Top infrastructure stories of 2023 | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC
Infrastructure was a beacon of hope for the construction industry in 2023, with backlog growing as other sectors booked fewer jobs amid high inflation and borrowing costs. Funds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds flowed and the White House finalized Davis-Bacon Act updates and Build America, Buy America regulations.
Sections of I-95 in Philadelphia and I-10 in Los Angeles crumbled from fires but were rebuilt in a flash. Meanwhile, flooding, wildfires and extreme heat are increasingly impacting infrastructure and spurring a sharper focus on resilience.
From airport expansions to dam removals and legal wranglings, here are the infrastructure stories that were most popular with readers this year.
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7 airport expansions to watch
By Julie Strupp, Matthew Thibault • Nov. 28, 2023From St. Louis to Denver, Houston and Des Moines, Iowa, aviation projects are taking off, boosted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Read the full article ➔
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Biggest dam removal in US history starts in Oregon
By Julie Strupp • March 14, 2023Kiewit is the contractor on the $450 million effort to take out the Klamath River dams and restore salmon habitats. Read the full article ➔
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Texas DOT to pay Harbor Bridge builders $400M to resolve dispute
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 17, 2023A Flatiron/Dragados joint venture is building the $1.2 billion Corpus Christi, Texas, project that is five years behind schedule. Read the full article ➔
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Flatiron’s E.E. Cruz to use unique lift system on NYC bridge project
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 5, 2023The contractor aims to minimize traffic disruption during construction on the $138 million Bronx River Parkway Bridge. Read the full article ➔
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Amtrak picks columbus oh dump truck company for first phase of $6B tunnel
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 12, 2023The railroad selected a Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck JV for the Southern Approach columbus oh dump truck company on the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore. Read the full article ➔
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Boston Green Line Extension builders sue STV for $35M
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 8, 2023Fluor, The Middlesex Corp., Herzog and Balfour Beatty filed suit against the engineering firm for its designs on the $2.3 billion MBTA light rail project. Read the full article ➔
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Virginia’s $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel 1 year behind schedule
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 1, 2023Work is advancing on the complex infrastructure project being built by Dragados, Vinci Construction and Flatiron Constructors. Read the full article ➔
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DOT awards $1.2B to 9 megaprojects
By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 7, 2023From the Hudson River Tunnel to Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge, these large civil projects qualified for a new grant program funded by the IIJA. Read the full article ➔
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Biden fast-tracks Texas border wall construction
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 10, 2023The administration’s waivers skirt 26 laws that could lead to time-consuming reviews and lawsuits of the Rio Grande Valley barrier project. Read the full article ➔
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$16B Gateway Program construction finally underway
By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 21, 2023The critical Northeast Corridor rail project between New Jersey and New York is back on track and brings a host of opportunities for contractors. Read the full article ➔
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Courtesy of Alan Karchmer/OTTOCASE STUDYClark, Johns Hopkins transform Newseum building
Despite a series of challenges during the four-year project, crews converted the Washington, D.C., media-focused museum into a higher education facility.
By Zachary Phillips • Nov. 9, 2023 -
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