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Amtrak Launches $242M Dock Bridge Rehab on Northeast Corridor

Amtrak has awarded Skanska the construction contract for a $242 million rehabilitation of the century-old Dock Bridge between Newark and Harrison, N.J., with major work starting before year's end and completion targeted for 2029.

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Industry

Dominion's Offshore Wind Costs Jump $288M on PJM Upgrades, Tariffs

Dominion Energy now pegs its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project at $11.7 billion, up nearly $300 million, citing PJM network upgrade charges, tariffs and revised turbine installation schedules, Utility Dive reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Northeast Gas Prices Buck National Trend on Power Demand Strength

Natural Gas Intelligence reports Northeast cash prices rallied Friday on regional power demand, even as broader Lower 48 markets stayed soft on comfortable supply.

Aug 2, 2026

Industry

Sundt Finishes $34M Texas Dam, Amtrak Advances NJ Bridge Job

Construction Dive's weekly roundup covers Sundt's completed Texas flood control dam, Amtrak's $242M Dock Bridge project, a new Granite aggregate yard in Memphis, and a Queens library groundbreaking.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

PJM Board Files FERC Proposals to Manage Data Center Power Demand

PJM's Board of Managers has directed two regulatory filings with FERC to fast-track power procurement for data centers and create a curtailment mechanism, aiming to address a projected 6.8 GW capacity shortfall.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

Massachusetts Ruling Sets Bar for Prompt Payment Compliance

Massachusetts' top court ruled that a contractor's failure to follow good-faith certification requirements when withholding disputed payments left it non-compliant with the state's Prompt Pay Act, Construction Dive reports, even though the contractor later recouped funds in arbitration.

Jul 30, 2026

Editorial image: Courthouse exterior, construction dispute context - Massachusetts Ruling Sets Bar for Prompt Payment Compliance

Industry

FERC Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul

FERC Chairman Laura Swett warns PJM Interconnection must adopt board and stakeholder reforms by the end of September or the commission will impose its own changes, following a technical conference on the grid operator's governance crisis.

Jul 25, 2026

Industry

Report: Renewables Could Cover a Third of US Industrial Heat by 2035

A UC Berkeley analysis finds on-site wind, solar, heat pumps and thermal storage could economically meet a third of US industrial heat demand by 2035, flagging future electrification retrofit opportunities. Utility Dive reports.

Jul 25, 2026

Workforce

ABC-NJ's 106,000-Sq-Ft Training Center Offers Apprenticeship Model

Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey has opened a 106,000-square-foot Mount Laurel facility training 26 Department of Labor-approved trades under one roof, aiming to scale to more than 1,000 apprentices trained annually within five years.

Jul 24, 2026

Industry

Grid Congestion Costs Signal Transmission Upgrade Wave for Electrical Contractors

Transmission congestion cost PJM Interconnection market participants $1.8 billion over May and June combined, a Reuters column via BOE Report reports, pointing to sustained demand for transmission and substation upgrade work.

Jul 21, 2026

Industry

New Jersey Launches Competitive Bidding for 1,100 MW of Advanced Nuclear Power

New Jersey has enacted a law requiring competitive procurement of at least 1,100 MW of advanced nuclear generation, including small modular reactors, to meet rising data center demand.

Jul 18, 2026

Industry

FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

FERC's June 18 show cause orders to six grid operators aim to standardize data center interconnection rules, and the projects that offer grid flexibility may break ground fastest, Utility Dive reports.

Jul 16, 2026

Editorial image: Data center substation interconnection gap - FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

Industry

DOE Invokes Emergency Order to Shore Up PJM Grid During Mid-Atlantic Heat Wave

The Department of Energy issued a Section 202(c) emergency order on July 14, 2026, letting PJM tap 35 GW of backup generation as a record heat wave pushes peak demand past 160,000 MW.

