West Construction News

Ongoing Effort to Rehabilitate Portland's Aging Sewer System

To repair and replace its aging sewer system, the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services has several programs running concurrently, including a small-diameter program, a bespoke Downtown–Old Town program and the large-diameter program.

California High-Speed Rail Authority Eyes Next $2.4B Phase

Greg Aragon

Rail

RFQ process begins for 30-mile Merced-to-Madera alignment

A collaborative project delivery method is expected, along with a P3 for a planned parallel clean energy utility.

Skanska Balfour Beatty JV Sues Surety Over Microsoft Campus Cladding Claim

Richard Korman

Lawsuits

Why was there a year-long wait for a claim decision?

A subcontractor terminated from the project cites Ukraine war supply chain and labor woes.

FHWA Sends $908M to North Carolina for Helene Repairs in $1.9B USDOT Disaster Package

Bryan Gottlieb

Federal Funding

Latest emergency relief allocation also includes major funding for Key Bridge collapse work, California storms and Puerto Rico recovery

Why is North Carolina receiving more than half of federal agency's latest $1.9B disaster funding package? The answer lies in Hurricane Helene's continuing recovery.

Navy Maps Out Four Packages for Planned $10B Bremerton Dry Dock Rebuild

Bryan Gottlieb

Military Projects

Project documents detail construction phasing at the Dry Dock 3 waterfront at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and outline marine, dry dock, infrastructure and caisson contracts

As the U.S. Navy advances a planned $10-billion dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, new documents reveal four major construction packages and phasing.