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Sustainability

Arizona transportation board approves 5-year roadway construction program

June 21, 2022

Via: Roads & Bridges

The 2023-2027 program includes funding for various highway improvement projects across the state, with $6.7 billion to be allocated over the next five years. A $328 million project estimated to begin this year will add lanes along Interstate 17 between […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Alabama to Use $400M in COVID-19 Relief Funds for $1.3B Prison Construction Program

October 4, 2021

Via: ENR

Alabama officials have approved a plan to fund $1.3 billion in prison construction and renovations using COVID-19 relief money from the American Rescue Plan, among other sources. The state plans to build a pair of 4,000-bed “megaprisons” for men, to […]


News

Arizona DOT five-year construction program approved by transportation board

July 6, 2021

Via: Roads & Bridges

Four traffic corridors will be expanded and improved under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) five-year construction program recently approved by the State Transportation Board. The 2022-2026 five-year program, which also includes more than $1 billion in pavement preservation projects, […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Arizona DOT releases plans for five-year construction program

March 22, 2021

Via: Roads & Bridges

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently released its proposed five-year construction program that is now available for public comment. The 2022-2026 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program allocates funding for several projects to widen highways and improve safety, including: […]


Construction Techniques

Bridge Building Technique Speeds Up Google Hub

September 14, 2020

Via: ENR

Transforming a former four-story freight terminal in lower Manhattan that once serviced elevated trains into a 12-floor, 1.3-million-sq-ft hub for Google was bound to require an innovative design and construction program to deliver a workplace fit for a tech industry […]


Sustainability

Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher average pay than college degrees in Illinois

January 16, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

It should be noted that Illinois is a union-heavy state, so geographic areas without a major union presence might not have access to the same labor-management joint programs and the wages in nonunion areas are often lower. Other findings contained […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Illinois readying $23.5B road and bridge construction program

October 23, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

According to the state’s calculations, the federal government will contribute almost $9.1 billion to the Rebuild Illinois program, approximately 40% of the entire estimated cost. Bond issues, as well as state and local funds, will pay for the balance. Some […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Jacobs to oversee $410M Omaha school construction program

August 14, 2018

Via: Construction Dive

In June, Jacobs won another management contract from the Alleghany County Airport Authority — $12.8 million to oversee the $1.1 billion Pittsburgh International Airport terminal modernization construction project. As construction projects become more complicated, owners sometimes need more than the […]


Construction Processes, Financial

St. Louis sees a $750M hotel construction boom

August 6, 2018

Via: Construction Dive

Boutique hotels like the Hotel Saint Louis try to create a more intimate feel for guests, provide upscale amenities and are typically located in urban areas. For example, the addition to the Autograph Collection brand will focus on the history […]