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September 7, 2026

Check out the September 7, 2026 edition of ENR, featuring contractors' plan to rethink project management to meet demand for data centers, Top 400 Contractors Review +, cybersecurity, news and more!

The Race to Reengineer Cybersecurity

Emell D. Adolphus

September 3, 2026

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Mission-critical systems are smarter, but so are rising schemes to cripple their functions. Can cyber defense engineering standards turn the tide?

ENR Top 400 Review +: Data Center Boom Raises Stakes

Emell D. Adolphus

Jonathan Keller

September 3, 2026

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AI infrastructure buildout increases market risks and rewards as contractors weigh limited labor resources against demand.

Tech Focus

Data Center Crunch: Contractors Rethink Project Delivery, Adopt New Tools to Meet Booming Demand

Jeff Rubenstone

September 2, 2026

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Aggressive schedules for megaproject-scale data centers have driven contractors to adapt to changing conditions, bringing a renewed focus to prefabrication, digital processes and overall project planning.

An subway rider in an MTA subway station

Energy Network

Thermal Energy Network Could Cool New York City Subway Stations and Heat Buildings

Marigo Farr

August 25, 2026

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Radiant cooling technology is tested to regulate temperatures in two lower Manhattan subway stations.

Rendering of proposed Choice Lanes approaching the I-24/I-40 interchange in Nashville.

Transportation

Tennessee Selects DriveTN for $9.2B I-24 Toll Lanes Project

P3 team to add four managed lanes and upgrades

Bryan Gottlieb

August 24, 2026

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Consortium including Cintra, Transurban, and AECOM among others will hold a 50-year revenue-risk concession.

Infrastructure

Pacific Northwest Infrastructure Faces Water and Power Challenges

Aileen Cho

August 24, 2026

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Agencies discuss data centers, electrification, water and other issues at Infraday conference in Seattle.

Airports

Historic Hangar at San Francisco International Airport Will Get Upgrade

Greg Aragon

August 24, 2026

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STV joins progressive design-build team as it begins initial steps.

Bowman Consulting project Allegro South data center

Companies

Bowman Consulting Announces $1B Cash Sale to Louisiana-based Private Equity Firm

CEO Gary Bowman says deal is “a new chapter” that will “allow us to continue growing the business”

Emell D. Adolphus

August 20, 2026

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PE firm Bernhard Capital Partners will take the publicly traded engineering services firm private when the cash deal closes next year.

Willis Towers Watson signage on an office building.

Litigation

WTW Sues Lockton After 18 Construction Insurance Brokers Jump Ship

London-based Willis Towers Watson seeks to block servicing of transferred contractor and owner accounts

Bryan Gottlieb

August 26, 2026

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A 44-minute wave of resignations has triggered legal fight over client relationships, restrictive employment agreements and the movement of specialized construction-risk talent.

Rocky tidal shoreline at Manori on Mumbai’s northwest coast.

Water Infrastructure

Mumbai Awards Afcons $200M Deep Water Tunnel

Twin-TBM conveyance project in tidal creek will connect to planned major desalination plant

Bryan Gottlieb

August 21, 2026

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City officials say the new coastal water source could offset part of Mumbai’s supply deficit while allowing existing reservoir-fed capacity to be redistributed elsewhere citywide.

Rendering of the planned Al Maktoum International Airport expansion in Dubai, showing terminals, concourses, aircraft gates and runways.

Megaproject

MHI, L&T Win Contract for 31-Mile People Mover at New $35B Dubai Airport

Nine-station system with 165 vehicles will connect Al Maktoum International Airport as construction advances toward planned 2032 opening

Bryan Gottlieb

August 20, 2026

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Middle East airport megaproject is shifting from planning to execution as major transportation, terminal, airfield and underground infrastructure packages move into construction.

