Tag: infrastructure projects

August 18, 2021

International contractors on the long road to rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic might find a shortcut to recovery in infrastructure projects, as countries ramp up spending to help build economies back to normal. While the global construction market is red […]

May 21, 2021

The drought response proposal is part of Newsom’s California Comeback Plan, a $100 billion investment to help the state recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes expanded tax rebates for two-thirds of Californians and aid for […]

October 28, 2020

After months of travel and work restrictions to support public health amid COVID-19, drivers may find their roads in less-than-ideal condition when they’re able to get back behind the wheel. The sharp dips in driving that accompanied early stages of […]

August 4, 2020

The report underlines an important area in which the lagging impacts of COVID-19 are just now starting to emerge in construction’s numbers, while contractors increasingly worry about the potential of a sagging economy to shelve new projects. The 16 states […]

July 2, 2020

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing federal government agencies to waive environmental regulations and to take other actions necessary to streamline and expedite infrastructure projects was designed to help hasten the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The order […]

June 26, 2020

President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this month directing federal government agencies to waive environmental regulations and to take other actions necessary to streamline and expedite infrastructure projects. The order, designed to help hasten the economic recovery from […]

October 29, 2019

Several municipalities have regulations in place that significantly restrict the types of materials available used for infrastructure projects. Those receiving funds from several federal agencies, such as the Federal Highway Administration would have to make changes, should the bill become […]

January 14, 2019

The Oklahoma DOT this week announced that, because of uncertainty around federal funding right now, it would delay bidding for 45 projects worth $137 million. The Nevada DOT, on the other hand, said it received a first-quarter federal funding commitment […]

October 29, 2018

While Eurovia, a subsidiary of the Vinci Group, is headquartered in Europe, Blythe is firmly rooted in the Southeast U.S., counting the $141 million completion of the I-485 Beltway among its infrastructure projects in the Carolinas. Eurovia expanded its U.S. […]

September 5, 2018

Wahba’s suggestion is similar to what the president has been advocating for, which is that states take more responsibility for infrastructure projects that are regional in nature and not look to the federal government for a significant percentage of funding. […]

July 2, 2018

Major League Soccer announced that it had awarded Cincinnati a franchise in May, but work began on a stadium plan well before then. The club’s owners agreed to pay for stadium construction and licensing fees, which total $350 million, but […]