Engineering News-Record

A $3.2B decision is now on the table for one of North Carolina’s most closely watched highway corridors. Elevated express lanes are moving forward—but the path there was anything but straightforward. ➡️LINK: https://brnw.ch/21wZNom #Transportation #Infrastructure #Highways

What happens when a $16 billion megaproject becomes a political pressure point mid-build? National infrastructure should transcend politics, ➡️LINK: https://brnw.ch/21wZN4e #Infrastructure #Rail #Construction #ENR #Editorial Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A federal court says a contractor waited too long to claw back a $600K subcontractor overpayment—underscoring how fast claims can evaporate once the clock runs out. ➡️LINK: https://brnw.ch/21wZMPy #ConstructionLaw #RiskManagement #ContractDisputes

Trade partner bid packages for the net-positive high school set to start construction in Lexington, Mass. this summer are expected to be released in April. The project is designed to produce more energy than it consumes and features a distinctive, bloom-inspired form aimed at maximizing daylight, efficiency and sustainability. 🔗 Full story: https://brnw.ch/21wZMzo Rendering courtesy SMMA

Churchill Downs is making a big bet on its future. The home of the Kentucky Derby has tapped Louisville-based Calhoun Construction Services to build Victory Run—a $280M–$300M, four-story project that will transform the first turn of the track. Read more about the project and the complex phasing it will require at ENR Midwest. #racetrack #trackconstruction #KentuckyDerby Calhoun Construction Services Churchill Downs Racetrack Churchill Downs Incorporated

🚨 Breaking: Hudson River Tunnel Work at Risk of Suspension 🚨 The Gateway Development Commission says construction on the Hudson River Tunnel project will stop at 5 p.m. today if frozen federal funding is not restored. The announcement comes just hours ahead of a 1 p.m. U.S. District Court hearing addressing the federal funding freeze—adding urgency to what officials have repeatedly described as one of the most critical infrastructure projects in the country. A shutdown would mark a significant setback for the multibillion-dollar effort to modernize the aging rail connection between New York and New Jersey, with implications for Amtrak, NJ Transit and the broader Northeast Corridor. 🔗 Full story: https://lnkd.in/g54TBuTp 📸 Photo courtesy of the Gateway Development Commission

Robots in the field. AI in the workflow. Strategic capital moving upstream. This week’s tech signals point to where construction productivity bets are being placed next. ➡️LINK: https://brnw.ch/21wZIGL #ConstructionTech #Automation #Innovation

🏗️ Coming soon: Douglaston Development’s affordable and mixed-income housing initiatives will be featured in the March print issue of ENR East. Douglaston’s ENR East Owner of the Year recognition will highlight the firm’s work delivering complex, community-focused housing projects across New York. 📖 Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wZItk Rendering courtesy Douglaston Development

Two federal moves in days are reshaping infrastructure regulations, affecting contractors and owners sooner than expected. https://brnw.ch/21wZHeD #InfrastructurePolicy #EnergyInfrastructure #EnvironmentalRegulation

A federal judge ordered Enbridge’s Line 5 shut down by June 16. Now the U.S. Justice Dept. is asking for a pause—warning of energy disruptions, cross-border complications and higher. What's changed? ➡️LINK: https://brnw.ch/21wZH0M #EnergyInfrastructure #Pipelines #FederalCourts