Articles by Steve Barnes

Balfour Beatty drives off with $242M road upgrade deal

ConDig (02-Feb-23) Balfour Beatty has landed a $242.35 million design-build contract to revamp Interstate 70 in North Carolina. Under the deal with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the Dallas, Texas-based contractor will upgrade…




Skanska sails off with $56M shipyard revamp deal

ConDig (27-Dec-22) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has navigated its way to a $56 million deal to revamp naval shipyard berths in Portsmouth, Virginia. Under the deal with AECOM, Skanska will refurbish structural components of…


Sterling snaps up Arizona concrete business

ConDig (22-Dec-22).  Texas-based civil contractor Sterling Infrastructure Inc has acquired Concrete Construction Services of Arizona L.L.C. and its affiliated company (CCS) for $22 million. Sterling said that CCS provides residential single-family home concrete foundations, including…


US housing starts dip in November 

ConDig (20-Dec-22).  Construction of new homes in the US edged 0.5% lower in November in the wake of rising building material costs, elevated interest rates and supply chain bottlenecks, according to a report from the…


Skanska lands $52M healthcare revamp deal 

ConDig (14-Dec-22) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $52 million contract to regenerate a healthcare facility in New York. Under the deal with the unnamed client, Skanska will oversee a multiphase renovation that…


Granite revs up for $14M traffic flow deal

ConDig (09-Dec–22)  Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has driven off with a $14 million traffic flow improvement project in Santa Barbara, California. Under the deal with the California Department of Transportation, the…


Wisconsin roofing contractor fined for fall hazards

ConDig (30-Nov-22).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor $349,371 for exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards. The agency said inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater than 6…


Skanska nabs $58M JV deal to revamp Texas building 

ConDig (21-Nov-22) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has landed a $58 million contract as part of the joint venture vehicle to redevelop a building in Houston, Texas. Under the design-build services deal, the contractor said…