Government Trump Political Chaos Continues Amid Funding Freeze and Tariffs Threat Pam McFarland Alisa Zevin Debra K. Rubin February 5, 2025 No Comments Democratic lawmakers call for Republican support in pushing back latest Trump administration moves. Read More
Transportation New Design for Francis Scott Key Bridge Replacement Unveiled The two-mile-long bridge will provide greater vertical and horizontal clearances to accommodate increasingly large vessels Jim Parsons February 5, 2025 No Comments The two-mile-long bridge Key Bridge in Baltimore will be longer and higher than its 1970s-era predecessor.Read More
Transit Utah Agency Picks Preferred Route for $400M Salt Lake City Light Rail Expansion James Leggate February 5, 2025 No Comments The Utah Transit Authority aims to begin construction to add a TRAX Orange Line in 2029.Read More
AECOM: Our Exposure to Federal 'Budget Scrutiny' Is Minimal Richard Korman February 5, 2025 No Comments First quarter revenue is up sharply and the outlook is bright, the company said.Read More
Construction Economics for February 10, 2025 February 5, 2025 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
Trump Funding Freeze EPA Silence on Project Fund Status Concerns Stakeholders Esther D'Amico February 4, 2025 No Comments Water supply and other trade groups say an agency gag order on outgoing communication has prevented officials from discussing issues with outsiders.Read More
Security Border Wall Construction Restarts in California and Texas With contracts dating from first Trump administration, Texas seeks $11B reimbursed for enforcement Jeff Yoders February 4, 2025 No Comments Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse the state for $11 billion it says it spent on its own border wall during the Biden years.Read More
BLS Reports Construction Job Openings Hit Low Mark in December Alisa Zevin February 4, 2025 No Comments December 2024's number of open construction positions was down 50% from the same time in 2023.Read More
Technology Rosendin Electric Deploys Custom Robots to Install Solar Panels Robotic system speeds build-out of massive solar photovoltaic projects Jeff Rubenstone February 4, 2025 No Comments Robotic system eases human strain of massive solar photovoltaic projects and significantly speeds build-out.Read More
BIM With Motif’s Launch, Former Autodesk Execs Aim to Boost BIM Changing CAD and BIM software is a focus for former Autodesk execs Jeff Yoders February 4, 2025 No Comments With Motif, Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews are returning to AEC software and collaboration to deliver cloud-native, collaborative design and construction.Read More