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Skanska Delivers $34.69M Fair Oaks Recreation Complex in Tampa, Fla.

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading construction and development firm, announced the delivery of the $34.69 million Fair Oaks Recreation Complex, marking a major milestone for the East Tampa community. The newly reimagined 10...

Skanska Creamer Sanzari JV Lands $712M Contract for New Jersey Surface Alignment Project

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Skanska - Skanska announced that, in a joint venture with Creamer Sanzari, it has been selected by the Gateway Development Commission to carry out the $712 million New Jersey Surface Alignment Project (Package 3), a significant component of the Hudson Tunnel Project. The project will construct 7,54...

Skanska Celebrates Opening of LA Metro Purple (D) Line Extension Section 1

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska, along with its joint venture partners, Traylor Brothers, Inc. and J.F. Shea Construction, celebrated the opening of Section 1 of the LA Metro Purple (D) Line Extension on May 8, 2026. The Skanska Traylor Shea joint venture joined the Los A...

Skanska-Traylor-Walsh JV Lands $1.02B Contract for Second Avenue Subway Phase II Project

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Skanska - Skanska, along with Traylor Bros. Inc., and Walsh Construction, have been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to deliver design-build services for the $1.02 billion, Phase II of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York, N.Y. The project will extend the Second A...

Skanska Wins Contract to Build Biology Building at Texas A&M

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Skanska - Skanska announced on March 20, 2026, that it signed a contract with The Texas A&M University System, a repeat client, to construct a new Biology Teaching & Research building in College Station, Texas. The contract is worth $165 million. The project is slated to begin in sp...

Skanska Breaks Ground On Texas A&M Meat Science & Technology Building

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Skanska - Construction and development firm Skanska celebrated on May 5, 2026, the groundbreaking of the $133.4 million AgriLife Meat Science & Technology Building, a new 85,600-sq.-ft. facility at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The building will provide Texas A&M AgriL...

Skanska Revives Sandy-Damaged Tunnels

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Chuck MacDonald - When Hurricane Sandy struck New York City in 2012, it dealt a powerful blow to the city's infrastructure. Experts estimate the economic losses to be approximately $19 billion. The storm flooded much of the subway system, and the city is still recovering from these losses. Two of the f...

Skanska JV Wins $534 Bridge Modernization Project

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced on Feb. 11, 2026, that it secured the Vincent Thomas Bridge Deck Replacement Project contract for $534 million from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in Los Angeles, through a joint venture with California Engineering...

Skanska Awarded $1.06B MBTA Bridge Replacement, Track, Signal Upgrades

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Skanska - Skanska announced it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to deliver the $1.06 billion North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement and Associated Track and Signal upgrades project across Cambridge, Boston and Somerville, Mass. The project will...

Portal North Bridge Nears Completion

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Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Work on a replacement for the 100-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey is 80 percent complete, according to Chrissa Roessner, chief of construction management overseeing the Portal North Bridge project. Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and placed into service i...

Skanska, Trust for Governors Island Celebrate Topping Out of New Substation On Governors Island in New York, N.Y.

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Skanska - Skanska and the Trust for Governors Island announced the topping out of a new electrical substation on Governors Island. This marks a major milestone in advancing critical infrastructure to support the island's transformation into a global hub for climate innovation, education and sustainable dev...

Skanska USA Building Announces General Counsel Transition

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Skanska - Skanska announced a leadership transition in its United States building operations. Brian Best, general counsel of Skanska USA Building, will retire effective April 10, 2026. Stefani Bonato will transition into the role of senior vice president — general counsel, effective March 30,...

Skanska Rehabs San Diego County Corridor

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Caltrans planners and engineers are working with Skanska USA Civil West California to upgrade and repair State Route 78, one of the most used east-west roads in San Diego County. ...

Skanska Announces Promotion of Mark Lootz to Vice President — Account Manager

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Skanska - Skanska announced the promotion of Mark Lootz to vice president — account manager. Within this new role, Lootz will be responsible for managing and advancing the growth of Skanska New England's operations across the commercial, education, healthcare and sports and recreation markets...

