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Skanska Awarded $220M Contract to Paint and Rehabilitate the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester, PA and Bridgeport, NJ

Civil + Structural Engineer

Chester, PA Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the Delaware River Port Authority (DPRA) to carry out the $220 million phase three painting and rehabilitation of the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester, PA and Bridgeport, NJ.

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Read About the Latest News on $514 Million US Construction Contracts, $2B Southeast IDIQ Construction Contract, and Construction Engine behind Personalities

Construction Daily News

Work begins immediately and is expected to finish in February 2030. Since early 2024, the project plans to finish by late 2028. Contract work must finish by June 2030. The company’s US order bookings for Q2 will include the project. The other deal and the $240m contract will be ordered together.

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Construction Equipment Association Publishes Latest Economic Briefing for Members

Plant & Civil Engineer

billion by 2028–29, and defence spending is projected to reach 2.6% Inflation has eased to 1.7%, and real wages are improving, but labour market data paints a more mixed picture. Local government funding is expected to rise to £79.3 of GDP by 2027. A headline commitment to deliver 1.5

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On the Concrete Pavement: State of the Concrete Industry

For Construction Pros

Concrete finishers and equipment operators are in short supply. Wessel: I feel we have been in a slow decline across the board and will likely hit a low point in 2026 with a slow recovery in 2027 and 2028. What have been the biggest challenges for concrete contractors so far in 2025? Wessel: I agree.

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Atlanta Readies for Next Bus Rapid Transit Project

ENR Construction

MARTA says the project has qualified for a streamlined categorical exclusion environmental clearance process from the Federal Transit Administration, and that it has applied for funding under FTA’s Capital Investments Grant Small Starts program, with an eye toward beginning construction in 2028.

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Skanska nabs $303M Massachusetts bridge job

Construction Dive

When finished, Mitchell Hall will house five departments: aerospace and ocean engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science and engineering education. Work began in the spring of 2024 with the demolition of Randolph Hall, and the project has a target completion of 2028.

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US Defense Dept. Announces $25B+ in New IDIQ Contract Awards

ENR Construction

Guam-based Global Pacific Design Builders LLC also won a $297-million IDIQ contract for design and construction of replacement housing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, with work awarded by NAVFAC Pacific set to complete by late 2028. Lucianos Excavation Inc. A&M & Southwind Small Business JV, Randy Kinder Excavating Inc.,