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]]> https://www.enr.com/rss/652-news en-us British Columbia Terminates $3B Fraser River Tunnel Contract, Will Re-bid Project Project officials cited a dispute over price as the main reason they chose to end the progressive design-build contract, and have already begun the process of re-bidding work under a different delivery model.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63197 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:01:56 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63197-british-columbia-terminates-3b-fraser-river-tunnel-contract-will-re-bid-project Saudi Arabia Moves Forward on $7B Rail Landbridge Project Long-planned rail link between Persian Gulf industrial areas and the Red Sea now spurred on by regional conflict targets 2034 completion.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63196 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:04:35 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63196-saudi-arabia-moves-forward-on-7b-rail-landbridge-project FERC Orders Grid Operators to Rework Data Center Power Rules gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Can the grid keep pace with AI's power appetite? FERC is forcing regional operators to answer that question—and defend their plans.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63195 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63195-ferc-orders-grid-operators-to-rework-data-center-power-rules From the Archives: October 18, 1993 This 1993 cover story by editor Richard Korman delved into the deteriorating conditions faced by traveling hard hats during the construction recession, then in its third year.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63194 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:20:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63194-from-the-archives-october-18-1993 Industrial Leads for the Week of June 22, 2026 Information is derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63193 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63193-industrial-leads-for-the-week-of-june-22-2026 Procore Releases New Products for Large Construction Owners yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Project will soon release new capabilities in its platform specifically for construction owners. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63191 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:50:32 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63191-procore-releases-new-products-for-large-construction-owners Project Challenge: Steel Span Lifted in Place on $140M Mississippi River Bridge Project What steps did Kraemer North America take to install a steel span that restored a key Iowa-Wisconsin crossing? 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63190 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:33:37 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63190-project-challenge-steel-span-lifted-in-place-on-140m-mississippi-river-bridge-project JetZero Starts Work on $4.7B Greensboro, N.C., Aircraft Campus gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) JetZero's $4.7-billion Greensboro, N.C., aircraft campus will require massive site work, capping a 15-year airport strategy to attract aerospace manufacturing.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63189 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:23:24 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63189-jetzero-starts-work-on-47b-greensboro-nc-aircraft-campus NJ Punts on Enacting Tougher Coastal Development Rules Under new Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), the Resilient Environments and Landscapes rule (REAL) now has one-year reprieve from July 20 before it mandates higher shorebuilding elevations and other requirements for high-risk area—giving pro and con forces more time to battle over likely amendments. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63188 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:59:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63188-nj-punts-on-enacting-tougher-coastal-development-rules New Park Over I-35E in Dallas Exemplifies a Transportation Trend choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) $300-million Halperin Park project enters second phase, with industry anticipating more projects aimed at reconnecting divided communities. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63186 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:21:18 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63186-new-park-over-i-35e-in-dallas-exemplifies-a-transportation-trend 2Q 2026 Cost Report: Compensation Increases on the Decline Following 2023 High Hiring process slows as employers and employees show caution.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63185 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:45:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63185-2q-2026-cost-report-compensation-increases-on-the-decline-following-2023-high 2Q 2026 Cost Report: Construction Exec Confidence Unchanged Despite Iran Conflict Demand for AI infrastructure pushes the industry through headwinds.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63183 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:45:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63183-2q-2026-cost-report-construction-exec-confidence-unchanged-despite-iran-conflict 2Q 2026 Cost Report: Data Center Surge Presses on Amid Ongoing Economic Issues, Community Pushback zevina@enr.com (Alisa Zevin) Steel, lumber and energy prices continue to rise.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63181 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:45:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63181-2q-2026-cost-report-data-center-surge-presses-on-amid-ongoing-economic-issues-community-pushback Trunk Tools Launches Cortex AI Platform to Interpret Construction Drawings gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Trunk Tools says its new Cortex platform can interpret construction drawings and connect them with project records, as contractors report early workflow gains.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63178 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:50:27 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63178-trunk-tools-launches-cortex-ai-platform-to-interpret-construction-drawings New York City Displays Updated Sidewalk Sheds New York City plans to introduce the shed options as part of a package of new rules around scaffolding and facade inspections.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63179 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:56:43 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63179-new-york-city-displays-updated-sidewalk-sheds AI Data Centers Become City-Scale Infrastructure, Prompting New Industry Playbook gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) As AI data centers reach city-scale power demands, developers, utilities and contractors are rewriting the infrastructure playbook around electricity, workforce and speed-to-power challenges nationwide.