Skanska Awarded $102M Contract for Port of Los Angeles Avalon Pedestrian Bridge, Promenade Gateway Project

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Skanska - Skanska announced that it has been awarded the $102 million contract for the port of Los Angeles Avalon pedestrian bridge and promenade gateway project in Los Angeles, Calif., by the port of Los Angeles. The Avalon pedestrian bridge and promenade gateway project is community-focused and w...

Skanska Signs $77M Contract to Rebuild School in Tampa, Fla.

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading construction firm, has signed a $77 million contract with Hillsborough County Public Schools to rebuild Stewart Middle Magnet School, designed as a combined campus with the adjacent Just Elementary School. ...

Skanska Wins $107M Contract for Mid County Parkway Project

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Skanska and Riverside County Transportation Commission - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced on Dec. 22, 2025, that it was awarded a $107 million contract for the Mid County Parkway Ramona Expressway Project in San Jacinto by the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Currently limited to one lane in each direction, ...

Skanska Promotes Ben Johnson to North Texas Vice President

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Skanska - Construction and development firm Skanska announced the promotion of Ben Johnson to vice president — account manager for Skanska USA Building in North Texas. As a leader in Texas's construction sector, Johnson will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative, community-shaping ...

Skanska Begins On Cargo Facility, General Service Building at SFO

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Jay Nachman - CEG Correspondent - Skanska USA Building is demolishing an outdated 35,000-sq.-ft. structure at San Francisco International Airport, which is where a new 98,000-sq.-ft. cargo building will rise. ...

Skanska Builds $450M Alligator River Bridge

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - After years of planning and research, work is under way to replace the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge on U.S. 64 over the Alligator River. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing the $450 million project, which will improve conditions for motorists and the more than 4,000 ...

Skanska to Build Safer, More Resilient Replacement for Aging Mission Boulevard Bridge in Jurupa Valley, Calif.

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Skanska - Skanska announced that it has been awarded the $59 million Mission Boulevard Bridge replacement project in Jurupa Valley, Calif. Just a few miles from the Skanska USA Civil West headquarters, Skanska has been contracted by the county of Riverside Transportation Department to replace the a...

Skanska Appoints New Program Director of Skanska's Integrated Solutions

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Skanska - Skanska has appointed Jason Cheney as a program director of Skanska's Integrated Solutions (SIS) group. Cheney brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry and a robust track record in construction leadership, business development and preconstruction management across healt...

Skanska Delivers Rick Lott Technical College in Hillsborough County, Fla.

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Skanska - Skanska announced the construction completion of the new Rick Lott Technical College in Plant City, Fla., a 52,000-sq.-ft. project that will serve as Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) premier vocational education campus. Situated on 16 acres, the two-building complex, formerly kno...

Changes Announced to Skanska USA Civil's East Coast Senior Executive Team

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Skanska - Skanska announced leadership changes within its USA Civil East Coast executive team. Bill Matre will be stepping aside from his role as general manager of Skanska Koch as he transitions toward future retirement. He will continue serving as senior vice president. Michael Donohue will assum...

Skanska Takes On Commodore Barry Rehab

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Maintaining a major urban bridge is no small job, especially one as vital as the Commodore Barry Bridge. Spanning the Delaware River and connecting Chester, Pa., to Bridgeport, N.J., this heavily traveled structure supports nearly 15 million vehicles annually through the Philadelphia regi...

Skanska Builds Albany's Rail Bridge On Land

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Transportation historians estimate that trains have been crossing a bridge over the Hudson River between Albany and Rensselaer in upstate New York for nearly 150 years. The original railroad bridge was built in 1866 and replaced in 1902. Constructed as a swing bridge, a portion of the structure r...

Skanska Building Operations Releases Fall 2025 Construction Market Trends Report

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Skanska - Skanska has released its Fall 2025 Construction Market Trends Report. Leveraging its composite construction index, the report delivers in-depth analysis and critical insights into the current state of the construction industry, highlighting the impact of tariff exposure, labor shortages, ...

Skanska Completes Belmont Skating Rink in Belmont, Mass.

