East Construction News

Mamdani's Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan Sets Big Goals for New York City

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30:31 -0400

The Mamdani administration detailed strategies for increasing affordable housing, including building more than 200,000 affordable units in the next decade.

Penn Station Renderings Reveal Design for $8B Reconstruction Beneath Madison Square Garden

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:04:47 -0400

Can New York City finally remake Penn Station without moving Madison Square Garden? Newly released renderings offer the clearest answer yet.

Ill. Governor Pauses Data Center Incentives as NY Lawmakers Pass One-Year Moratorium

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:26:12 -0400

Illinois' pause on tax credits takes effect July 1 while the New York bill awaits the governor's signature—as concerns surrounding data center construction grow at the state and local level.

Coal Energy Projects Get New Trump Boost With $850M Federal Funding Injection

rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:25:43 -0400

But will investment in new, reopened and upgraded coal burning power plants be enough to reinvigorate the long-ailing segment of the U.S. energy industry?

Pittsburgh Readies to Dig Into $1B Sewer Overflow Tunnel Project

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:08:36 -0400

Lane/Brayman’s five-year, $1-billion contract for the Ohio River Tunnel project in Pittsburgh is scheduled to get underway later this year.

UPDATED Seven States Sue Feds Over $928B Offshore Wind Cancelled Lease Deal

rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:22:00 -0400

Clean energy legal actions get second wind as June 6 federal court decision rejects Trump rules for how wind-solar projects can use key federal tax credits during construction—following by days state attorneys general lawsuit to nullify a wind developer's $1B government lease buyout they claim is “blatantly unlawful.”

New York State Backs Out of $900M Bronx Bridge Repair and Expressway Widening Plan

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:22 -0400

Elevated section of the Cross Bronx Expressway has deteriorating bridges, but community members were not happy with repair options the state DOT offered.

Trump Independence Arch Advances to NCPC Review as Ballroom Appeal Nears

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:08:34 -0400

The proposed commemorative arch in Washington D.C., has received approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and is now under review by the National Capital Planning Commission, even as a federal judge weighs a lawsuit seeking to halt the project.

Gateway Awards $712M NJ Rail Approach Contract for Hudson River Tunnel

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:42:39 -0400

Only two of the four shortlisted teams chose to submit for the latest contract bid, which covers work to tie the new Hudson River tunnel into existing Northeast corridor rail service.

MTA Awards $1B Contract for Second Ave Subway Phase II Station Package

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:54:50 -0400

Skanska, Traylor Bros. and Walsh Construction win MTA contract for the Second Avenue Subway's 106th Street station package, advancing the East Harlem extension.

Port Authority Reopens Popular Manhattan Playground Closed by George Washington Bridge Construction

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:41:34 -0400

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reopened a popular playground in Manhattan.

Maine Engineer With H-1B Visa Sues ICE Over Long Day in Custody

kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman) — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:58:05 -0400

A legal visiting engineer from Colombia alleges in a lawsuit that he was wrongfully detained by ICE earlier this year.

$1.6B Amtrak East River Tunnel Rehab Chugs Ahead in New York City

choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:45:42 -0400

Crews with Skanska and E-J Electric toil deep under Manhattan and the East River to completely rebuild a pair of two-tube rail tunnels.

Hard Winter Blamed for Overpass Spalling Incidents Near NYC's George Washington Bridge

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Falling concrete and metal debris on approaches to a key New York City connector has raised urgent safety concerns after two incidents in May injured motorists and exposed vulnerabilities of aging infrastructure.

More Repair Set for LaGuardia Airport Runway-Area Sinkhole That Has Delayed Flights

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:32:26 -0400

Runway 4-22 would be kept closed until the morning of May 23, officials said.

New York’s Scaffold Law is Breaking the System it Was Meant to Protect

Fri, 22 May 2026 16:08:09 -0400

An argument that worker protection and shared responsibility are not competing ideas.

DC Agency Chief Defends Pre-Sewage Spill Maintenance, But System Repair Is Far from Over

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:50:00 -0400

DC Water CEO David Gadis cited long-term access easements, standardized permitting timelines and better regulator field coordination "to prevent a recurrence of the failure," but one stakeholder lamented there was no conclusive spill cause or 'clear plan' to avoid future ones.

Halmar, Skanska Advance Penn Station Rebuild as Delivery Phase Begins

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:27:55 -0400

After months of delays, Amtrak and US DOT names joint venture as master developer to inherit active-rail construction, single-level concourse conversion and complex staging beneath Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music To Open in NJ

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Privately funded $50M COOKFOX-designed venue opens June 13 at Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ

STV-Turner JV to Oversee Midtown Manhattan Bus Terminal Phase 1 Work

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:53:52 -0400

Role covers interim terminal, storage facility and rail-spanning ramp structure tied to $10-billion replacement program

Life Science Building Boom Gives Way to a More Selective Market

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:59:15 -0400

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a life-science boom, contractors say demand is shifting toward biomanufacturing and specialized facilities as speculative lab development cools.

Maryland Revises Key Bridge Rebuild Strategy

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:44:32 -0400

After a reset, the Maryland Transportation Authority has revised the procurement process for the main span of the Key Bridge, which is scheduled to begin this summer.

Power Giants NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy Eye $67B Link

rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:55:57 -0400

Florida-based NextEra said May 19 it seeks to buy Virginia-based utiiity Dominion to create "one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies.”

Variable N.Y. Nanotech Research Facility Requires Flexible Project Team

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:50:00 -0400

The 310,000-sq-ft NanoFab Reflection facility is the first addition in more than a decade to the semiconductor R&D complex in Albany.

At Last, New Mass Transit Line Emerges in Maryland

choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:28:59 -0400

After decades of planning, setbacks and challenges, the 16-mile, 21-station Purple Line light rail system is set to finish over, under and through Washington, D.C.'s northern suburbs, offering the populated area a new transit link.

Strong Links Win Work for ENR New York’s Design Firm of the Year

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

PS&S Architects and Planners, expands regionally.

ENR’s MidAtlantic Design Firm of the Year, Remains Nimble

jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Diversified across architecture, planning, interiors and preservation, along with expertise in both new construction and adaptive reuse, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners is the 2026 ENR MidAtlantic Design Firm of the Year.

East People: May 2026 Updates

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:59:00 -0400

Updates about construction professionals in the East region.

May 2026 City Scoop: Atlantic City

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Dodge offers data on projected 2026 construction starts in the Atlantic City area.

White House Ballroom Allocation Hits Snag in Senate, Adding New Uncertainty

gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:13:00 -0400

Senate Republicans are revising White House security funding after a procedural setback, adding uncertainty to an already contested project