Source: Dodge Data & Analytics
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $636.7 billion, new construction starts in May increased 5% from April, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Much of the growth came from the nonbuilding construction sector (public works and electric utilities),
Gov. Cuomo’s budget would spend billions on the state’s transportation infrastructure.
THE STAKES
Coupling it with a giveback to favor Thruway users is an unnecessary political ploy.As so many municipalities and school districts struggle, hemmed in by the property tax cap and only modest increases in state aid,
By David K. Li
Con Edison, KeySpan and Brooklyn Union Gas are balking at state and MTA pressure to pony up millions of dollars for work on the Second Avenue Subway.
The utility companies are already asking for rate hikes they believe are crucial to maintain an aging infrastructure — and they have no interest in shouldering the $375 million the MTA says is needed to move underground lines as it continues to build the long-awaited subway,
February 17, 2016 — 8:30 AM EST Updated on February 17, 2016 — 8:56 AM EST
New-home construction in the U.S. unexpectedly cooled in January, indicating there is a limit to how much gains in residential real estate will boost growth at the start of 2016.
By MATT A.V. CHABAN
Scrutiny is about to begin of a proposal for the tallest tower in Brooklyn, one that would be impossible to ignore.
Two developers have submitted plans in recent weeks for a 1,066-foot building in Downtown Brooklyn,
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY12:49 p.m. EST February 18, 2016
WASHINGTON – Nearly 10% of the country’s bridges – 58,495 out of 609,539 – were considered structurally deficient last year and needed repairs,
Road funds off-balance
By JOE LEATHERSICH
WARSAW — The Department of Transportation knows the New York City subway is important — but that doesn’t stop the roads in upstate New York from crumbling.
The Wyoming County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution passed calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo restore parity between the upstate and downstate budget.
A lot of vertical construction – factories, restaurants, hotels, lofts – is going on in the Queen City. But what about the horizontal structures – roads, bridges, storm drains, sewers? We depend on them every day.
Take a closer look.
By Mike Elmendorf and Gerry Geist, Commentary
Last month, in his State of the State speech and budget proposal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was proposing a $22 billion, five-year investment in road and bridge funding,
By Eric Pianin
Last December Congress finally pushed through a $305 billion, five-year highway and transit bill after years of delay and neglect of the nation’s roads and infrastructure.
However, despite the celebration by lawmakers and state and local officials who have long sought the increased spending,
By Dian Zhang
The construction industry is facing a severe labor shortage. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median age of construction industry workers is 42.8, with young workers under 34 accounting for less than one third of the total workforce.
New York state is processing nearly $80 million in late payments for construction of the SolarCity factory in South Buffalo, representing the work done in November and December.
The payments will flow from Empire State Development Corp. to SUNY Polytechnic Institute and its nonprofit development subsidiary,
The coalition of building and trades organizations that is seeking parity in the funding for Department of Transportation capital projects is praising the Senate-backed budget resolution that adds an additional $3.5 billion to the five-year capital plan.
“The Senate has shown strong,
By Sally Goldenberg
5:14 a.m. | Mar. 16, 2016
With construction site safety an increasing source of controversy between developers and unions, the Real Estate Board of New York is releasing a study that shows most fatal accidents in New York City take place at job sites for buildings shorter than 10 stories.
The price has reached $5.3 billion, more than $1 billion above original estimates
By Amanda Fung
The latest price tag for the overhaul of the aging LaGuardia Airport has soared to $5.3 billion, more than $1 billion higher than previously estimated,
Updated on March 23, 2016 — 1:55 PM EDT
The last gate of the Pacific Locks is being installed as part of the Panama Canal expansion, as the media is offered a tour, in Cocoli, near Panama City,
The New York City metro area took a giant step toward revitalizing its crumbling capacity-strained transport hubs on Thursday as a major bistate agency authorized up to $22 billion of spending on air, rail, and bus infrastructure.
Officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
By Tim Devaney
Millions of construction and manufacturing workers will be protected from harmful silica dust under long-delayed rules from the Obama administration.
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Thursday it is cutting in half the level of silica workers can be exposed to on the job.
There are 560 public authorities in New York State, and now Gov. Cuomo is looking to add another, as another layer to one of the biggest authorities.
Greg Floyd takes a look at this proposal, because You Paid for It.
By Dana Rubinstein
5:15 a.m. | Mar. 16, 2016
By the time Mayor Bill de Blasio’s citywide ferry service is up and running, one of the relics of the city’s ferry heyday will have finally been converted into a hotel.
