NYC's MTA, as well as Amtrak, NJ Transit and Gateway Development Commission are pushing out new spending for regional rail upgrades and expansion, top agency officials told industry firms at the Sept. 16 ENR event in Manhattan.
Also—Golden Pass LNG terminal in Texas ask feds for more time to finish the $11B three-train megaproject, citing on-site turmoil this year that caused layoffs, cost overruns, delays and departure of lead contractor Zachry Group.
Also—China propelled global tension over growing size of its offshore wind turbines with the late August launch of a 20-MW capacity model in Hainan near Vietnam announced by domestic producer Mingyang Wind Power Group Ltd.
and the firm's plan to build a factory in Italy.
Shimmick Construction Co. is general contractor under a $373.8-million design-bid-build contract for San Diego's North City Pure Water Facility and Pump Station—a 30-million-gallon-per-day plant that is part of the Pure Water San Diego Program.
Officials describe overall holistic approach to tackling New York City's 10-year, $160-billion-plus capital plan, with more use of alternative project delivery methods as possible option to advance critically needed work
The U.S. Dept. of Justice seeks $100 million in damages related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container vessel M/V Dali.
The mixed-use project was considered a victim of the pandemic and high interest rates but will resume without a requirement to include affordable housing.