DOT Announces $905m in INFRA Grant Awards
The Constructor
JULY 11, 2021
Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $905 million in grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. On June 30, the U.S.
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MARCH 18, 2025
Transportation for America analyzed a leaked DOT policy memo that targets road safety, bicycle and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.
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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 31, 2019
In construction, however, signs point to at least one more big year, with a rush of infrastructure projects getting rolled out, new technologies showing positive impacts and new ideas to overcome labor shortages. A number of high-profile infrastructure projects could give the construction industry a boost in 2019. In New York, Gov.
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PC Construction Accepts AGC Build America Award for 4th Year Running
PC Construction
MARCH 14, 2023
PC just now accepted a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors in Las Vegas, our fourth consecutive win of this prestigious award. Photos – Top: Members of the One Spruce Peak team prepare to accept the Build America Award in Las Vegas. Bottom: The completed One Spruce Peak facility.
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Where is Most Construction Happening in the Brazil: 2024 Overview
Building Radar
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Brazil is entering a dynamic phase in 2024, with significant construction projects aimed at boosting economic growth, enhancing infrastructure, and promoting sustainable development. Key Infrastructure Projects in Brazil for 2024 1. Transportation and Infrastructure Development 3.
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Presidential Candidates to Discuss Infrastructure at Forum
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Transportation and manufacturing associations will host a forum for presidential candidates to discuss infrastructure issues called Moving America Forward. According to Transport Topics, the forum will be held by United for Infrastructure, a nonpartisan group that focuses on educating the public on…
Hapag-Lloyd America Creating Over 360 Jobs In Georgia
Business Facilities
JANUARY 2, 2019
The multinational transportation company will invest $5.5 Read: Hapag-Lloyd America Creating Over 360 Jobs In Georgia at BusinessFacilities.com. million in an expansion of the Hapag-Lloyd Quality Service Center in Gwinnett County, GA.
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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 8, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America.
Construction Employment Increases in 39 States in 12 Months
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
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JULY 17, 2019
Transportation Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Energy efficient solutions. Field support. Repair and Renovation. Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. Underground Solutions. briefcase - blog 1 - phone/sky.
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US DOT Picks Winners for $1.5B in INFRA Grants
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
of Transportation has awarded $1.5 billion for 26 freight and highway infrastructure projects in the latest round of its seven-year-old Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants program.
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DOT Releases $1.5B for 26 Infrastructure Projects
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2018
Department of Transportation awarded $1.5 billion in infrastructure funding on Wednesday which will be used to pay for 26 projects under the federal Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. Click here for a list of the projects:
Transportation Funding Boost on Hold
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 8, 2016
An infrastructure funding boost that was approved and funded by Congress last year is on hold because of the short-term spending bill currently making its way through Washington. Last December, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was passed by Congress, complete with funding for Highway Trust Fund transportation projects.
Invest In America Commends President Obama For Focus On Foreign Investment
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
The Invest in America Coalition supports President Obama’s effort to address declining rates of foreign direct investment into the U.S. This includes a number of businesses crucial to America’s economic competitiveness such as agriculture, food processing and high-tech manufacturing. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.
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USA-Made Fire Rated Glass Now First Choice for Transportation Projects
Safti First
DECEMBER 16, 2024
For architects, this investment highlights a growing trend: the prioritization of innovative, sustainable, and safety-focused materials in transportation infrastructure. Below, we explore why fire rated glass is becoming a cornerstone in transportation architecture and how SAFTI FIRST is leading the charge.
USDOT Launches Innovative Infrastructure Financing Tool
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that four transit projects in the Seattle area could receive up to nearly $2 billion in financing through an innovative infrastructure financing tool created by the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.
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No Boost For Infrastructure Spending
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 12, 2016
While Flint, Michigan is finally getting some relief, the late evening funding bill passed by the Senate Friday night and signed by President Obama Saturday morning put another roadblock in the way of the $1 billion infrastructure boost many had hoped for.
Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana And Georgia Top The Field In BF‘s Best Infrastructure Ranking
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 25, 2013
infrastructure and America received a D+. needs to invest close to $4 trillion in infrastructure by 2020 to remain competitive with other industrial powers. The gloomy assessment from ASCE prompted Business Facilities to take a closer, in-depth approach to its annual state ranking for Best Infrastructure. Great Lakes U.S.
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PC Construction Wins National AGC Build America Award for One Spruce Peak
PC Construction
MARCH 16, 2023
One Spruce Peak-Stowe, VT South Burlington, VT – This week, PC Construction accepted a national Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America for One Spruce Peak , a residential mountain retreat at the base of Stowe Mountain Resort built in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Waterproofing structures in extreme climates
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 28, 2018
The Alaskan Way Viaduct transportation project involved carving a two-mile-long highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. The transportation infrastructure faced a daunting series of issues, including: Meeting specifications that called for a clay membrane waterproofing solution. Secant piles offered only token water resistance.
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Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
New House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has scheduled a hearing on the federal role in America’s infrastructure.” ” The goal of the meeting is likely encourage his peers to exempt transportation from their proposals to scale back government spending.
Global Market For Smart Cities To Reach $1,265.85 Billion By 2019
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 7, 2014
North America was the largest contributor to the smart cities market and accounted for a share of 34.5% This is mainly attributed to the increase in smart grid investments and upgrades in the water infrastructure and transportation sector. Consequently, the U.S. smart cities market is expected to reach a market size of $392.41
Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 27, 2017
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling more than $2.7 These road infrastructure projects were significant factors in two companies’ recent decisions to locate at the I-94 industrial park. Credit: Medioimages/Photodisc.
