The U.S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, the $1.1 billion future home of the Minnesota Vikings, is 95% complete, the Star Tribune reported, and general contractor Mortenson is set to turn the facility over in July. Mortenson Construction reported to the Minnesota Sports Facilities … Read More
The chairman of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has resigned after city officials questioned the $6.5 billion rail project’s management, Hawaii News Now reported. Honolulu’s City Council Chairman Ernie Martin publicly asked that Dan Horner, as well as executive director … Read More
The Navy has awarded Turner Construction a $106.7 million fixed-price contract to build an academic facility for Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The scope of work includes design and construction of the multistory building, which … Read More
Construction work is a hell of a job. Long hours, physically taxing work, and the need to be constantly working faster and more efficiently can make for a grueling career. However, it seems that not all construction companies have their … Read More
A group of 15 Oregon motorists have filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against the state and contractor Kiewit Corp. over what the Oregonian called a “crash-prone highway ramp” that they allege caused several car crashes in 2014. The plaintiffs claim Kiewit and the … Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled against a Department of Labor decision that allowed a prevailing wage scale to be use on a privately owned, luxury mixed-use development in Washington, DC. The court said prevailing, or … Read More
Making major construction safety headlines at the end of March, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration finalized its new rule mandating tighter levels of worker silica exposure. If a company’s specific niche in the construction industry doesn’t include activities like … Read More
Indian police have filed “culpable homicide” charges against India-based contractor IVRCL and detained several of the company’s personnel in relation to a Kolkata overpass collapse that killed at least 23 people last week, according to The New York Times. As investigators … Read More
After years of deliberation and attempts from industry groups to block the ruling, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — under the Department of Labor — issued its final rule Thursday morning that aims to protect workers from exposure to silica dust. In … Read More
A New York City contractor must pay an estimated $3 million to fix a leak and clean up mold at the six-month-old, $2.45 billion Hudson Yards subway station, according to the New York Business Journal. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has ordered … Read More