Fluor Corporation has announced that the Fluor-led joint venture company composed of Fluor and Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and construct the I-635 LBJ East Project in Dallas. The Fluor team’s scope of work includes the widening and full reconstruction of about 11 miles of I-635, also known as LBJ Freeway. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation’s strategic development council (SDC) will host its Technology Forum 46, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 27-29, 2019. The forum will include several technology showcases that highlight new and innovative equipment, materials and applications that have the potential to advance the industry, including:

Today the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the re-establishment of a geotechnical experts group supporting cement-based solutions for water resources to coincide with "National Dam Safety Awareness Day" and providing a boost to the technical support available for dam safety nationwide. 

This multi-billion-dollar program includes constructing four new jails in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx to allow for the city to close its main jail on Rikers Island. NYDDC and AECOM-Hill will manage the design-build construction of the four new facilities.

GlobalData’s Construction Confidence Index (CCI), a barometer of confidence in the global construction industry with regards to growth prospects over the short-term horizon, fell to 63.9 points Q2 2019, down from 64.8 in Q1 2019. Details here. 

Entrepreneurship is a tradition for this San Diego, California, family business celebrating 60 years of business. 

Company that operates arena, baseball complex, convention center and historic theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania wins JLG "Crews Across America" sweepstakes. Details here.