December 15, 2025

Start-to-finish collaboration helps team deliver first-of-its-kind net-zero carbon mass timber education and research hub in Toronto.

ENR Global Best Projects Awards 2025

December 12, 2025

This year, 32 projects—located in 24 countries—are recognized as exemplary examples of innovation, quality and hurdles overcome in global design and construction.

Utility worker wearing safety gear uses a listening device over a manhole cover on a gravel road to locate underground water infrastructure.

Drinking Water

ASTERRA to Use Satellites, AI to Help New Mexico Water Systems Find Leaks

Pam McFarland

December 8, 2025

Water-tech firm is teaming up with the state of New Mexico to help small community water systems identify leaks in drinking water infrastructure

Water treatment facility with processing structures, tanks and buildings under clear sky.

Infrastructure

Arkansas Advances $154M in Water and Wastewater Projects

Dozens of projects—from treatment plant expansions to meter upgrades—advance under state and federal financing programs

November 24, 2025

While Arkansas approves nearly $154 million for dozens of water and wastewater projects statewide, the question is whether that amount will be sufficient for the state’s growing needs.

A crane collapsed in New York City in 2023

Construction Accidents

Report: 2023 NYC Crane Fire and Collapse Caused by Failed Hydraulic Hose

Previously voluntary fire-safety recommendations are now mandatory for diesel tower cranes operating in the city

Justin Rice

December 5, 2025

City officials cited equipment failure as the inciting incident that sent a tower crane's boom crashing to a city street in July 2023.

Aerial view of construction work at the Tonnelle Avenue Project site in North Bergen, part of the Hudson Tunnel Program.

Procurement

NJ-NY Hudson Tunnel Project Faces Contractor Suit Over Union Dispute

George Harms Construction Co. challenges project's labor agreement for work on a key design-build package

December 2, 2025

George Harms Construction Co. challenges a project labor agreement on a key design-build package because it bars a non-building trades union from representing workers.

Energy Construction

Private Infrastructure Investor Giant Blackstone Funds $1.2B West Virginia Gas Power Plant

December 2, 2025

Construction is underway on the 625-MW Wolf Summit Energy plant, set to operate by 2027.

Coastal Construction Concrete mat pour in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

Landmark South Florida Concrete Pour Sets Stage for Luxury Condo Tower

Massive Foundation Effort Launches 62‑Story Sunny Isles Beach High‑Rise

Jim Parsons

November 24, 2025

The Bentley Residences foundation holds the distinction of being Florida’s largest concrete pour for a residential mat foundation.

Developer and contractor settle Baha Mar lawsuit

Legal

After Decade of Court Battles, Baha Mar Developer, Contractor Settle Dispute

2024 New York Supreme Court ruling had awarded $1.6B to developer BML Properties

Scott Judy

December 1, 2025

The legal battle between developer and contractor over the $3.5-billion resort project continued for more than a decade.

Chicago's $6B CREATE Rail Program Rolling Along

Greg Aragon

November 21, 2025

Dozens of projects to increase freight and passenger rail efficiency still to come as CREATE enters third decade.

Transportation

MDTA Says Key Bridge Rebuild Could Cost $5.2B as NTSB Reveals Collapse Investigation Findings

The two-mile long Patapsco River crossing is now expected to be finished in 2030

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2025

During a Nov. 18 hearing the NTSB announced its findings on the probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse.

Contract Awards Advance Egypt High-speed Rail Project

Gary Lakes

December 2, 2025

Work on Egypt's rail infrastructure upgrade and buildout continues, with 2,000 km of track to be laid by the project's completion.

Nuclear Power

TVA, Holtec Gain $800M US Funding for Small Nuclear Reactor Builds

December 5, 2025

Bechtel, Aecon, Sargent & Lundy, BWX Technologies and Samsung are among firms teamed to construct the first SMRs in Tennessee and Michigan by early 2030s.

Excavation site showing exposed water pipes during a utility line replacement project.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Redirects $4.1B to States for Lead Pipe Removal

Revised state inventories drive multi-billion-dollar funding distribution and reallocation, shifting where replacement work will accelerate in 2026

November 25, 2025

Federal agency is reallocating $1.1 billion in funding after revised inventories cut estimated number of lead service lines in half, reshaping 2026 project pipelines and raising stakes for utilities and contractors.

Federal Permits

Two Southern Route Gas Pipelines Totaling $5B Get Fast-Tracked Permitting

James Leggate

November 29, 2025

Federal hub added Kinder Morgan's South System Expansion 4 and Mississippi Crossing projects for FAST-41 permit approval eligibility

Nashville Loop Faces Worker Walkout as The Boring Co. Environmental Record Draws Scrutiny

Local subcontractor cites unpaid invoices and OSHA complaints after four months on site

Vince Kong

November 26, 2025

Controversy around Elon Musk-owned contractor's unpaid invoices and OSHA complaints cast shadow over $240-million Tennessee tunnel project.

Map and aerial view of the 520-acre Beaver Dam Commerce Park site planned for Meta’s new data center.

