Construction Dig Morning Brief — September 1, 2026
Major military construction awards lead today’s Construction Dig Morning Brief, alongside $7.55 billion in redistributed highway spending authority and rising construction input costs.
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Skanska lands $1.2B contract to build four US data centers
ConDig (20-Aug-26) — Skanska has secured a $1.2 billion contract from an existing client to construct four new data centers in the southeastern United States. The award will be included in the company’s US order…
US housing starts tumble in July as builders face mounting cost pressures
Con Dig (19-Aug-26) — US housing starts fell sharply in July as elevated construction costs, labor shortages, high financing expenses and economic uncertainty continued to weigh on residential construction activity, according to new federal data….
Skanska lands $132M in US healthcare and public works projects
Con Dig (12-Aug-26) — Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has secured two US construction contracts worth a combined $132 million, including a new medical office building for UNC Health in North Carolina and a public…
Construction backlog falls to six-month low as data center work skews market
ConDig (11-Aug-26) — U.S. construction backlog fell to its lowest level since January in July, as weakness across most market segments outweighed continued strength in data center construction, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors…
Lunda wins $54.7M Wisconsin interchange bridge contract
ConDig (05-Aug-26) – Tutor Perini Corporation subsidiary Lunda Construction has been awarded a contract valued at about $54.7 million to construct new bridges and carry out interchange improvements as part of the I-41/WIS 441 System…
Fisk Electric lands $143M contract for Dallas pediatric hospital campus
Con Dig (23-Jul-26) — Fisk Electric Company has been awarded a $143 million electrical services contract for the new Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Campus in Dallas, Texas. Parent company Tutor Perini…