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Chicago breaks ground on $5.7B Red Line transit extension

Construction Dive (USA): The addition, the largest capital project in the Chicago Transit Authority’s history, will give the city’s Far South Side area access to rapid rail transit for the first time.

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Traylor, Walsh, Skanska JV wins $1.29B Hudson Tunnel work package

Construction Dive (USA): After a funding battle threatened the project, the latest award advances the final tunneling segment beneath the Hudson River and pushes the $16 billion program closer to completion.

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$1.1B available for railroad grade-crossing safety

Construction Dive (USA): The Crossing Safety Program aims to address the over 2,000 collisions and nearly 300 fatalities yearly since 2021.

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What’s really driving volatility in construction cost estimates

Construction Dive (USA): Clients often take early projections as gospel. Instead, builders should educate them on how the numbers can change, write two consultants.

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FlatironDragados, Acciona turn dirt on $4.6B P3 highway project

Construction Dive (USA): The State Route 400 Express Lanes project in Georgia will add tolled express lanes along the thoroughfare over the course of three segments of construction.

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Worker misclassification in construction leads to competitive imbalance: report

Construction Dive (USA): The Economic Policy Institute put a spotlight on how worker misclassification can cost individuals thousands in benefits while distorting the bidding process.

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Small, connected data centers will power AI, a builder says

Construction Dive (USA): The days of big facilities are over because computing is transitioning from training to inferencing, which requires a decentralized model, according to Pete Sacco of PTS Data Center Solutions.

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NABTU, Microsoft partner on AI training for construction trades

Construction Dive (USA): The effort will incorporate a tech-forward curriculum into apprenticeship programs, teaching real-world applications from safety compliance to jobsite problem-solving.

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Why fit is the most important factor in jobsite performance

Construction Dive (USA): How data-driven design is reshaping work boots for modern construction crews.