Jul 16, 2026

Industry

PJM Capacity Auction Misses Target by 6.8 GW for Third Straight Year

PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 capacity auction fell 6,831 MW short of reliability requirements, marking a third consecutive shortfall as data center demand outpaces new generation across the mid-Atlantic grid.

Jul 15, 2026

Industry

IIJA Funding Cliff Looms Sept. 30, Straining Highway and Bridge Bid Pipelines

Construction Dive reports that contractors face a Sept. 30 deadline as the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law expires, with 78% of voters wanting a renewal bill passed and economists warning already-authorized funds could dry up mid-decade.

Jul 15, 2026

Editorial image: Unfinished highway interchange at dusk - IIJA Funding Cliff Looms Sept. 30, Straining Highway and Bridge Bid Pipelines

Industry

Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

An AP report via Power Engineering details how the AI-driven data center boom is fueling a wave of new natural gas plants, prompting clean energy advocates and lawmakers in states including Pennsylvania to fight for renewable energy mandates and grid access.

Jul 15, 2026

Editorial image: Gas plant versus renewables, aerial - Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

Cash Flow

Kiewit's Weeks Marine Gets $88M Hudson Tunnel Change Order

The Gateway Development Commission approved an $88 million change order for Weeks Marine to clear submerged piles from the Hudson River, clearing the path for tunnel boring machines set to start in 2028.

Jul 14, 2026

Editorial image: cash-flow general - Kiewit's Weeks Marine Gets $88M Hudson Tunnel Change Order

Industry

Exelon CEO Warns of 2027 Blackouts, Seeks Power Plant Buildout

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler says the U.S. risks blackouts by 2027 and wants states to let regulated utilities build power plants again, a shift that could reshape generation construction bidding.

Jul 13, 2026

Industry

DOE Draft Report Ties $12B Congestion Costs to Transfer Capacity Gaps

A DOE draft study finds transmission congestion cost $12 billion in 2024 and identifies interregional transfer capacity as the top fix, flagging ERCOT, the Southeast, and Northeast links as priority zones.

Jul 10, 2026

Industry

NJ Pipeline Expansion Fight Heads to Federal Appeals Court

Environmental groups and New Jersey regulators clashed before the Third Circuit over the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, with judges questioning whether the state's 2025 approval skirted public review requirements.

Jul 10, 2026

Industry

INGAA Study Sees $162B Pipeline Buildout Need Through 2037

A new INGAA Foundation report finds the US and Canada will need 25.25 bcfd of new natural gas pipeline capacity and 13,273 miles of new pipe from 2028-37, backed by over $1 trillion in midstream investment through 2052.

Jul 8, 2026

Industry

PJM Power Prices Triple as Heat Wave, Data Center Demand Strain Grid

A heat dome pushed PJM's grid near record demand this week, spiking wholesale power prices past $2,000/MWh, with Oilprice.com reporting data centers now drive nearly all projected load growth through 2030.

Jul 4, 2026

Industry

AI Data Centers Straining Grid Push Power Infrastructure Buildout

Energy Network Media Group reports AI data center electricity demand is set to hit 76 GW in the US by 2026, straining transmission infrastructure and prompting DOE fast-track initiatives.

Jul 3, 2026

Cash Flow

Court Ruling Clears Funding Freeze on $16B Hudson Tunnel Project

A federal judge permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Transportation from withholding funds on the Hudson Tunnel Project, ruling the September freeze flagrantly violated federal law.

Jul 2, 2026

Industry

Electrification to Add 24 GW of U.S. Power Load by 2035, Led by Industrial Demand

A new Enverus Intelligence Research forecast projects 24 GW of incremental U.S. power load from electrification by 2035, with industrial demand leading the charge. Here's what the shift means for utility construction and electrical subcontractors.

Jul 1, 2026

Editorial image: Grid expansion, industrial electrification buildout - Electrification to Add 24 GW of U.S. Power Load by 2035, Led by Industrial Demand

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