February 16, 2026

The project team uses creativity and modern techniques to ensure Gaudí’s masterpiece lasts well into the next century.

Data Drives Delivery as Firms Create Interactive Maps, Digital Twins for Client Insight

Engineers and contractors create new deliverables to use artificial intelligence to unlock insights into their clients’ own data

Jeff Yoders

February 11, 2026

Consulting engineers have always had to deliver services far beyond design, but today’s data-driven projects are giving firms such as WSP/Power Engineers and Jacobs fresh opportunities to turn client data into something much more sophisticated.

Infrastructure

Court Rules Cook County Misspent $243M in Transportation Funds

Road builders-led group win a legal victory in Cook County, Ill., argued transportation funds were not spent directly for infrastructure needs in 2023 as required by law

January 30, 2026

A Cook County Circuit Judge in Illinois rules that Cook County misdirected $243 million in transportation revenues in 2023 that should have gone to transportation infrastructure needs.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey gives her state of the Commonwealth Address

Transportation

Massachusetts Gov. Proposes $8B Transportation Investment

Plan would accelerate road and bridge construction and stabilize the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Justin Rice

January 27, 2026

Gov. Maura Healey's proposal relies on the voter-approved Fair Share surtax.

Companies

UPDATE: Energy Infrastructure Builder SOLV Energy Is Set to Go Public

In a Feb. 11 launch, contractor for solar, battery storage and related projects sold 20.5 million shares, raising $512.5 million, with a market value exceeding $5 billion.

February 11, 2026

Contractor that seeks to trade on Nasdaq Exchange under ticker symbol MWH, offeried 20.5 million shares of Class A common stock that raised $512 million, with funds to repay debt and seek potential acquisition targets, it said.

Aerial view of the Port of Santos channel between Santos and Guarujá.

Transportation

São Paulo Signs $1.2B P3 for Brazil’s First Immersed Tunnel

Contract launches Santos–Guarujá port crossing under 30-year concession

January 30, 2026

São Paulo has signed a $1.2-billion public-private partnership to build Brazil’s first immersed tunnel, moving the long-delayed Santos–Guarujá port crossing into execution.

Budapest Metro Line M1 train in an underground tunnel.

Transit

Hungary Opens $1.1B P3 Tender for Budapest Airport Rail Link

Concession would link city center to the airport and shift construction and lifecycle risk to bidders

January 27, 2026

A $1.1B Budapest airport rail P3 has moved to market, with a Feb. 6 qualification deadline and complex underground construction central to the concession.

Water Infrastructure

French-led Consortium to Build $6B Water Desalination and Pipeline Project in Jordan

Gary Lakes

February 2, 2026

The public-private partnership will manage construction of the world's second largest desalination facility, set to meet 40% of the country's drinking water needs.

Pipeline segment installed in an open trench during construction work.

Litigation

US Justice Dept. Seeks Stay of June 16 Enbridge Line 5 Shutdown

Filing warns unresolved appeal and unfinished Wisconsin reroute make an immediate pipeline shutdown risky

February 4, 2026

Why is the Justice Dept. stepping into the Line 5 fight now—and what does a looming June shutdown mean for an unfinished Wisconsin reroute?

Environment

DC Utility Pushes to Remediate Up to 300M-Gal Potomac River Sewage Spill

Jim Parsons

February 2, 2026

DC Water did not respond to requests for information about the scope, timing or cost of recovery and repair, or contractors involved in the effort—but reports say it could total up to $10 million.

Hospitals

Team Named to Build Chicago Hospital's First Suburban In-Patient Pediatric Hospital

Proposed hospital is part of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital's strategy to create an integrated pediatric health care system.

January 29, 2026

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has started planning low-acuity pediatric hospital to be built in suburban Downers Grove.

Construction crews install public electric vehicle charging equipment.

Litigation

Court Ruling Reopens NEVI Funds, Putting EV Charging Projects Back on Track

With federal suspensions barred, states can again obligate dollars for corridor charging projects stalled during pause

January 28, 2026

After a federal judge blocked USDOT from freezing approved plans, states can again move forward with NEVI-funded EV charging projects that had stalled.

Natural Gas

PCL Construction Will Build $4B Natural Gas Plant in North Dakota

Also involving design-build firm Burns & McDonnell, the dual-unit combined-cycle facility would produce about 1.5 GW for cooperative Basin Electric when on line starting in 2029

February 4, 2026

At peak construction, the Bison Electric Generation Station project in Epping, N.D., is expected to employ 1,000 workers

Water Infrastructure

Diver-Operated Vehicle Installs New Water Tunnel Liners Without Dewatering

Aileen Cho

January 29, 2026

One Comment

The Ballard Underwater Ring Transporter offers a potential solution for aging water infrastructure.

