Infrastructure
Closeout: Pier to Pier
By Construction Executive
July 30, 2024
PROJECT | Main Street Terminal 1, Port of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas
GENERAL CONTRACTOR | McCarthy Building Companies
BUDGET | $85 million
SCOPE | Demolition of a collapsed 100-year-old dock and construction of a new general cargo dock—1,200 feet wide, 130 feet long and comp...
Current Events: Dredging the Great Lakes
By Grace Calengor
July 22, 2024
Roen Salvage Co. began operation shortly after Capt. John Roen raised the 600-foot freighter George M. Humphrey from where it had sunk in the Straits of Mackinac—connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron—in 1944. With no other salvage company willing to take on the challenge, this ...
Staging the 2024 Olympic Trials Venues
By Brian Elliott
July 17, 2024
The fan experience at major sporting events like the 2024 Summer Olympic Trials goes far beyond the thrill of the competition itself. It encompasses the ambiance of the venues along with the various amenities they offer. Imagine a baseball game without peanuts and hot dogs, the e...
Closeout: The Water Is Wide
By Construction Executive
May 8, 2024
PROJECT | Harkers Island Bridge Replacement, Carteret County, North Carolina
GENERAL CONTRACTOR | Balfour Beatty
BUDGET | $68 million
SCOPE | Replacing 50-year-old fixed-span and swing-span bridges connecting the mainland to Harkers Island with a single, 3,200-foot-long, fixed...
Great Expectations: Is Your 2024 What You Thought It Would Be?
By Grace Calengor
April 24, 2024
Nearly a month into Q2, is your 2024 all you wanted and more? Economists and industry experts shared their predictions at the end of last year, but now Construction Executive checks in with Dan Rosenberg, a construction and real-estate lawyer with Much Shelist P.C., about his exp...
Plan of Steel: Raleigh's Newest Adaptive-Reuse Project
By Grace Calengor
April 23, 2024
A former steel fabrication and manufacturing plant might not be the most obvious candidate for an adaptive-reuse project. But Grubb Ventures, which purchased the Peden Steel facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2017 following its previous redevelopment of Dock 1053 just across...
Infrastructure: Going After IIJA-Funded Work Two Years Later
By Scott Berman
March 21, 2024
Two years into the implementation of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, construction companies that are looking to work on IIJA-funded projects face a tangled situation threaded with challenges and possibilities. Now about halfway through its lifespan, the $1.2-t...
Large Renovation Projects Will Be Abundant in 2024
By Mary Scott Nabers
February 27, 2024
In past years, it was likely more difficult for companies to categorize renovation and repair projects as highly attractive. That may not be the case anymore. Public entities throughout the United States are designing extremely large renovation projects, and without a doubt, thes...
How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck Out of the Infrastructure Bill
By Rich Meene
January 31, 2024
The U.S. federal contracts and grants space has historically been one of the largest, most predictable global marketplaces. The U.S. government spends a staggering amount of money on the procurement of goods and services. The government is also an extremely reliable payer and can...
Closeout: Crossing Traffic
By Construction Executive
January 31, 2024
PROJECT∣ Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, Portland, Oregon
GENERAL CONTRACTOR∣ HP Civil
SCOPE OF WORK∣ $19-million, 475-foot-long, 24-foot-wide carbon-steel span crossing Interstate 84 and two railroad lines to connect Portland’s Lloyd and Central East...
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