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Owner Projects $2.2B Cost Overrun on UK High-Speed Rail

October 31, 2022

Contractors have launched five of the 10 tunnel boring machines set to dig 64 miles of tunnels for the $46.5-billion project.

Clean Energy Construction

NJ Awards $1B in Key Offshore Wind-Linked Transmission Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

October 28, 2022

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State officials select plans for onshore-only grid expansion, eyeing later 'backbone' projects at sea using federal funds, as New England regulator rejects developer requests for project review pause due to claimed need to renegotiate power supply deal

Bridge Construction

Kokosing-McLean JV Wins Chesapeake Bay Bridge Contract

Tom Ichniowski

October 27, 2022

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GMP of $140M for redecking project is below engineers' estimate.

Top-Down Construction Pioneer TGE Plans First US Project in Denver

October 26, 2022

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In 2018, EPC contractor TGE Top Down delivered a $112-million, 10-story, 621,000-sq-ft office building in Bangalore, India, using a patented top-down building system.

With Exchange, LIFTbuild Delivers First US Top-Down Project Since the '70s

Jeff Yoders

October 26, 2022

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Top-down construction—assembling the floor of a building on the ground and lifting it into place—has long presented a possible alternative to the labor-intensive process of building steel frames, floors, walls and all components at height.

Energy Construction

Sempra, Bechtel Sign $10.5B Fixed Price EPC Contract for Texas LNG

Previous 2020 cost of Port Arthur facility award was not disclosed, but speculated at $8B to $9B, as community advocates press legal action for stricter air pollution controls

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 25, 2022

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Neither owner nor contractor disclosed previous 2020 cost of "restated" Port Arthur LNG facility award, with earlier reports suggesting it at between $8 billion and $9 billion—as community advocates press legal action for stricter air pollution controls.

Workforce

OSHA Probes Fatality at NJ Temple Project Cited for 2021 Labor Violations

Stephanie Loder

October 24, 2022

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Concrete subcontractor foreman Antonio A. Marques died in an equipment accident at the 160-acre Hindu temple complex in Robbinsville, police confirm.

Aerial view of the BMW plant with white and gray rooftops, surrounded on all sides with trees and grass

Clean Manufacturing

US Electric Vehicle, Battery Manufacturing Get Investment Jolt

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 20, 2022

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Automaker BMW will spend $1.7B to boost production and battery support in South Carolina, as Ford commits to Ohio site for $4.2B new plant and upgrades, while feds sprinkle $2.8B for 20 other battery plant projects across the country.

Crews work on the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh

Bridge Collapse

Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge Replacement Is Ahead of Schedule

President Biden visits Fern Hollow Bridge site to tout infrastructure law

Justin Rice

October 20, 2022

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City's reconstructed Fern Hollow Bridge is nearly complete nine months after its failure.

Clean Energy Construction

US Offshore Wind Energy Makes First Official West Coast Push

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 19, 2022

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Dec. 6 federal auction is set for first California ocean areas totaling 373,268 acres with more than 40 bidders set to participate, as first of several new U.S. project development guidelines are issued.

This webinar will address how forecasters see construction markets developing in 2025 as the industry faces the possibility of tariffs in addition to ongoing workforce challenges. ENR will call on two forecasters and a materials expert, asking them to share their views on the market prospects for the industry both nationally and regionally.

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Owner Projects $2.2B Cost Overrun on UK High-Speed Rail

NJ Awards $1B in Key Offshore Wind-Linked Transmission Upgrades

Kokosing-McLean JV Wins Chesapeake Bay Bridge Contract

Top-Down Construction Pioneer TGE Plans First US Project in Denver

With Exchange, LIFTbuild Delivers First US Top-Down Project Since the '70s

Sempra, Bechtel Sign $10.5B Fixed Price EPC Contract for Texas LNG

OSHA Probes Fatality at NJ Temple Project Cited for 2021 Labor Violations

US Electric Vehicle, Battery Manufacturing Get Investment Jolt

Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge Replacement Is Ahead of Schedule

US Offshore Wind Energy Makes First Official West Coast Push

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