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5,700-Ft HDPE Pullback Under James River Resets Long-Bore Benchmark

Garney's team pulled 42-in HDPE 5,700 ft beneath the Newport News Shipping Channel, a claimed record for that pipe size and wall thickness. Here is what HDD and marine subs can take from it.

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Industry

Granite JV Lands $325M Big Creek Sewer Tunnel in Cleveland

Granite Construction and Super Excavators will build the $324.8 million Big Creek Tunnel for NEORSD, a 20-foot-diameter rock tunnel with shafts, diversion structures and utility work. Construction starts fall 2026.

Oct 2, 2026

Compliance

Virginia Moves to Restrict Off-Grid Gas Turbines as Texas Deepens Data Center Permit Freeze

Virginia lawmakers and regulators are scrutinizing data center gas turbine proposals as skirting renewable energy law, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded his data center moratorium to halt all state environmental permits pending an ERCOT grid audit.

Sep 22, 2026

Editorial image: compliance general - Virginia Moves to Restrict Off-Grid Gas Turbines as Texas Deepens Data Center Permit Freeze

Industry

Skanska to Lead $114M Rehab of DC's I-395 Potomac River Bridge

Skanska USA Civil will lead a $114 million design-build rehab of the Northbound I-395 bridge over the Potomac River, starting next year, ENR reports. The project converts the bascule span to a fixed span using accelerated bridge construction methods.

Sep 22, 2026

Industry

Congress Debates Who Pays for Data Center Grid Upgrades

A House bill passed 417-3 would push states toward making large data centers cover the cost of power infrastructure built to serve them, but a stalled Senate effort shows the fight over grid cost allocation is far from settled.

Sep 21, 2026

Industry

Power Boom Forecast Hides a Construction-Readiness Gap

A new MSI Economics forecast projects $150 billion in annual U.S. power-generation construction by 2030, but equipment shortages and interconnection delays mean only a fraction of announced capacity is actually financeable or buildable near-term.

Sep 15, 2026

Editorial image: industry general - Power Boom Forecast Hides a Construction-Readiness Gap

Workforce

Pentagon Rebuild Offers Playbook for Compressed Heavy-Civil Schedules

Facilities Dive details how the Pentagon renovation team used short interval production scheduling and integrated project delivery to finish under budget and ahead of a shortened 10-year timeline. The approach offers lessons for today's fast-tracked heavy-civil rebuilds.

Sep 13, 2026

Industry

Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Data Center Rates, Curtailment Rules

The Pennsylvania PUC voted to examine ratemaking transparency and emergency curtailment rules as data center load growth strains PJM grid capacity, setting up regulatory changes that could reshape utility rate cases and interconnection timelines.

Sep 12, 2026

Editorial image: substation grid feeding data center - Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Data Center Rates, Curtailment Rules

Industry

EIA: Solar Generation to Jump 21% in 2026 on Data Center Demand

The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts solar generation growth of 21% in 2026 and 18% in 2027, driven by data center and manufacturing electricity demand, with growth concentrated in ERCOT and MISO.

Sep 12, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial solar farm meets data center construction - EIA: Solar Generation to Jump 21% in 2026 on Data Center Demand

Industry

Equinor's 100 MW Texas Battery Project Goes Online in ERCOT

Equinor's East Point Energy has started up the 100 MW/200 MWh Citrus Flatts battery storage facility in Harlingen, Texas, adding grid-scale capacity to the ERCOT market.

Sep 6, 2026

Editorial image: Battery storage facility at golden-hour - Equinor's 100 MW Texas Battery Project Goes Online in ERCOT

Industry

PJM Stands to Gain Most From New Transmission Study, $6.7B in Benefits

A new study from S&P Global's CERA Consulting finds 13 high-value transmission projects could deliver $15.3 billion in net benefits through 2050, with PJM capturing the largest share, pointing to a wave of upcoming transmission work.

Sep 3, 2026

Editorial image: Transmission tower construction at dusk - PJM Stands to Gain Most From New Transmission Study, $6.7B in Benefits

Compliance

Miners' Union Presses MSHA to Restore Silica Dust Rule Enforcement

United Mine Workers of America president Brian Sanson is demanding MSHA immediately enforce its stalled silica exposure rule, citing new black lung data from coal country. The fight has direct implications for any contractor cutting, drilling or blasting rock and concrete.

Aug 21, 2026

Editorial image: compliance general - Miners' Union Presses MSHA to Restore Silica Dust Rule Enforcement

Industry

Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Skanska will build four data centers totaling 808,000 square feet in the southeastern US under a $1.2 billion contract, with construction running from Q3 2026 through Q3 2028, ConDig reports.

Aug 20, 2026

Editorial image: Data center shells under construction dusk - Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Industry

Court Forces DOD to Resume Wind Reviews as RWE Takes $1.2B Federal Buyout

A federal judge ordered the Defense Department to resume halted wind project security reviews, while RWE became the latest developer to accept a federal payout to exit U.S. lease sites, ENR reports.

Aug 10, 2026

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

AEP Locks Up 13 GW of Gas Turbines Through 2031, Eyes 10 GW More

American Electric Power has secured 13 GW of gas turbine capacity from GE Vernova and Mitsubishi through 2031, with options for 10 GW more by 2035, deepening an already tight turbine supply chain, Utility Dive reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Skanska Advances $350M UVA Biotech Facility as Data Center Boom Squeezes Trades

ENR reports Skanska is pushing toward a 2027 completion on the University of Virginia's $350 million Manning Institute of Biotechnology, with the project's MEP scope and trade sourcing reshaped by Virginia's competing data center construction boom.

Aug 2, 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

Compliance

State Heat Rules Multiply as Federal OSHA Standard Stalls Past 2027

ISHN reports that OSHA's heat illness rule is stuck in supplemental rulemaking until at least October 2027, while seven states now enforce their own heat standards, creating a compliance patchwork for multi-state contractors.

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

TC Energy Greenlights C$700M in Pipeline Expansions on Strong Q2

TC Energy beat second-quarter profit estimates and approved roughly C$700 million in pipeline expansion projects across the US and Canada, driven by rising natural gas demand from power generation. A Reuters report via BOE Report has the details.

Jul 30, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial gas compressor station expansion - TC Energy Greenlights C$700M in Pipeline Expansions on Strong Q2

Industry

Dulles' $20B Expansion Sets Up Phased Bid Calendar for Subs

USDOT's selection of a $20 billion Dulles Airport redevelopment plan expands MWAA's modernization program and puts a $4.5B-$5B design-build package on a fall RFP timeline, with construction targeted to start next spring.

Jul 30, 2026

Editorial image: Airport terminal expansion construction at dusk - Dulles' $20B Expansion Sets Up Phased Bid Calendar for Subs

Industry

Emails Show How Virginia Regulators Downplayed Data Center Health Concerns

Internal emails obtained by Politico show Virginia's environmental regulator moved quickly to counter a report warning of health risks from a self-powered data center's natural gas turbines in Loudoun County.

Jul 25, 2026

Editorial image: Permits and turbines behind fence - Emails Show How Virginia Regulators Downplayed Data Center Health Concerns

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

Water Infrastructure Projects Surge Nationwide Into 2026

A wave of municipal water and wastewater contracts, from a $1B Ohio River tunnel to a $518M Virginia floodwater project, signals sustained bid opportunities for civil and treatment-plant subs through 2026.

Jul 25, 2026

Editorial image: Dawn tunnel shaft construction site - Water Infrastructure Projects Surge Nationwide Into 2026

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