Photo shows aerial view of the Cadiz Northern Pipeline running through hilly land with green and brown foliage

Water Projects

$403M Pipeline Pushes Mojave Groundwater Bank Into Construction

Cadiz Inc. enters construction phase to convert a natural gas pipeline into a high-pressure water conveyance system

Greg Aragon

August 24, 2026

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Cadiz has moved the Northern Pipeline into construction under a $403.3-million budget as the broader Mojave Groundwater Bank advances amid new legal challenges.

Aerial view of the former Century Aluminum smelter along the Ohio River in Hawesville, Ky.

AI Infrastructure

TeraWulf Advances $4B Data Center at Former Kentucky Smelter

Fluor-led redevelopment will turn brownfield site into 401-MW Anthropic AI campus

Bryan Gottlieb

August 25, 2026

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Existing transmission infrastructure gives TeraWulf Kentucky data center access to 482 MW of capacity as the developer moves toward financing and full-scale construction.

Williams CEO Chad Zamarin speaks behind a podium beside a Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline display at the project's Brooklyn groundbreaking.

Energy Infrastructure

Court Backs New York Approval of $1B Williams Gas Pipeline

NYC federal appeals court ruling preserves water-quality permit for 37-mile Northeast Supply Enhancement project amid other legal challenges

Bryan Gottlieb

August 24, 2026

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A revived pipeline proposal advances after years of permit setbacks, as regulators now cite new technical findings on sediment disturbance, burial depth and marine impacts.

Clean Energy

Maine Regulator OKs 800-MW Onshore Wind Project, 111-Mile Transmission Line

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 28, 2026

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State utility commission estimated project cost at $1.8B over 30-year period as five New England states plan process to share power delivery expense.

Bridges

South Dakota's Longest Bridge Slated for $290M Replacement

The current bridge, built in 1966, has been subject to numerous landslides causing millions of dollars in damages.

Annemarie Mannion

August 25, 2026

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Who's been hired to replace the Platte-Winner Bridge in South Dakota?

Stadium Development

Rays Release Development Agreement for $2.36B Tampa Ballpark Ahead of Key Votes

Baseball stadium site work could begin next month if local approvals are secured, with substantial completion targeted for March 2029

Vince Kong

August 25, 2026

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Major milestone for Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed baseball stadium could be just around the corner, with site work set to begin once approvals are secured and substantial completion targeted for 2029.

Nuclear Waste

Team Boosts Radioactive Waste Removal From Underground Tanks at DOE Hanford Site

Tim Newcomb

Debra K. Rubin

August 21, 2026

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BWXT-Amentum-Fluor completes operation at 560-sq-mile legacy site in Washington to expedite removal of long stored wastes in leak-prone tanks, while regulators agree, despite concerns, to allow limited grouting and offsite disposal.

Transportation

Panama Canal Seeks Program Manager for $1.6B Rio Indio Reservoir

C.J. Schexnayder

August 24, 2026

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Panama Canal officials are seeking engineering and construction expertise to manage Río Indio reservoir project as canal confronts near-term water restrictions and longer-term demand growth.

Micron semiconductor facilities under construction in Boise, Idaho, with cranes and structural framing visible across the campus.

Manufacturing

Micron Plans Boise Research Facility as $10B Semiconductor Initiative Takes Shape

Chipmaker expects to break ground in 2027 on flagship facility

Bryan Gottlieb

August 20, 2026

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New research hub will connect long-horizon memory and computing work with a manufacturing complex where two leading-edge fabs are already under construction.

Data Centers

NVIDIA Partners With SB Energy on 10-GW AI Data Center Complex in Ohio

Chip maker brings funding infusion to Softbank-led hyperscale project

Annemarie Mannion

August 19, 2026

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Planned hyperscale data center complex on the site of a Cold War-era uranium enrichment plant gets a shot in the arm from the chip-making giant.

Insurer AIG sought compensation from Turner

Legal

Court Rules Insurer AIG Can't Claw Back $50M Storm Payout From Turner

Dispute dates back to flooding of NYC hospital during Superstorm Sandy

Richard Korman

August 24, 2026

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Insurance payout obligations can't be asserted if they aren't included in the policy, judge ruled.

Workers pour concrete into a 3D-printed composite form at Kairos Power’s Oak Ridge campus.