Megaproject

Wisconsin Lands $1B Meta Data Center as Mortenson Expands Hyperscale Work

Beaver Dam campus will gain significant power-system upgrades and 570 acres of habitat restoration

December 1, 2025

A major tech investment in Wisconsin is set to reshape local infrastructure, but its scale has raised new questions about power, water and long-term community impacts.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Global Giant Veolia Aims $3B Deal to Buy US Waste Firm Clean Earth

November 21, 2025

France-based water and waste titan expects the U.S. hazardous waste cleanup firm to bolster its existing capacity in a growing market.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee visited Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on Nov. 27 to inspect the fire scene.

Investigation

Hong Kong Probes Building Materials After Apartment Tower Blaze Killed at Least 128

November 28, 2025

Officials search for cause of blaze that raced up several high-rise apartment buildings, where about 200 residents remain unaccounted for, with investigators looking closely at builders use of construction and scaffold materials and fire-safety practices.

Transmission lines running above houses, representing infrastructure subject to ESA consultation and habitat-review requirements.

Government

Interior Proposes Rollback of Endangered Species Rules, Restoring 2019–2020 Framework

Four-rule package would narrow consultation requirements and revise habitat standards after Loper Bright ruling, affecting federally funded infrastructure

November 20, 2025

Will new ESA rule changes narrow habitat reviews and reshape how federal agencies evaluate major projects? Interior’s proposal raises key questions for 2026.

Environment

Lawmakers Appear Open to Contractor Carveouts for Superfund PFAS Liability

Pam McFarland

November 23, 2025

Senate committee members signaled interest at a Nov. 19 hearing to address ongoing liability issues for construction and engineering firms as well as water and wastewater utilities related to PFAS chemicals removal and remediation

C.D. Smith Construction, the contractor for a $230-million mass timber-concrete hybrid tower planned in Milwaukee, has filed a lien for unpaid work on the project.

Buildings

Contractor Files $14M in Liens for Stalled Mass Timber Tower in Milwaukee

The project's halt causes Milwaukee to reconsider plans for a separate $750-million redevelopment project

Annemarie Mannion

December 9, 2025

A 32-story mass-timber tower once billed as a national showcase is now mired in liens, delays and silence from key players. What’s driving the breakdown?

Renewable Energy Projects

Boston Federal Court Rejects Trump Blanket Halt of Wind Energy Approvals

December 10, 2025

In challenge to White House pause order from 18 attorneys general, judge derides it as “arbitrary and capricious” and violating federal procurement law, as sector participants and observers await impacts on projects in development

Aerial view of central Jerusalem showing dense mid-rise neighborhoods near the Mahane Yehuda district.

Transportation

Jerusalem Light Rail Work Advances Ahead of Major Tunnel Build

Municipal bulletins show enabling works expanding through the city center while designers refine plans for a 2-km underground section beneath its historic core

December 8, 2025

Blue Line expansion construction has begun, with December notices signaling progress as the city prepares for its most complex tunnel segment.

A view of the Lansdowne station and adjacent construction over the Massachusetts Turnpike, highlighting the air-rights deck area connected to the Fenway Center project.

Infrastructure

Deck Built, Towers Stalled: $1B Fenway Center Air-Rights Project Hits Turbulence

Pause follows completion of the complex air-rights platform, with legal claims and softening lab demand shaping the project’s uncertain path forward

December 4, 2025

A nearly completed deck over Boston’s busiest highway sits with no towers rising above it, as a lawsuit, lease deadlines and shifting lab market threaten the project's future.

Disaster Recovery

Houses Slated for Demolition Relocated to Fire-damaged LA Neighborhood

Altadena, hard-hit by wildfires, sees architectural firm make creative reuse of old housing stock

Sherie Winston

November 21, 2025

Architecture firm spearheads effort to find existing homes to relocate to neighborhoods devastated by wildfires.

History

From the Archives: December 2, 1926

Scott Lewis

December 15, 2025

This 1926 image depicts foundation work for a 700-MW New York Edison Co. cogeneration plant, supplying both electricity and steam, and fueled by coal.

From the Archives

Combatting Disease and Delays to Build the Panama Canal

Scott Lewis

December 12, 2025

First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, began excavating a channel through Central America in 1881.

Viewpoint

Capital Thinking: The ‘Picks and Shovels’ in Today’s Data Center Gold Rush

Nicholas V. Beare

November 28, 2025

An immense investment opportunity lies with design firms, contractors and others responsible for creating and powering data centers, but AI’s current hyper-growth market of hyperscaling could fall short of current rosy predictions.

Power Tools

Hilti Takes on Heavy Duty Work with its Unified Battery Platform

Jeff Rubenstone

December 12, 2025

When Hilti announced its Nuron battery platform in 2021, there were open questions on whether its commitment to a single 22-Volt battery format would hold as it moved into more demanding applications normally dominated by corded and gas-powered tools.

Bedrock’s autonomous operation technology

Construction Technology

Bedrock Robotics Moves Earth With Autonomous Excavators

Jeff Yoders

December 12, 2025

Bedrock Robotics, in partnership with Sundt Construction, is automating excavators for heavy civil site preparation for a 130-acre manufacturing facility project.

Construction Economics for December 15, 2025

December 12, 2025