Louisiana officials picked a consortium of Plenary Americas with Spain-based design-build firms ACCIONA and Sacyr as P3 developer for the future toll bridge.
Second state marshaling port would propel growth of the market as it recovers from financial woes and the July accident that suspended work at the $3-billion Vineyard Wind site.
While the extent of settling is still being evaluated, it's enough to require the replacement of bridge approaches, pushing the completion of the project from April 2024 into 2025.
Planned 1.2-million-sq-ft plant in Edgecombe County, N.C., which would have 24-GW capacity to produce batteries favored for microgrids and data centers, would be the first large domestic producer of the alternative technology to lithium-ion.
Originally due to finish in 2026, an accident during a large concrete placement will likely affect the schedule of the project, about 30 miles southwest of Stuttgart.