Energy Infrastructure

Kairos Power Pushes to Make Nuclear Construction Repeatable

Sector participant collaboration in Oak Ridge, Tenn., will develop and qualify precast, additive manufacturing and advanced welding methods for future reactor fleets

Bryan Gottlieb

August 26, 2026

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Kairos, Barnard and Oak Ridge DOE site researchers are applying lessons from early reactor projects to tackle cost, schedule and code barriers facing advanced nuclear deployment.

Aerial view of Memorial Circle and Arlington Memorial Bridge looking toward the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.

Federal Review

Relocation Ruled Out for Trump’s 250-Ft DC Arch Despite Preservation Constraints

Federal review outlines construction controls and other mitigation for the proposed structure at Memorial Circle

Bryan Gottlieb

August 31, 2026

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Construction plans for the structure at Memorial Circle near Arlington Memorial Bridge call for deep foundations, 20-hour workdays and major traffic changes amid federal findings of widespread effects on historic sites.

Aerial view of T5@Chicago data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

T5 Construction, With $1.7B in Annual Revenue, Rebrands as EverOn

Data center general contractor becomes independent after four years of rapid growth

Bryan Gottlieb

September 1, 2026

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Contractor's third-party data center work now accounts for 83% of revenue as the newly independent firm targets geographic expansion, acquisitions and partnerships.

SpaceX Starship and launch tower at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.

Aerospace Construction

SpaceX $100B Louisiana Spaceport Takes Aim at Industrial Scale

Ten-pad Gulf Coast complex would require onsite propellant production, new power infrastructure and major transportation upgrades

Bryan Gottlieb

August 27, 2026

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Ambitious Starship space launch complex plans face questions over construction phasing, workforce needs and building a massive facility amid Louisiana's vulnerable coastal marshlands.

Rendering of the planned Playas de Rosarito desalination plant in Baja California.

Water Infrastructure

Spanish Firm to Build $304M Rosarito Desalination Plant in Baja California

First 50-MGD phase will add a new water source for Tijuana as engineers assess effects on the region's strained cross-border wastewater system

Bryan Gottlieb

August 18, 2026

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After two failed procurements, Mexico is advancing a long-planned reverse-osmosis project whose engineering spans Pacific coast seawater infrastructure and cross-border regional treatment networks.

Large power transformer and electrical transmission equipment.

Power Manufacturing

GameChange Targets US Transformer Shortage with New India Factory

Company plans 500-kV production capacity as equipment lead times stretch as long as five years

Bryan Gottlieb

August 28, 2026

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Foundation work is underway on a 300,000-sq-ft transformer plant set to send 75% of its annual production to customers in the US.

Aerial view of CP2 LNG terminal construction and storage tanks in Cameron Parish, La.

Energy Infrastructure

Appeals Court Upholds Federal Approvals for $28B CP2 LNG Project

Developer Venture Global and contractor Worley advance construction of Louisiana export terminal after ruling rejects environmental challenges

Bryan Gottlieb

August 26, 2026

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DC court ruling leaves permits intact while crews install liquefaction modules, storage-tank roofs and generating equipment at the massive and controversial Gulf Coast project

Equipment

$200M Funding Round Set for Automated Equipment Startup Gravis Robotics

Softbank investment is major infusion for growing AI-driven equipment operation

Jeff Rubenstone

August 17, 2026

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Investment is major infusion for Swiss-based equipment tech firm as it rolls out its autonomous and machine-assist systems to jobsites around the world.

Construction Technology

Underground Conditions Platform CivilGrid Raises $26M

Jeff Yoders

September 3, 2026

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Josh Mackanic worked on some of Pacific Gas & Electric’s top projects and managed more than $500 million in business in 10 years as an engineer at the California utility.

My 30-Day Handoff Rule for Construction Success

September 3, 2026

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Within a week of signing the guaranteed maximum price, I was in a meeting watching a team discover, one item at a time, that project systems we had built over a year of design had not moved with us into construction.