News Turner Gilbane JV to build “intimidating” new Buffalo Bills stadium A joint venture of Gilbane and Turner, in association with 34 Group, will be construction manager for the Buffalo Bills’ new NFL stadium in Orchard Park, New York State.
Companies Skanska USA appoints vice president of sustainability Skanska USA has promoted Myrrh Caplan to vice president of sustainability for its building operations.
Projects When the levee breaks: How they made Florida’s great lake safe, for now This year, ground engineering specialist Treviicos expects to finish a decade-long project to shore up the Herbert Hoover Dike enclosing Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida.
News Turner to give Alabama’s Tuskegee University $70,000 a year Turner Construction, the biggest contractor in the US by revenue last year, will give Alabama’s Tuskegee University $70,000 a year to support students studying for degrees in construction, architecture and engineering.
News Vietnam begins $520m industrial park amid national prosperity drive Work has begun on a 10-sq-km industrial park in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Thuan, the Vietnam News agency reports
News Texas reveals $85bn congestion-busting roads plan Texas governor Greg Abbott has announced an $85bn, 10-year road building plan intended to improve transportation safety, address congestion and rural connectivity, and preserving roadways.
Projects Balfour Beatty completes overnight bridge-beam lift in Texas highway overhaul Balfour Beatty, as part of Colorado River Constructors (CRC) joint venture, achieved a milestone on the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $674m Oak Hill Parkway project in Austin this month.
News Arup-led team wins $73m preliminary design contract for expanded Penn Station Amtrak has hired a team led by UK-headquartered Arup to begin designing the expansion of the United States’ busiest rail hub, New York Penn Station.
News Spain’s FCC in running to upgrade nine major bridges in Pennsylvania The John Harris Bridge (South Bridge) carries the I-83 over the Susquehanna River into downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (sully213/CC BY-SA 2.0)