Julie Strupp

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Julie Strupp

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA — Lifeline infrastructure systems provide integral services like water, electricity and transportation, but they are often taken for granted until they fail.

2 weeks ago | constructiondive.com | Julie Strupp

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA — Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, budgetary constraints and rising material and labor costs will make innovation more critical than ever for the construction industry, said attorney Yvonne Castillo, professional liability risk advisor at Victor, a Bethesda, Maryland-based general underwriter. However, builders must consider the legal landscape as they venture new tools and approaches, she said.

2 weeks ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Julie Strupp

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The 5.5-mile southward extension is projected to add 8,000 riders per day to the 35-mile light rail system, per Valley Metro. The project enables the system to operate two lines instead of a single, L-shaped line: the north-south B Line that includes the extension, and an east-west A Line from downtown Phoenix to Mesa, Arizona.

2 weeks ago | constructiondive.com | Julie Strupp

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Phoenix’s $1.34 billion South Central Extension and downtown hub has opened to riders after numerous delays and years of construction, the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority announced on June 7. The 5.5-mile southward extension is projected to add 8,000 riders per day to the 35-mile light rail system, per Valley Metro.

2 weeks ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Bousquin |Matthew Thibault |Julie Strupp |Sebastian Obando

A stable backlog and dip in energy costs offered some relief, but outside of data centers, momentum weakened across key construction sectors, according to the latest economic reports. Data center projects remained the bright spot for commercial contractors. Work on these facilities drove most of the growth in planning and helped sustain commercial building activity overall.