The transportation sector led the way as the value of new projects to break ground in the Midwest in 2019 rose to record-setting levels in ENR Midwest’s Top Starts list. The cost of the top 100 projects totaled an all-time high of $43.5 billion. That’s an increase of 35% over the $30.9 billion reported in 2018.
The Chicago Transit Authority’s Red/Purple Line Modernization Phase 1 tops the list at a cost of $2.1 billion. The project broke ground in October with major construction slated to begin at the end of 2020 or early 2021. Immediately following is the $1.9-billion Kansas City International Airport single terminal.