Tag: modernization

December 14, 2023

The supply chain and overall construction industry is truly made up of its people. It is common for crews to work together for years, spanning the globe together and learning to rely on one another and the skills they have […]

August 2, 2022

Metal has unique properties that separate it from other material choices. For more than three millennia metal has been a durable, aesthetically appealing design element used for significant buildings. No substance has been as important as metal in the story […]

May 12, 2022

A contract to build the second half of a $210-million convention center expansion in St. Louis drew no bidders as contractors face pricing uncertainty and staffing woes. Members of the St. Louis Board of Public Service said during their May […]

December 7, 2021

The recently signed federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes about $3 billion for dam safety, modernization and removal, as well as for hydropower projects. While that sum is not enough to cover all needed repairs and upgrades for the […]

June 22, 2021

The U.S. Interstate Highway System will need to be rebuilt and expanded to meet the nation’s growing transportation needs, according to a report released today by TRIP—a national transportation research nonprofit. As the system reaches 65 years old, it is […]

September 23, 2019

Most of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red/Purple Line is more than 100 years old. On the city’s north side between the Lawrence and Bryn Mawr stations, the wooden tracks are supported by structural steel supports that are held together by […]

May 1, 2019

In December, the CTA announced its selection of Fluor Corp. and Walsh Construction Co. to engineer, design and build the first phase of the RPM project. The two will work together as a joint venture under a $1.2 billion contract, […]

February 4, 2019

According to port officials, 90% of all the fuel and other cargo delivered to Alaska comes by ship, and the Port of Alaska handles 50% of that traffic. Its docks are 50 years old, and officials fear that the 10-year […]

January 28, 2019

The MDOT’s original plan was to award as many as five separate contracts for the 18-mile I-75 modernization. The decision to divide the project into three pieces and hand over Segment 3 to Oakland Corridor Partners — John Laing Investment […]

August 14, 2018

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 […]