Offshore Wind

US Judge Revokes Trump Work Shutdown Order on Fifth Offshore Wind Project

February 2, 2026

In Feb. 2 decision, judge again rejected feds' legal arguments allowing last challenger, the 924-MW Sunrise Wind project, to complete construction.

Phase II of an $809-million stadium expansion plan at Kansas University.

Stadiums

Joint Venture Named for Second Phase of $809M Kansas Jayhawks Stadium Overhaul

The next phase is planned to reshape the stadium’s east stands and add a mixed-use district with student housing, a hotel, retail and office space.

February 2, 2026

A $361-million Phase II project is underway at the University of Kansas to upgrade football facilities, expand the campus gateway and add a mixed-use development.

Miami Intermodal Station Project Heads Into Homestretch

Aileen Cho

February 9, 2026

Can Miami’s upgraded Dadeland South intermodal station, highlighted by a 57-ton canopy milestone, transform Metrorail–bus transfers and regional transit connectivity by year’s end?

Transportation

LA Metro Advances $25B Sepulveda Pass Subway Project

Greg Aragon

January 28, 2026

Metro’s board approved a fully underground heavy-rail subway for the Sepulveda Corridor, aiming to cut Valley-to-Westside travel times.

Hudson Tunnel Project early civil construction work underway.

Litigation

Judge Orders Feds to Release Funds for Gateway Hudson River Tunnel Hours After Officials Announce Project Suspension

Justin Rice

February 6, 2026

The judicial order temporarily prevents the U.S. Dept of Transportation from withholding billions of dollars in federally awarded funds from the critical NY-NJ rail crossing.

Air quality may be threatened by the rollback.

Environment

EPA Proposes Rolling Back Biden-era Clean Air Good Neighbor Plan

Esther D'Amico

February 4, 2026

A new Environment Protection Agency proposal to roll back a rule on downwind emissions from power plants and industrial sources is drawing both praise and criticism.

Education Projects

Ice Chapel Built by Student Duo Rises at University of Notre Dame

Students Martin Soros and Wes Buonerba said they applied backgrounds in civil engineering and architecture, respectively, to create the Gothic-style structure.

February 6, 2026

Architecture, civil engineering majors show their stuff in an enterprising construction project on the Indiana campus

Contracts

Worley Wins EPC Award for Second Phase of Big Louisiana LNG

February 11, 2026

Contract value was not disclosed, but contractor will be paid “reimbursable sum” for phase-two work on Calcasieu Pass 2 project in Louisiana.

Rendering of elevated express lanes at the I-77/I-277 interchange in Charlotte.

Transportation

$3.2B Elevated Express Lanes Set Course for NCDOT’s I-77 South Project

Design choice moves the Charlotte corridor toward a bridge-heavy P3 as federal environmental review begins

February 9, 2026

North Carolina's $3.2B I-77 South plan shifts toward elevated express lanes, reframing the Charlotte corridor as a bridge-heavy megaproject entering federal environmental review after public debate.

Nuclear Energy

Canada Completes $9.4B Darlington Nuclear Plant Rebuild Early, on Budget

February 11, 2026

Final 878-MW unit of four-reactor Darlington nuclear complex near Toronto is set to return to full commercial operation by month's end, following project led by Canada-based Aecon Group Inc. and AtkinsRéalis.

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington

Opinion

Gateway Funding Freeze Threatens a National Rail Artery

ENR Editorial Board

February 5, 2026

One Comment

A commentary on how President Trump's unilateral decisions on American infrastructure are having profound consequences on the future health of the United States economy.

Industrial Leads for the Week of February 16, 2026

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Construction Technology

Tech Roundup: Autodesk Invests in QFlow; DeWalt's New Data Center Drilling Robot

Buildots research also finds that North American high-rise jobs multitask better

Jeff Yoders

February 5, 2026

A downward-drilling robot speeds data center construction, while Doka prepares to launch new products in the North American market at the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show.

Transportation

Cameras, AI and Sensors Bring New Tools for Road Inspection

Aileen Cho

February 12, 2026

High-resolution dashcam images and other on-vehicle tools are gaining traction with state transportation departments as they use them to survey road assets such as guardrails, signage and striping to make more informed maintenance decisions.

Construction Economics for February 16, 2026

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