With the economy so far navigating through recession risks, ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index shot up 11 points this quarter to a cautiously pessimistic 44 rating, with 68% of survey respondents seeing the current market as either stable or improving, up from 62.7% last quarter.

Manufacturing and infrastructure construction remain strong spots for the industry.

If you could foresee construction problems, wouldn’t you prevent them from happening? In the 2002 film “Minority Report,” police use the foreknowledge of psychics called “precogs” to predict and preemptively stop crimes.

After a dozen years that included a successful tunneling feat and an unusual arrangement for station work, a 1.7-mile, $1.9-billion extension of San Francisco’s Central Subway wrapped up this month.

Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace. 

$500M Comite River Diversion Canal project faces more delays after encountering unexpected issues linked to pipeline removal. 

Ten contractors face penalties for bid collusion on 19 contracts with a combined value of $185 million.

Terry O'Sullivan has led the Laborers’ International Union of North America since 2000. His replacement, Brent Booker, is LIUNA vice president and a third-generation member of the union.

Speed was of the essence when contractors and engineers were called upon to perform emergency repairs of a damaged I-10 overpass in Lafayette, La.