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63177 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:41:38 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63177-ai-data-centers-become-city-scale-infrastructure-prompting-new-industry-playbook Navy Maps Out Four Packages for Planned $10B Bremerton Dry Dock Rebuild gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) 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.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63176 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:11:28 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63176-navy-maps-out-four-packages-for-planned-10b-bremerton-dry-dock-rebuild World's Longest Immersed Tunnel Passes Milestone, But Faces Delays The $8-billion Fehmarnbelt Tunnel connecting Germany and Denmark below the Baltic Sea has placed its first precast concrete elements—two years behind schedule.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63168 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:59:17 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63168-worlds-longest-immersed-tunnel-passes-milestone-but-faces-delays Oklahoma AG Files Suit to Stop $4B Smelter Amid GOP Primary Tensions kongv@enr.com (Vince Kong) http://www.enr.com/articles/63167 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:45:10 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63167-oklahoma-ag-files-suit-to-stop-4b-smelter-amid-gop-primary-tensions USDOT Opens $627M INFRA Round With Truck Parking Set-Aside gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) USDOT opened applications for $626.7 million in INFRA grants, including a new $200-million truck-parking set-aside and preferences for large freight projects.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63163 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:07:26 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63163-usdot-opens-627m-infra-round-with-truck-parking-set-aside Tutor Perini Lands $652M Grid Upgrade at Naval Base Guam gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Critical U.S. Navy power infrastructure will be moved underground as part of a flurry of military construction activity at the U.S. base in the Pacific.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63162 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63162-tutor-perini-lands-652m-grid-upgrade-at-naval-base-guam Construction Platforms Are Already Fighting Over Data to Train AI Agents yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) A commentary that sees a potential huge missed opportunity if construction management platforms stingily guard customer data from being used.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63122 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:52:34 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63122-construction-platforms-are-already-fighting-over-data-to-train-ai-agents Early-Season Heat Puts Focus on Worker Acclimatization Across Construction Sites gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) As a heat wave pushes heat index values toward 100°F, contractors say the biggest risk may not be the temperature itself.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63156 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:36:22 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63156-early-season-heat-puts-focus-on-worker-acclimatization-across-construction-sites Virginia Beach Begins Initial Phase of $518M Flood Protection Program The Windsor Woods program totals $518 million for flood control efforts in Virginia Beach, Va.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63154 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:41:45 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63154-va-beach-begins-initial-phase-of-518m-flood-protection-program Minneapolis Launches $15.1M Revamp of George Floyd Square manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) What are the plans for rehabilitation of George Floyd Square in Minneapolis?

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63145 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:24:38 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63145-minneapolis-launches-151m-revamp-of-george-floyd-square UAE Awards $285M EPC Contract for Desalination Plant P3 Project The seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant will be located at the Port of Fujairah, the second such facility delivered under a public-private partnership model in the United Arab Emirates.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63152 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:24:08 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63152-uae-awards-285m-epc-contract-for-desalination-plant-p3-project Construction Materials Prices Jump 2.6% in May, Up Nearly 10% Year Over Year gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Construction materials prices are rising again as copper, diesel, freight and labor costs squeeze supply chains despite resilient contractor confidence.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63148 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:03:27 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63148-construction-materials-prices-jump-26-in-may-up-nearly-10-year-over-year Bechtel Award Advances Micron $100B New York Megafab Toward First Construction gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) After years of planning and site work, Micron's New York semiconductor megaproject enters a new phase with Bechtel at the helm.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63140 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:40 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63140-bechtel-award-advances-micron-100b-new-york-megafab-toward-first-construction Saipem Wins $1B Aramco Gas Compression Plant Contract in Saudi Arabia gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Why did Aramco select Saipem for the first project under its national EPC 'champion' program—and what does it signal for Saudi delivery models?

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63144 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:20:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63144-saipem-wins-1b-aramco-gas-compression-plant-contract-in-saudi-arabia Construction Quality Startup Structured AI Raises $4.2M Seed Round yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Structured AI, a computer vision-based QA/QC platform powered by AI, has raised $5 million and is partnering with Syska Hennessy Group to refine its platform. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63139 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:51:59 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63139-construction-quality-startup-structured-ai-raises-42m-seed-round