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Top-Down Construction Pioneer TGE Plans First US Project in Denver

October 26, 2022

In 2018, EPC contractor TGE Top Down delivered a $112-million, 10-story, 621,000-sq-ft office building in Bangalore, India, using a patented top-down building system.

Water

EPA Set to Propose Drinking Water Standard for PFAS Chemicals

WEFTEC conference included focus on water equity, resilient infrastructure

Pam McFarland

October 20, 2022

Panels at WEFTEC industry conference focused on new approaches to reduce or destroy "forever" chemicals that are a more prevalent health threat.

Legal

Ex-Atlanta Watershed Commissioner Found Guilty in Bribery Scheme

October 18, 2022

Prosecutors say Jo Ann Macrina accepted bribes from an Atlanta design, engineering and construction management contractor.

Transportation

Contract Awarded for Emergency Stabilization of Calif. Commuter Rail Line

October 20, 2022

A revised plan would complete the work in a single phase instead of two.

Crews work on the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh

Bridge Collapse

Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge Replacement Is Ahead of Schedule

President Biden visits Fern Hollow Bridge site to tout infrastructure law

Justin Rice

October 20, 2022

City's reconstructed Fern Hollow Bridge is nearly complete nine months after its failure.

Diversity and Inclusion

State Transportation Officials Join Call for Greater Equity in DBE Prime Contracting

Tom Ichniowski

October 12, 2022

The heads of six state DOTs have signed on to the Equity in Infrastructure Project's pledge to increase the share of prime contracts that go to disadvantaged businesses.

Two Construction Worker Deaths Confirmed on Philadelphia Bridge

Stephanie Loder

October 18, 2022

Skanska Koch project employees Victor R. Martins and Donato G. Fiocca were struck by a train on a track supposed to be shut for repairs, officials said.

Project Delivery

After SR 400 Sticker Shock, Georgia Sweetened Competitors' P3 Deal

Jim Parsons

Richard Korman

October 18, 2022

Three teams now are finalists for big Atlanta express lanes project.

Clean Energy Construction

US Offshore Wind Energy Makes First Official West Coast Push

Debra K. Rubin

October 19, 2022

Dec. 6 federal auction is set for first California ocean areas totaling 373,268 acres with more than 40 bidders set to participate, as first of several new U.S. project development guidelines are issued.

Disaster Response

Sanibel Causeway Repair: Contractors Flooded Site With Crews, Resources

Derek Lacey

October 24, 2022

The approach for Superior Construction and The de Moya Group to restore access to Sanibel Island was "pounding the effort with resources," says one contractor manager.

Structural Steel

AISC Group Recommends Spec Changes After Salesforce Transit Center Girder Fractures

October 12, 2022

The American Institute of Steel Construction task group reviewed proposals made by California's Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in the aftermath of the 2018 discovery of brittle fractures in plate girders at the Salesforce Transit Center.

Clean Energy Construction

Power Facility Hardening Plan Sparks Renewables Sector Pushback

October 15, 2022

Highest natural-disaster risk level is needed for publicly regulated power facilities to operate quickly after destructive event, proponents say, but clean energy builders cite major cost and impact on project growth.

Legal

Lafarge Agrees to Pay US $778M in Fines Over Islamic State Payments

October 18, 2022

French cement producer pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.

Transportation

Russia Begins Repairs to Bomb-Damaged Crimean Bridge

Vehicular portion of the span partially collapsed in Oct. 8 blast

C.J. Schexnayder

October 14, 2022

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Russian officials say span reconstruction won't be finished until July 2023.

2022 Elections

Divided Government Likely, Industry Aims for Legislative Consensus

Tom Ichniowski

October 24, 2022

A top industry priority: protecting IIJA funding.

Infrastructure Act

With IIJA Nearly a Year Old, White House Seeks to Speed Up Projects

Tom Ichniowski

October 13, 2022

White House releases "action plan" to accelerate infrastructure projects, including efforts to speed project permitting.

Contracts

California County Rejects JE Dunn's Lone Bid for Jail Project

October 18, 2022

Santa Clara County officials voted to seek a consultant for planning and community engagement and redesign.

Patent Dispute

GE Seeks Court OK for Redesigned Wind Turbine to Thwart US Market Ban

October 19, 2022

Firm says rotor redesign differentiates key Haliade-X offshore wind model, in patent dispute with rival Siemens-Gamesa that brought American market sales injunction.

Contracts

Skanska-Railroad JV Wins $200M NYC Subway Station Contract

October 11, 2022

Project involves repairs to stations on the MTA's No. 7 Line between Queens and Manhattan's west side.

Contracts

Webuild-Led Consortium Building $900M Breakwater at Genoa, Italy

Peter Reina

October 14, 2022

The breakwater will be one of the world's largest with depths of up to 164 ft.

NFL's Tennessee Titans, Nashville Agree on $2.1B Stadium Deal

Jim Parsons

October 18, 2022

The team hopes construction of the 1.7-million-sq-ft facility could begin as soon as next fall, with completion in time for the start of the 2026 football season.

Aerial view of the BMW plant with white and gray rooftops, surrounded on all sides with trees and grass

Clean Manufacturing

US Electric Vehicle, Battery Manufacturing Get Investment Jolt

Debra K. Rubin

October 20, 2022

Automaker BMW will spend $1.7B to boost production and battery support in South Carolina, as Ford commits to Ohio site for $4.2B new plant and upgrades, while feds sprinkle $2.8B for 20 other battery plant projects across the country.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 31, 2022

October 26, 2022

Project news from Dodge Date & Analytics.

Technology Funding

Parts-Matching Platform Gearflow Gets $5.5M, Led by Brick & Mortar

Site that pairs equipment parts with customers will use the funding for improvements

Jeff Yoders

October 23, 2022

The startup will fund further development to interconnect the supply chain for heavy equipment parts.

Technology

DroneDeploy Acquires Structionsite, Promises Integrated Reality Capture

Combined firm will offer both ground and aerial site documentation

Jeff Yoders

October 12, 2022

Aerial reality capture SaaS platform DroneDeploy has agreed to acquire StructionSite in order to strengthen its ground game.

Construction Economics for October 31, 2022

October 26, 2022