ConDig (29-Sept-17). Puerto Rico is set to receive $40 million to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Maria last week. The US Department of Transportation said that the funds released by the Federal Highway…
ConDig (28-Sept-17). The New York City Council has given the thumbs up to a construction safety bill that will require workers to undergo at least 40 hours of safety training over the next one to…
ConDig (27-Sept-17). Leaders of the US construction industry have given a tentative thumbs up to plans by President Donald Trump to initiate sweeping changes to the country’s tax code, including lowering individual and corporate taxes. Under…
ConDig (26-Sept-17). US homebuilder D.R. Horton has slashed its cash flow from operations forecast by 50% for fiscal 2017 due to building delays after two major hurricanes struck the US this month. For its fiscal…
ConDig (22-Sept-17). Design, engineering and construction group CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. has landed a $14.7 million cost-plus deal to repair multiple buildings at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, that were damaged by…
ConDig (22-Sept-17). A team led by Mott MacDonald and UK-based Grimshaw Architects has been selected to design and engineer the $10 billion upgrade of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The team was appointed following…
ConDig (20-Sept-17). Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction Inc. has landed a $23 million contract to revamp the runway at San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Under the deal, Watsonville, California-based Granite will…
ConDig (19-Sept-17). Construction of new homes in the US crumbled for a second straight month in August as a lingering weakness in the volatile multifamily home sector outweighed a rise in single-family home starts. Housing…
ConDig (18-Sept-17). American Bridge Company has secured a $42.6 million contract to upgrade Veterans Drive (Route 30) in the US Virgin Islands. Under the deal with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company…
ConDig (06-Sept-17). Global engineering firm Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has been appointed by German-based specialty chemicals company Evonik to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for its new precipitated silica production plant near…