Construction Industry News: April 7, 2019
Total February spending up 1%, highway segment up 9.5% February construction spending was up 1% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, according to the latest…
Construction Industry News: March 20, 2019
Florida Reservoir Project Sets Records for Owner and Contractor A joint venture of Lane Construction Corp. and Salini Impregilo is beginning work on a 10,500-acre storage reservoir beside the Caloosahatchee…
Construction Industry News: March 13, 2019
Trump 2020 Budget Has Deep Cut in Corps Construction The overall 2020 civil works budget—which would be cut 31%, to $4.8 billion—seeks no money for a long-gestating Corps Water Infrastructure…
Construction Industry News: Feb 27, 2019
Duke University's snub a 'major setback' to $3B North Carolina light rail project The Research Triangle Regional Public Authority (GoTriangle), which serves Wake, Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina,…
Construction Industry News: Feb 20, 2019
Calif. Gov. Pulls Plug on L.A.-San Francisco High-Speed Rail Project California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he's abandoning a $77 billion plan to build a high-speed rail line between Los…
Construction Industry News: Feb 8, 2019
More evidence that drones could and should play a major role in infrastructure A report from the Lulea University of Technology in Sweden indicates that drones have a major role to play…
Construction Industry News: Jan 29
What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another ShutdownThe 35-day partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, has ended—though just for a little while—as President Trump…
Construction Industry News: Jan 21
Change of Plans for $1B NYC Subway Tunnel Rehab May Avoid Shutdown, But Questions Remain The planned 15-month shutdown and $1-billion repair of a critical New York City subway tunnel—three…
Construction Industry News: Jan 11, 2019
Shutdown Spares Some Construction Programs, But Highway Concerns Arise The partial shutdown of the federal government is starting to affect some federal construction programs—such as those at the Federal Transit…
Construction Industry News: Jan 5, 2019
Calm before the storm? What the construction industry can expect in 2019 Last week, industry leaders and economists convened at Dodge Data & Analytics’ Outlook Executive Conference at Maryland’s National…