Highway Infrastructure FHWA Awards $18.7M for Road-Use Fee Tests Tom Ichniowski March 22, 2021 One Comment Congress also is weighing a 50-state vehicle-miles-traveled pilot program in the coming highway bill.Read More
Companies Canada's SNC-Lavalin Looks Abroad for Better Risk and Return Scott Van Voorhis March 21, 2021 No Comments As Montreal firm pushes to finish lump-sum construction in Canada, U.S. and U.K. projects show new appeal to reverse 2020 results declines.Read More
Georgia Awards $229M JV Contract to Rebuild Macon Interchange Scott Judy March 21, 2021 No Comments Ferrovial subsidiary Webber and United Infrastructure Group will update 21 bridges and reconstruct the I-16/I-75 interchange.Read More
Economic Indicators Autodesk Analysis: Construction Bids Up 36% Over Pre-Pandemic Levels Economic analysis of bidding from Autodesk's Builders Network shows construction may recover faster than expected Jeff Yoders March 18, 2021 No Comments Compared to three-month pre-virus average, total bid volume in Autodesk's BuildingConnected platform rose 36% in January, an all-time high.Read More
Record-Length UK Rail Bridge Gets Underway Peter Reina March 18, 2021 No Comments Under $2.2B contract, team will sink nearly 300 piles for 3.4-km high-speed rail crossing north of London.Read More
Transit Tunnels More Than 20 TBMs Will Work on Four New Lines in Paris Metro Expansion Peter Reina March 17, 2021 No Comments The $42.6B project, with $8B of civil engineering contracts awarded, will add nearly 180 km to the system by 2030.Read More
Harris County, Texas, Pivots To Close $1.4B Gap in Flood Control Funding Autumn Cafiero Giusti March 17, 2021 No Comments County officials are exploring alternative funding opportunities to avoid construction delays.Read More
Water Infrastructure DeFazio Introduces $50B Bill for Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Tom Ichniowski March 16, 2021 No Comments Newly introduced House measure omits how it would be paid for.Read More
Industry Leaders Five Minutes With Sam Sleiman of Suffolk Construction Aileen Cho March 16, 2021 No Comments Former Massport capital programs director sees a brighter future for airport construction.Read More
Obituary: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., 95, Giant Builder Who Set Trends Debra K. Rubin Tom Ichniowski March 15, 2021 No Comments Low-key but business-savvy heir to Bechtel mantle was CEO for three decades in a period of extensive global growth and started, at 32, what became a $1B+ philanthropy operation. Read More
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