An annual survey, released on March 6 by consultant Arcadis, once again found New York City to be the world’s most expensive urban construction market, due to the availability and cost of real estate and site-access challenges.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former Ontario pension-fund giant CEO Jim Leech as special adviser to Canada’s newly authorized, but still unlaunched, federal infrastructure bank.
California high court nixes suit challenging a winning competitor's alleged failure to pay prevailing wages, while an assembly bill would make state the first to weigh carbon costs of materials in bid selection.
The Northampton County, Pa., General Purpose Authority and Kriger Construction Inc. recently entered into a public-private partnership that is believed to be one of the first P3 transportation infrastructure projects nationwide to be spearheaded by county officials.
Renewable generation is expected to account for about two-thirds of the 24 GW of energy capacity the U.S. added in 2016, and industry observers don’t expect alternative-energy additions to fall in coming years, despite changed political winds.