Con Dig (16-Sep-26)
Clark lands $117.8M Fort Myer barracks contract
Clark Construction Group has been awarded a $117.8 million Army contract to construct unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing barracks and associated support spaces at Fort Myer, Virginia. The US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District is the contracting activity, with completion scheduled for October 2030.
Why it matters: The award adds another nine-figure federal military construction project to Clark’s pipeline and puts substantial barracks work into execution in Northern Virginia.
Walsh wins $73.7M secure facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Walsh Federal has secured a $73.7 million contract, with a cumulative face value of $80.9 million, to build a secure operations facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. USACE Seattle expects work to be completed in January 2029.
Why it matters: The project is a sizeable Pacific Northwest federal facilities award and reinforces the flow of military construction work through USACE.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock takes $28.5M Southeast harbor program
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has won a $28.46 million USACE contract for the fiscal 2027 South Atlantic Division regional harbor dredge program. Work will cover Brunswick and Savannah, Georgia, and Wilmington, North Carolina, and is due for completion in April 2027.
Why it matters: Maintenance dredging across three major Southeast port locations is important recurring infrastructure work supporting shipping access and regional supply chains.
Hitachi Energy plans $528M Mississippi transformer factory
Hitachi Energy announced plans for a new $528 million transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi. The plant will be more than twice the size of its nearby Crystal Springs operation, double production capacity and create more than 700 jobs.
Why it matters: Transformer supply is a critical constraint for grid expansion and power-hungry data-center development, making this a strategically significant US industrial construction investment.
Hut 8’s $399M Texas data-center build moves toward construction
Hut 8 is preparing to start work on a 657,130-square-foot data-center facility at its Beacon Point campus in Nueces County, Texas, according to new project reporting based on public filings. Hut 8 describes Beacon Point as a 525-acre AI campus with 1,000 MW of utility capacity; the first two phases are expected to represent about $17 billion of combined capital investment.
Why it matters: Beacon Point illustrates the extraordinary scale of AI-driven construction moving into nontraditional data-center markets and the power infrastructure required to support it.
Phoenix Sky Harbor taxiway megaproject passes 55% completion
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport says its Taxiway U capital project has passed 55% completion. Two of three spans of the bridge carrying the new taxiway over airport roadways are complete, with the final span scheduled for summer 2027.
Why it matters: The project combines major airfield and roadway construction and will create a new connection between the airport’s north and south airfields.
FAA says first phase of ATC overhaul will cost $16B
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told lawmakers that the first phase of the US air-traffic-control modernization program is expected to cost $16 billion, above the $12.5 billion Congress approved last year. That funding included $3.5 billion for facilities construction; the FAA is seeking at least another $10 billion for phase two.
Why it matters: The higher cost signals a potentially larger long-term federal pipeline for technology and physical air-traffic-control infrastructure, while raising new funding questions for Congress.
TMEIC opens 280,000-sq-ft Texas power-electronics factory
TMEIC Corporation Americas has opened a new 280,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Waller County, Texas, its third US plant and largest facility globally. The operation will initially create more than 200 jobs, rising to 500 as it scales, and will serve AI, infrastructure and energy markets.
Why it matters: The opening is another example of manufacturing capacity being built around the electrical equipment needed for the rapid expansion of data centers and energy infrastructure.
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