Transportation Panama Canal Officials Detail $1.6B Reservoir Project Needed to Bolster Water Supply C.J. Schexnayder July 9, 2024 No Comments The proposed reservoir would take six years to construct allowing the canal to meet its water needs for the next 50 years.Read More
Sports Construction Mortenson Picked to Build $1.3B Tampa Bay Baseball Stadium Facility for Major League Rays' franchise will anchor $6.5B St. Petersburg, Fla., redevelopment Derek Lacey July 8, 2024 No Comments Facility for Major League Rays' franchise, set to start construction next year, will anchor $6.5B St. Petersburg, Fla., redevelopment.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure US DOT Opens $607M Round of Reconnecting Communities Grants Tom Ichniowski July 8, 2024 No Comments The new round of grants is much smaller than the one announced in 2023, which included a one-time infusion from the Inflation Reduction Act.Read More
Transit Gateway Secures Final Pieces of Funding for $16B Hudson River Rail Tunnel James Leggate July 8, 2024 No Comments The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is supplying a $6.9-billion grant and $4.1 billion in low-interest loans on top of previously announced federal funding.Read More
Motorist Convicted in Fatal Baltimore Work Zone Crash Transferred to Home Detention Jim Parsons July 8, 2024 No Comments The National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary findings from its investigation late last year.Read More
Construction Posts Another Strong Month for Jobs in June, Adding 27,000 Workers Jeff Rubenstone July 5, 2024 No Comments The construction unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, another signal that the labor supply pressures of recent years are still ongoing.Read More
Transportation Panama Supreme Court Overturns Law That Blocked Canal Reservoir C.J. Schexnayder July 3, 2024 No Comments The proposed Rio Indio reservoir would supply Panama's water needs for the next 50 years, officials say.Read More
Drinking Water Corpus Christi Shortlists Three Teams for $757M Desalination Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments A request for proposals for the plant, set to produce 30 million gallons of water per day, will be released July 8 to selected bidders.Read More
Construction Economics for July 8, 2024 July 3, 2024 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
Wastewater Jacobs Selected for $800M Upgrade at Seattle-area Wastewater Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments The firm will provide program management services to King County, Wash., for capital improvements to the South Treatment Plant in Renton.Read More