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Mississippi DOT’s U.S. 49 Widening Project to Boost Capacity and Safety in Gulfport

U.S. 49 is a north-south highway that runs between Piggott, Arkansas, and Gulfport, Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and general contractor Necaise Brothers are widening a section of U.S. 49 in Harrison County, Mississippi.

More specifically, the section of U.S. 49 is just north of Gulfport, the southern …

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JB James to Complete Ambassador Caffery Interchange Project Months Ahead of Schedule

Taking place along a section of U.S. 90 in Lafayette, Louisiana, the Ambassador Caffery Interchange project is being led by …

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Brothers JT and Wes Collins Join Forces on Underground Utility Installation Projects Throughout Oklahoma

In 1967, John Collins founded Collins Water Works LLC after working as a welder on the locks and dams of …

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St. Landry - LA 13: EMER. CROSS DRAIN REPLACEMENT
267,584
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Acadia | St. Landry - DISTRICT 03 PIPE LINING (2025)
895,696
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Assumption, Iberville - Tree Trimming and Tree and Stump Removal
45,000
Alison Enterprise LLC; LA
East Feliciana, West Feliciana - Tree and Stump Removal and Clearing and Grubbing
234,595
Alison Enterprise LLC; LA
East Baton Rouge - Tree and Stump Removal and Clearing and Grubbing
65,750
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Officials Cut the Ribbon on the New SR 477 West Rankin Parkway in Flowood, Mississippi

FLOWOOD, MS — Officials joined Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons to cut the ribbon on the new State Route …

Louisiana DOTD Celebrates Completion of LA 70 Widening, Roundabout Project

ST. JAMES PARISH, LA — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) held a ribbon cutting to mark the …

Oklahoma City MAPS 4 Program Reveals First Look at New Populous-Designed Multipurpose Stadium

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma City (OKC) unveiled the first renderings of its $121 million MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium, marking …

Officials Break Ground on Highway 7 Widening Project in Oxford, Mississippi

OXFORD, MS — Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Northern Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell, MDOT Executive Director Brad White, …

Saronic Expands its Louisiana Shipyard With $300M Investment to Accelerate Autonomous Ship Production

FRANKLIN, LA — Saronic announces a $300 million investment to expand its Franklin, Louisiana, shipyard — a major milestone in …

The Association of Oklahoma General Contractors presented the 2025 Pharaoh Award to ODOT’s District 5 in western Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Transportation Commission Approves $85M for U.S. 81 Chickasha Bypass

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s recent meeting include receiving an industry bridge award, briefing …

