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Australian firm discloses award for estimated $5B Calcasieu Pass 2 first phase, but construction start still awaits government approval as project faces rising opposition from environmental advocates and others. 

The current work includes widening six miles of the westbound interstate and constructing and installing sound reduction walls. 

Clayco will lead construction of a 16 million-sq-ft electric vehicle manufacturing campus for Rivian, east of Atlanta.

Left in place is a lower court ruling that the state law is unconstitutional because it bars outside developers of federally approved regional transmission lines, which were termed “classic instruments of interstate commerce.”

The construction sector in Lake Charles was able to hold steady during 2023.

McCarthy Building Cos. recently began constructing two solar projects in Texas that are part of the state’s first efforts to target Inflation Reduction Act compliance, which uses apprentices to support project development.

McCarthy Building Cos. completed construction of the $92-million, 1,000-ft-long Port Houston – Bayport Wharf 6 this summer.

As is the case in numerous other metropolitan areas around the country, Little Rock’s busy construction market is having to adapt to the shortage of labor to fill critical positions while navigating material scarcities, says Chris Handley.

For several weeks this summer, nearly a dozen judges read scores of project nominations from across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma to decide the winners of ENR Texas & Louisiana’s annual Best Projects competition.

COVID, supply limitations and budget overruns forced Chemex Global’s team to be resilient and proactive to mitigate impacts during the construction of the Encina Pilot Plant.