Work Begins on $2-Billion Terminal at John Glenn Airport in Columbus
State and local officials, airport partners and members of the community gathered in mid-December to break ground on the $2-billion terminal planned at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.Construction of the terminal, which will replace one built
China Announces It will Build Controversial 60GW Mega-Dam in Tibet
After years of speculation, China last month announced it would build what it described as the world’s largest hydropower dam in its Tibet region—a $137-billion megaproject nearly three times the size of the Three Gorges Dam to be located
Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement in NYC Gets $1.9B in Federal Funding
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s plan to replace its Midtown Bus Terminal in New York City received a $1.89-billion boost Jan. 15 as the U.S. Dept. of Transportation announced it would provide a Transportation Infrastructure
Lendlease Sale of British Unit to US Equity Firm Faces UK Official Review
Days after Sydney, Australia-based developer-contractor Lendlease announced its intent Jan. 2 to sell its U.K. business—its last in a non-domestic market—to U.S. private equity firm Atlas Holdings LLC for $70 million, the deal has been paused due to regulator
Collaborative Project Delivery Explored at Transportation Research Board Panel
The U.S. civil construction world is continuing—to varying degrees—a broad shift from transactional to relational forms of contracting, with proponents citing examples of how Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and alliancing have saved projects.While collaborative project delivery has been around
Los Angeles Recovery Crews Begin to Mobilize as Wildfires Continue to Burn
More than a week since wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area stoked by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, officials are hoping that a change in the weather will soon allow the long process of recovery to begin.For now,
New Orleans Terror Attack Lawsuit Targets Engineer Mott MacDonald, Contractor and City
Families and victims of the New Year's morning terrorist truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have filed a negligence lawsuit in state court, in that city, blaming city officials, engineer Mott MacDonald and a contractor for the
Los Angeles’ Rebuilding Efforts Wait as Wildfires Continue to Burn
More than a week since wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area stoked by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, officials are hoping that a change in the weather will soon allow the long process of recovery to begin.For now,
Baltimore’s $2B Key Bridge Rebuild Kicks Off
The projected four-year effort to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore officially got underway earlier this month with the start of pre-construction work and selection of a general engineering consultant for the estimated $2-billion project.Under its $73-million
Clayco Dives Deep into Data Center Construction
Responding to rapid growth in the advanced tech sector, Chicago-based design-build firm Clayco is launching a new business unit, Clayco Compute, focused exclusively on construction of data centers and related "hyperscale" projects and offering end-to-end services, which company leaders