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Industry News

Neel-Schaffer Hires Chrisco in New Role of Senior …

Garver Welcomes Powell as Tulsa Buildings Team Leader

KDC Completes Construction on North Louisiana Chase Operations …

Vice Construction Handles Coastal Mississippi’s Utility Work With …

MDOT Projects Make Progress in Southeast Mississippi

University of Oklahoma Advances STEM Education With New …

People

Smith Honored With National ACEC Community Service Award

USACE Vicksburg District Welcomes Speckhart as New Deputy …

Oklahoma DOT Names New District 5 Engineer and …

Mississippi DOT Announces New Leadership in District 2

Rogers Named 2025 AFMA Floodplain Manager of the …

Projects

McCarthy Completes $185M Addition and Expansion at Mercy …

Louisiana DOTD, State, and Local Leaders Celebrate the …

Oklahoma DOT Selects Design-Build Teams for US 70 …

North Oaks Unveils $50M, Five-Story Specialty Clinic Expansion …

Regional One Health Reveals Project Team for New …

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Associations

ACEC Mississippi Recognizes Garver Project With Grand Award

ASCE Gives Louisiana's Infrastructure a C- Grade

Mississippi DOT Wins 2025 Perpetual Pavement Award

ACEC Arkansas Recognizes Garver Projects With Five 2025 …

Olsson Earns Project Honors From ACEC Arkansas

Government

Officials Cut the Ribbon on US 82 Greenville …

Arkansas DOT Breaks Ground on Interstate 49 Arkansas …

Caukin Assumes Command of USACE Little Rock District

USACE New Orleans District Welcomes Autin as New …

Counties Across Oklahoma to Benefit From Nearly $930M …

Trends

Engineered Rigging Launches Engineered Giving to Uplift Communities

Oklahoma Motorists Lose $6.3B Per Year Driving on …

Louisiana Motorists Lose $9.9B Each Year Driving on …

Mississippi’s Infrastructure Improves to a C- Grade

Legacy Infrastructure Group Joins NAPA’s The Road Forward, …

Equipment

EquipmentShare Celebrates Opening of New Branch in St. …

Parish Tractor Acquires Ascension Equipment & Rental

Central Gulf Machinery Joins LiuGong North America to …

Philippi-Hagenbuch Welcomes Riggs Cat as Newest Strategic Dealer

Finlay Appoints Cobra Equipment as Distributor for Missouri, …

Economic Dev

New Indian Healthcare Clinic Expansion Enhances Access to …

Turner Joint Venture to Lead $700M Modernization of …

Final Beam Raised on Tulsa International Airport’s New …

Robins & Morton Celebrates Groundbreaking of Cedar Ridge …

Robins & Morton Celebrates Groundbreaking of North Mississippi …

Business

4-Horn Trench & Shoring Expands Gulf Coast Operations …

4-Horn Trench & Shoring Announces New Branch in …

Takeuchi Dealer Network Expands With Addition of Eight …

ROMCO Expands Territory in Texas, New Mexico, and …

H&E Rentals Opens New Branch in Lowell, Arkansas

Events

City of Edmond Opens New City Center Complex …

MAPS 4 OG&E Coliseum Opens in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma DOT Breaks Ground on SH-37/S.E. 4th Street …

City of Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma DOT, and …

Officials Kick Off Reunion Parkway Phase III in …

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Emery Sapp & Sons Supports Growth in Northwest Arkansas With Springdale Bypass Project

A community’s livability depends on more than just scenery, schools, or job opportunities. It also relies on the strength of …

The SR 222 projects involved performing major roadway widening and utility relocations.

Tennessee DOT Projects on SR 222 Will Improve Access to Blue Oval City

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is currently constructing upgrades to State Route 222 in Haywood and Fayette counties. Two …

The Duit Construction team installs a 20-foot-high conveyor bridge that will transfer concrete over the turnpike to the inside phase of the project.

OTA Pushes Forward on ACCESS Oklahoma’s First Project, the Turner Turnpike Widening

Along its 600-mile stretch from Wichita Falls, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri, Interstate 44 (I-44) passes through Oklahoma, where it …

ODOT’s Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan won the Safety award among large projects in the regional America’s Transportation Awards.

Oklahoma’s Rural Highway Improvement Plan Wins Regional America’s Transportation Award

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan (RAAMP) was among the regional winners in …

The I-10 project will widen 9 miles of roadway to six lanes in Harrison and Hancock counties.

Mississippi DOT’s I-10 Expansion Aims for Safer, Smoother Travel Along the Gulf Coast

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and general contractor Huey P. Stockstill, LLC are working on the Interstate 10 (I-10) …

Growth in South Central US Drives Billions in Infrastructure Investment

As the South experiences rapid economic and population growth, it also faces transportation issues related to severe weather events. To …

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National News

*Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associated Builders and Contractors.)

ARTBA outlook for the U.S. Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place. Estimates for 2025 based on data through August. Source: ARTBA 2026 Market Outlook

Advanced machine control systems that enable operators to achieve first-time accuracy are becoming baseline expectations for competitive bidding.

With job sites becoming increasingly interconnected and data-heavy, digitalization is crucial. (Pictured here, a Hardaway Construction project in Nashville, Tennessee.)

Visual 4D planning for a complex healthcare project incorporated construction logistics, traffic planning, and phasing.

A trend graph shows where the largest number of changes occurred in the schedule.

Around the Country

Crews are currently working on roofing and façade finishing touches for UC Riverside’s Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility. (Photo courtesy of McCarthy Building Companies)

The I-290/I-88 Interchange Project is one of seven projects reconstructing and widening the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294).

A Link-Belt 120RT Rough Terrain Crane lifts rebar panels as part of NYSDOT’s road construction project along I-81.

The final segment of the 39-mile Fayetteville Outer Loop, from Raeford Road to Camden Road, is complete and open to traffic.

The Jefferson Avenue Widening Project encompasses 2.3 miles of SR-136 from north of the State Route 111 interchange to south of the I-40 interchange.

Team Elmer’s crew constructs a box culvert pedestrian tunnel to provide safe access under J. Maddy Parkway in Grand Traverse County.

A section of U.S. 30 that runs through Grand Island, Nebraska, is being realigned and expanded.

The Bangor Broadway Bridge Project will replace an existing three-span steel girder bridge with a single-span steel girder bridge on new cast-in-place concrete abutments.

The I-5 project will expand the interstate from two to three lanes in the southbound direction, along with building two bridges and a roundabout.

Contractors remove waste material from one of five slide locations on I-90. Once the waste material is removed, benches are cut into the slope in preparation for scoria to be placed.

The Texas Construction Industry Forecast gives an overview of transportation funding and investments statewide in 2026.

Work progresses on the Maple River Aqueduct, part of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project. (Photo courtesy of Red River Valley Alliance)

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