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47 Florida Project to Receive Largest P3 TIFIA Loan
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced at the Build America Infrastructure Investment Summit a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $950 million to help pay for the reconstruction and widening of 21 miles of Interstate 4 in metropolitan Orlando, Fla.
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Survey Reveals the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Contractors
Construction Junkie
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
A new survey conducted by Autodesk and AGC of America is giving us a deeper look into the impacts so far. More than half of the respondents were involved in building construction, 25% in highway and transportation, and 23% in both federal construction projects and utility infrastructure. and $500MM, and 6% perform over $500MM.
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Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. frontpage'
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Fuyao North America Opening Processing Center In South Carolina
Business Facilities
JANUARY 17, 2019
Read: Fuyao North America Opening Processing Center In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. The auto glass supplier will invest $16.1 million and create 70 new jobs at its new Greenville County, SC processing center. .
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 23, 2019
America’s Federal Buildings and Physical Infrastructure. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. The cost comes in the form of auto repairs, lost productivity, and other factors caused by poor physical infrastructure. million acres $16.5
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FASTLANE Grant Program Renamed and Revised
Construction Equipment
JUNE 29, 2017
The Department of Transportation announced today that the FASTLANE grant program is now rebranded as the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. FASTLANE grants were part of the last highway bill to provide financial assistance to national and region highway and freight projects. Congress authorized $4.5
Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
Federal, State, County, and Local Government, as well as Education, Healthcare and Transportation Departments and Agencies have a responsibility to create cost visibility and cost transparency and drive improved construction productivity. The first is table 11, Construction Entities by Function, and the last of the 15 is table 49, Properties.
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Better, But Still Not Working Up to Potential
Construction Equipment
MARCH 22, 2017
In light of the discussions about the nation's infrastructure, knowing how each state is handling their water, waste, energy, and transportation is vital to understanding some of the solutions being put forward by legislators. . Overall, the ASCE gives America a D+, a slight improvement over the 2013 grade.
Waterproofing mass transit systems
GCP Applied Technologies
APRIL 3, 2018
Transportation Infrastructure. Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Designed with synthetic adhesive layers combined with a robust HDPE film, the PREPRUFE® membrane provided a physical vapor barrier that protected against chloride and sulfate attack. Waterproofing. PREPRUFE PLUS.
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INFRA Helps Fund Foxconn Access
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2018
Department of Transportation awarded $1.5 billion in infrastructure funding on Wednesday which will be used to pay for 26 projects under the federal Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. The the U.S. Click here for a list of the projects:
Newest Construction Projects in the United States for 2024
Building Radar
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
From sprawling commercial developments to state-of-the-art infrastructure, these projects are setting the stage for growth and innovation. This project is expected to transform transportation in Texas, offering a sustainable and efficient alternative to driving or flying.
Waterproofing mass transit systems
GCP Applied Technologies
APRIL 3, 2018
Transportation Infrastructure. Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Providing mission-critical waterproofing. Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Building on Brownfields. Waterproofing. PREPRUFE PLUS. Underground Solutions. BE0168 PREPRUFE Blog #1.
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102 Do Owners, Designers, Contractors, and Others Need to Embrace New Mindsets?
Construction Dive
JANUARY 9, 2014
Department of Transportation (DOT), the Construction Managers Association of America (CMAA) asserted that in order for America to meet its future infrastructure needs, “both the owner community and the designers, contractors, and consultants who serve them will have to embrace new mindsets.”
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How One Old Car Became a Metaphor for America's Infrastructure
ENR Construction
MAY 1, 2015
Low and slow across America is how Aileen Cho, Senior Editor of Transportation for ENR and I will be going in a couple of weeks, through the heart of the country, coast-to-coast, from New York City to Los Angeles.
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Concrete admixture
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 2, 2020
Transportation Infrastructure. Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. Underground Solutions. water reducer origin - nsfc dispersement. Arts & education. Commercial buildings. Energy facilities. Industrial facilities.
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MAP-21 Toughens 'Buy America' Requirements, U.S. Industry Says.
ENR Construction
JULY 31, 2012
Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. MAP-21 Toughens Buy America Requirements, U.S. Related Links: FHWA Buy America Q&A. -- Advertising --. The newly enacted MAP-21 transportation bill has provisions that their advocates say will fortify "Buy America" requirements for highway and transit projects.
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37 AASHTO Warns of $2.2 Billion Highway Cut Oct. 1
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 29, 2016
. . . Just when you thought Congress was taking infrastructure repair and growth seriously, the Senate Appropriations Committee for fiscal 2017 could strip away $2.2 billion in old contract authority. There is already a $7.9 billion in rescissions scheduled to hit in 2020. When Congress returns to work on Sept.
Industry Groups Say Inflation, 'Buy America' Hampers IIJA Impact
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2023
Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace.
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Industry Groups Say Inflation, 'Buy America' Hampering IIJA Impact
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2023
Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace.
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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 22, 2012
The state boasts an excellent transportation infrastructure that makes it a natural and cost-effective location for any business. Chicago Executive Airport links Wheeling to the world—we regularly see international visitors from India to Canada to South America travel through our airport. market as well as international ports.
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45 STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
percent); Trade, Transportation & Utilities (3.0 Florida’s infrastructure, talent and business tax policies continually ranked among the nation’s best. In fact, Florida’s infrastructure is ranked #1 in America. The prediction is that Florida’s unemployment rate (7.2 percent by the end of 2016. percent).”.
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