Legal Lane, Skanska, Granite Battle in Court Over Florida Interstate 4 Job The design-builders lost $500 million on the job, substantially complete last year James Leggate October 20, 2023 No Comments The design-builders lost $500 million on the reconstruction job, substantially complete last year.Read More
Economics Architecture Billings Fall Steeply in September, Reach New Post-Pandemic Low Historic low demand in the housing market cited as biggest factor Jeff Yoders October 19, 2023 No Comments The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index fell steeply to 44.8 in September. Read More
Transportation Infrastructure House Panel Spotlights Highway Trust Fund's Looming Woes Tom Ichniowski October 18, 2023 No Comments CBO estimates $241B trust fund shortfall for 2024-2033, assuming no revenue increase and spending hikes to reflect inflation.Read More
Clean Energy Seven Hydrogen Hubs Picked for $7B in US Funding to Launch Landmark Network Initiative could cut 25 million metric tons of carbon emissions Debra K. Rubin Mary B. Powers October 15, 2023 No Comments Clean hydrogen industry could propel $43B in private investment and 220,000 new construction jobs, says President Joe Biden.Read More
Environment St. Louis Sewer District's $900M Wastewater Upgrade Aims to Boost Air Quality James Leggate October 12, 2023 No Comments Kokosing-Plocher is the design-build contractor for upgrade of biosolids processing at two wastewater plants.Read More
Highway Infrastructure FHWA Allocates $61B in IIJA Formula Highway, Bridge Funds Tom Ichniowski October 5, 2023 No Comments Texas, California, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania receive largest federal-aid highway funding shares.Read More
Clean Energy Construction Three States Link Offshore Wind Energy Procurement To Cut Costs Debra K. Rubin October 4, 2023 No Comments Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island aim to share developer project proposal selection and boost cross-border economies of scale to meet clean energy production goals.Read More
Federal Spending US Congress Averts Federal Shutdown With 45-day Stopgap Measure Continuing resolution runs through Nov. 17 Tom Ichniowski October 1, 2023 No Comments Last-minute action also extends Federal Aviation Administration authorization through Dec. 31.Read More
Federal Spending US Government Shutdown Likely to Spare Some Infrastructure Programs Tom Ichniowski September 28, 2023 No Comments IIJA-funded programs that use advanced appropriations and are protected from cutbacks, but other programs may be affected.Read More
Infrastructure Funding France Eyes Toll Road Tax to Boost Transportation Spend Peter Reina September 28, 2023 No Comments Toll road operators are preparing to fight the proposed tax, which would raise an estimated $630 million in its first year.Read More