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Skanska - Skanska announced the substantial completion of the new 40,300-sq.-ft. Belmont Skating Rink and Athletic Facility in Belmont, Mass. The new facility occupies the site of the former Viglirolo Skating Rink, which was demolished prior to construction. "Skanska's team provided constructio...

Skanska USA Announces CFO Transition: Leo Sinicin to Retire After 30 Years of Service, Dan DeRooy Named CFO

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Skanska - Skanska announced a leadership transition in its United States building operations. Leo Sinicin, chief financial officer (CFO) of both Skanska USA Building and Skanska USA Inc., will retire effective Dec. 31, 2025. Dan DeRooy will succeed Sinicin as CFO for both businesses, effective Jan....

Skanska USA Civil Completes Decade-Long Sustainability Upgrades at Maspeth Yard in Queens, N.Y.

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Skanska - Skanska has announced the completion of a decade-long initiative aimed at transforming Skanska USA Civil's Maspeth Yard into a sustainable facility in Queens, N.Y. Maspeth Yard operates around the clock as...

Skanska FlatironDragados JV Wins $604M LAX Contract

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska and infrastructure company FlatironDragados were awarded the construction contract by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) for the structures and utilities work on the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program (ATMP) Roadway Improvements Project at ...

Skanska Tops Out UNT's Science and Technology Building

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Skanska - Construction and development firm Skanska announced on Oct. 7, 2025, it reached a milestone on the University of North Texas' main campus in Denton, Texas, with the steel topping out of the new Science and Technology Building. To celebrate the topping out, teams signed the steel beam used...

Skanska-Fay Joint Venture Announces Substantial Completion of CSX's Howard Street Tunnel Modernization Project

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Skanska-Fay - A joint venture between Skanska and Mid-Atlantic infrastructure builder Fay, S&B USA Construction has substantially completed its work on CSX's more than $450 million Howard Street Tunnel Project, ahead of schedule. The massive modernization and reconstruction project is a component o...

Skanska Begins One School Project, Completes Another

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced on Aug. 14, 2025, that it signed a contract with the Highline Public Schools District for the Pacific Middle School Replacement Project in Des Moines, Wash. In addition, Skanska announced on Aug. 19, 2025, that it had completed it...

Skanska Promotes Meagan Smyth to Director of Business Development

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Skanska - Skanska announced that Meagan Smyth has been promoted to director of business development for Skanska USA Civil. In this new position, Smyth will continue to oversee the East Coast proposal team and operations in addition to assuming expanded responsibilities to drive business development...

Skanska Completes $137M State Route 71/91 Interchange

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced the substantial completion of the State Route 71/91 Interchange Improvement Project in Southern California. Skanska was awarded the $137 million project by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) to reconstruct the S...

Skanska Awarded $249M Contract for Dehumidification Project in New York City

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Skanska - Skanska announced that it has been awarded by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to carry out the $249 million main cable dehumidification project of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City. Serving as a vital passageway between Staten I...

Skanska USA Announces Three Texas Project Exec Promotions

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Skanska USA Building - Skanska USA Building announced the promotion of three people in Texas — Blake Beran, Tom Hull and Ben Johnson — to project executive. The company said that all three exhibit exceptional leadership and relationship skills, that ensure building projects are properly managed from...

Skanska Completes Renovation of Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Institute West Side in New York City

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Skanska - Skanska announced the completion of the $8M renovation of Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Sports Medicine Institute West Side located in New York City. "We are proud to collaborate with HSS and to be celebrating the successful expansion of this cutting-edge, high-performance healthcare...

Skanska Awarded $303M Contract to Replace Rourke Bridge in Lowell, Mass.

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Skanska - Skanska announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to carry out the $303 million design-build of a new, relocated Rourke Bridge carrying Wood Street over the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass. "The reconstruction of the new Rour...

Skanska Finishes Essex Road Bridge, Gilman Springs Work

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced the recent substantial completion of two California projects. On Feb. 11, 2025, it announced the completion of the Essex Road Bridge replacement in Essex. And a week later, it announced the completion of the Gilman Springs...

Skanska Promotes Bill Trombley to West Coast Vice President, Strategic Pursuits

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska announced on May 1, 2025, that tenured Skanska executive Bill Trombley was promoted to vice president, strategic pursuits for Skanska USA Civil's West Coast operations. Trombley spent the past decade leading Skanska USA Civil's West Coast P...

