina October 4, 2023 No Comments Plans now call for completion of only half of the 340-mile HS2 network launched 13 years ago.Read More
Construction Economics for October 9, 2023 October 4, 2023 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Water and Dams Corps Raises Emergency Sill to Halt Salt Wedge Threatening New Orleans Water Supply Daniel Tyson October 2, 2023 No Comments A saltwater wedge creeping up the Mississippi River is once again threatening local water supplies in New Orleans. Read More
Energy Puerto Rico Power Grid Stabilization Draws Six Contractors for $5B in Work James Leggate October 2, 2023 No Comments The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected the firms for multiple award task order contracts with a five-year order period.Read More
Infrastructure Funding France Eyes Toll Road Tax to Boost Transportation Spend Peter Reina September 28, 2023 No Comments Toll road operators are preparing to fight the proposed tax, which would raise an estimated $630 million in its first year.Read More
Saudi Arabia Shortlists Contractors for $1B in Solar Power Projects Shem Oirere September 27, 2023 No Comments Five of 15 domestic and international bidders are shortlisted to build two photovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 1,500 MW.Read More
Construction Economics for October 2, 2023 September 27, 2023 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Sustainability New York State Issues Buy Clean Concrete Guidelines for State Projects The program takes a gradual approach to lowering embodied carbon in the material Nadine M. Post September 24, 2023 No Comments Rules are designed to reduce the sizable carbon footprint of the ubiquitous construction material.Read More
Transportation Funds Advance Chicago Transit Authority $3.6B Red Line Extension CTA gets green light from Federal Transit Agency to move the 5.6-mile rail project into design Jeff Yoders Annemarie Mannion September 21, 2023 No Comments Rail project moves into the design phase with $1.97 billion in grant funding from the Federal Transit AdministrationRead More
Transportation Infrastructure Buttigieg to House Committee: Infrastructure Act Funds Are Moving Along Tom Ichniowski September 21, 2023 No Comments Cost increases were a major concern of the Committee, as well as some still-unresolved details of Buy America provisions.Read More