News Bechtel picked for main phases of 1.3GW ‘Mammouth’ solar farm US renewable power developer Doral Renewables has picked Bechtel to deliver three phases of its 1.3GW Mammoth Solar farm in Indiana, set to boost the state’s solar capacity by 20%.…
News Bechtel to expand King Salman International Airport in Riyadh Bechtel will be the delivery partner for three new terminals at King Salman International Airport (KSIA) in Saudi Arabia after signing an agreement today. The deal with KSIA Development Company…
News Cowi to design suicide deterrent on San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge Danish consulting engineer Cowi has been picked as lead designer in the project to add a suicide deterrent structure on the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. It’s the second most used…
News California turns to AI to speed up wildfire reconstruction As builders and homeowners in Los Angeles worry about President Trump’s tariffs raising the costs of rebuilding after the wildfires, they can take some comfort in California’s new high-tech approach…
News US construction hiring slows to lowest ever rate Hiring in the US construction industry has slowed to the lowest level ever recorded, according to trade body Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The AGC analysed data from the US…
News Jacobs to rebuild US Virgin Islands eight years after hurricanes Eight years after category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the US Virgin Islands in August and September 2017, Jacobs has won a $137m contract to programme-manage the rebuild. Hired…
News Three killed at Bechtel’s LNG project in Texas Three workers have been killed and two injured after scaffolding collapsed at the Bechtel Port Arthur Liquified Natural Gas project in Texas. A spokesperson from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…
News Prices up, confidence down after 100 days of Trump 2.0 Tuesday marked the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term in office and there are signs of stress and jitters in the US construction industry, with rising prices, falling…
News Balfour Beatty lands $385m Miami hotel contract Balfour Beatty has won a $385m contract to build the 17-storey Grand Hyatt Miami Beach hotel in Florida for developers Terra Group and Turnberry. Located at the intersection of 17th…
News Washington, DC’s football team agrees $3.6bn stadium deal Washington, DC’s football team, the Commanders, will replace its former home, the derelict RFK Memorial Stadium, with the $3.6bn “New Commanders Stadium”, able to accommodate 65,000 spectators. Washington mayor Muriel…
News Iran signs nuclear deal with Russia, opens door to US cooperation Russia has agreed to help Iran to build a greenfield nuclear power plant (NPP) and to further expand its existing facility in Bushehr on the country’s Gulf coast, the Mehr…
Perspectives Offshore wind provides jobs, investment and clean power. Trump is killing it On April 16th, 2025, the Trump administration conducted a targeted attack on offshore wind in the US. The Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) issued a formal and meticulously worded…
News Trump tariff chaos makes Dow pause $8.4bn plant in Canada US chemical producer Dow has pressed pause on its plan to build the world’s first net-zero chemical plant in Canada, broadcaster CBC reports. It was planning to invest US$6.5bn on…
News Plug pulled on more university projects amid funding uncertainty Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has become the latest US university to halt major construction projects as the Trump administration sows confusion over funding. It hit pause on a…
News Will Trump’s tariffs make a white elephant of Canada’s new bridge to Detroit? Canada’s C$6.4bn Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan is due to open in September, but President Trump’s trade war on Canada could make it a white…
News ‘Devastated’: $300m US recycling plant cancelled over tariffs A US company has cancelled plans to build a $300m plastic waste recycling plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, citing concerns about the financial case for the project in light of cuts…
News Siemens rail chief killed in helicopter crash Agustin Escobar, Global CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, died with his family yesterday in New York City when a sight-seeing helicopter they were in fell into the Hudson…
News ‘Tulsa’s Stonehenge’ to be completed after agreement of federal grant Work has begun on the reconfiguration of the I-44/US-75 interchange in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The $252m project attracted attention after its first phase left a series of bridge piers locals named…