Skanska USA Names Mark Elpers to Vice President Role

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Skanska - Construction and development firm Skanska announced the promotion of Mark Elpers to vice president — account manager of Skanska USA Building in Houston, Texas. As a leader in Houston's construction sector, Elpers will be instrumental in building some of Houston's most innova...

Skanska Announces Promotions for Its USA Civil Operations

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Skanska - Skanska announced the promotion of Steven Lunsford and Todd Chayet, both as vice president and assistant general counsel for its USA Civil operations' east and west regions, respectively. "We are pleased to announce the promotions of two exceptional leaders within Skanska USA Civil, w...

Skanska USA Building Announces Leadership Changes to Preconstruction Services Team

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Skanska USA Building - Skanska announced key leadership changes within its U.S.A. building operations' preconstruction services team. Robert Luckey will transition out of his role of senior vice president and regional director of preconstruction as he prepares for retirement. Luckey is succeeded by John Tam...

Skanska Awarded $444M Contract to Replace Raritan River Bridge in N.J.

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Skanska - Skanska announced it has been awarded a $444 million contract by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (N.J. Transit) to carry out the replacement of the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, N.J. Serving as a direct link between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, the project will replace the ...

Skanska Announces Substantial Completion of $74.2M Circulation Improvement Project

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Skanska - Skanska has announced the substantial completion of the $74.2 million circulation improvement project at the Grand Central 42nd Street Station in New York, N.Y. The newly unveiled passageway creates a direct connection between the Flushing, Queens, 7 train and the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines....

Skanska Promotes Mukesh Upadhyay to Vice President, Account Manager

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Skanska - Skanska announced the promotion of Mukesh Upadhyay to vice president, account manager of Skanska USA Building for its Metro operations in New York and New Jersey. Assuming this position following his previous role as vice president, project executive of the firm's USA Building busines...

Skanska Announces Promotions for USA Civil Northeast Operations

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Skanska - Skanska announced several promotions for the firm's USA Civil operations in the Northeast. "We are proud to be announcing the promotions of these six talented individuals, whose invaluable contributions have strengthened both our organization and the high-caliber projects we deliver,"...

Texas A&M Picks Skanska to Build Meat Sciences Building

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Skanska - Skanska announced on Jan. 27, 2025, that it signed a contract with the Texas A&M University System to construct the new Meat Science and Technology Center on the College Station campus. The contract is worth about $91 million. In addition, earlier in the month, Skanska celebra...

Skanska Awarded $220M Contract to Paint, Rehabilitate Commodore Barry Bridge

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, 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, N.J. ...

Skanska Brings Engineering Muscle to Manage Bridge Jobs in Bay State

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Design-build contracts can offer the benefits of a large construction firm's intimate knowledge of what it does best to be applied to a community project. The result can be cost and time savings, improved safety and other benefits. When the Skanska USA Civil Northeast won contracts to rebuild...

Skanska-Halmar JV Helps Quiet Confusion at JFK Airport

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - John F. Kennedy International Airport, located in Queens, N.Y., is a beehive of activity, welcoming approximately 62 million passengers each year; it also is the busiest international entry point in the country. Adding to the motion is a hum of construction activity as a multi-billion upgrade is ...

Skanska Names Trevor Wyckoff VP, GM for Ore., SW Wash.

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Skanska USA Building - Global construction and development firm Skanska named Trevor Wyckoff, a 24-year company veteran, as executive vice president and general manager overseeing its building operations in Oregon and southwest Washington. In this role, Wyckoff will develop and implement Skanska's business plan...

Skanska Completes $30M Replacement of Barstow Bridge

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CEG Staff - Skanska announced on Nov. 12, 2024, the substantial completion of the new North First Avenue Bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railyard in the city of Barstow. The $30.7 million project was awarded to Skanska by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and invo...

Skanska Completes Renovations for Boston College, Northeastern University

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced the completion of renovations for two local educational facilities, including Boston College's Higgins Hall and Northeastern's Robinson Hall. These projects referred to as "summer slammers," concentrat...

