News Biden pledges to replace Baltimore bridge ‘soon as humanly possible’ US President Joe Biden has pledged to reopen the Port of Baltimore and replace the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge “as soon as humanly possible”.
News Container ship completely destroys major bridge in Baltimore Rescue teams were searching for survivors today after an out-of-control container ship struck one of the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing its whole central…
News US signals interest in $20bn Honduran rail corridor – if China’s not involved The Honduran commission planning a railway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans presented its proposals to country delegations this week, local media report. The US, Japan, South Korea, Spain, China,…
News Small nuclear reactor hung up in Houston People attending the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston this week were treated to the site of a small nuclear reactor hanging from a crane outside. The publicity stunt by nuclear-power…
News Foster + Partners designs $1bn spiralling “star” for Sunset Boulevard Foster + Partners has unveiled its design of a $1bn “vertical creative office” for a two-acre plot on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Called “The Star” and designed for the developer…
News Tutor Perini subsidiary wins $136m Illinois road and bridge contract Lunda Construction, a subsidiary of American contractor Tutor Perini, has entered the lowest bid for a bridge replacement and highway improvement project on the border between Illinois and Indiana. The…
News Sacramento starts village of tiny houses for the homeless Work has begun in the City of Sacramento on a village of 175 cabins to shelter some of California’s 181,000 homeless people. They’ll go up on Stockton Boulevard near the…
Innovation Michigan researchers make breakthrough in designing origami-style modules Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a way to better use the principles of origami to design structures that are relatively easy to transport, deploy and reconfigure. The…
News Governor threatens ‘day of reckoning’ as report condemns Washington Bridge Rhode Island state governor Dan McKee will launch an investigation after an independent report recommended that a vital bridge in the state be demolished and rebuilt. He said he was…
News US contractors face jail after pleading guilty to ‘rent-a-vet’ scheme Two South Carolina men have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of executing a fraud scheme against the US. They face maximum sentences of 10 years in prison and…
News US agrees loan for $2.9bn lithium complex in remote Nevada Lithium Americas Corporation has received a conditional commitment from the US Department of Energy for a $2.26bn loan under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program to fund construction of…
Perspectives 44% of our staff are female, so every week is ‘Women in Construction Week’ With revenues of $7.2bn last year, Taylor Morrison has been named ‘America’s Most Trusted Home Builder’ for nine years running. Women in Construction Week just passed, but it’s business as…
News Skanska wins three US contracts worth $447m Skanska has won a data centre project in Virginia, a supplemental waterfront facility in the eastern US and a road in Los Angeles. In Virginia, Skanska has landed a $242m…
News SO-IL designs art museum for Massachusetts university New York architect SO–IL has unveiled its design for a 7,200 sq m museum at Williams College in Massachusetts. The facility will contain 15,000 exhibits as well as spaces for…
News California to fast-track $2bn mixed-use project in Skid Row California governor Gavin Newsom will use a new law to try and expedite a $2bn mixed-use development with low-income housing near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. The 3ha “Fourth…
News Webuild wins $299m Florida road contract Webuild’s US subsidiary, Lane Construction, has won a $299m contract to widen the Seminole Expressway and Florida State Road 417, a beltway that circles Orlando. Lane Construction’s scope of work…
News Budget tightening threatens funding for US mega telescopes The governing board of America’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has set a $1.6bn ceiling on its contribution to the cost of building giant telescopes. The decision means that one of…
News Bechtel pledges $7m for suicide prevention American engineer Bechtel will donate $7m to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), to be spent on support for 500,000 construction workers over the next five years. The company…