Skanska-led JV Awarded $625M Contract for Design-Build of I-95 15 Project in Rhode Island

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that its joint venture along with McCourt Construction and AETNA Bridge Company has been awarded a $625 million contract by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation...

Skanska/ECCO III J-V Building Upgrades to Yonkers, N.Y., Reservoir Worth $848M

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CEG - The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has signed an $848 million deal with a joint venture to construct the Hillview Reservoir Chemical Addition Facilities project in the city of Yonkers, just north of Manhattan. The consortium includes Swedish construction gia...

Skanska Appoints New Supplier Diversity Manager

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, has appointed Cassandra Campbell as supplier diversity manager. Campbell brings a robust track-record in compliance, contractual analysis and business administration along with a deep commitment to furthering di...

Skanska Integrated Solutions Serving as Project Manager for New Williams College Museum of Art

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, announced that its program management and consulting group, Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS), is serving as the program manager for the construction of the Williams College Museum of Art. Situated on a 6.75-ac...

Skanska to Construct New Office Building for Medpace

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Skanska - Skanska, a construction and development firm, has announced the signing of a contract with Medpace, a clinical research company, to construct a new office building on Medpace's Madisonville, Ohio, campus. The total construction value of the project will be $197 million. The new 562,000-sq...

RIDOT Awards $625M Building Contract to Skanska-Led JV for 'I-95 15' Project in Providence

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CEG - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently finalized a $625 million contract with the one and only bidder on a project to rebuild a total of 15 bridges along key stretches of Interstate 95 and Rhode Island Highway 10 in the Providence metro area. A consortium made up o...

Skanska Completes $89M Renovation, Addition to University of New Hampshire's Spaulding Hall

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced the completion of the $89 million, 130,000-sq.-ft. renovation and addition project for University of New Hampshire's Biological Sciences Building, Spaulding Hall, located at the heart of the university's campu...

Skanska JV Awarded Contract by Amtrak for East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, and joint venture partner, E-J Electric Installation Co., announced it has been awarded a contract by Amtrak to lead the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York. The forthcoming upgrades will greatly improv...

Skanska Awarded $635M Contract to Replace Livingston Avenue Bridge in Albany

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, has been awarded a contract by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to carry out the $635 million replacement of the Livingston Avenue Bridge in Albany, N.Y. Serving as a critical passageway for Amtr...

Skanska, B. Bell Builders to Construct Rice Business School

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Skanska - Skanska USA has been selected to construct a new $54.5 million building at Rice University for the Jones Graduate School of Business that will support the school's growing student and faculty population. The University and project teams celebrated the new project with a ground breaking ce...

Skanska Awarded $24M Contract for Supplemental Track Improvements to MBTA's Red Line

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide supplemental track improvements to the MBTA Red Line during six 24/7 track outages scheduled in 2024....

U.S. Navy Awards $146.8M Contract to Skanska to Build NOAA Facility in Newport

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Seapower - The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. The complex will serve as the future home of the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic. Seapower, a mag...

Skanska Awarded Contract to Develop Offshore Wind Port at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced a contract award worth $861 million to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into one of the nation's largest dedicated offshore wind ports. This critical infrastructure project will support ...

Skanska USA: Celebrating Women in Construction

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Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - International Women's Day, Women in Construction Week and Women's History Month all take place in March and Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) proudly celebrates this by showcasing two talented women actively working in the construction field. Anna Moll and Danielle O'Connell,...

Skanska Restructures Its U.S. Building Sustainability Team

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Skanska - Skanska, a global leader in sustainable building, has restructured its U.S. Building Sustainability Team to better serve client and company goals. Co-led by Steve Clem and Myrrh Caplan, who together bring decades of experience, the team will allow Skanska to continue to set the b...

Skanska Concludes 90-Day Pilot Program of Zero-Emission Volvo EC230 Electric in North America

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading construction and development firm, has announced the completion of a 90-day pilot program using the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator on the Purple (D Line) Extensi...

Skanska's Gary Almeraris, Jake van Baarsel Awarded Highest Construction Honors for Lifetime Achievements

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Skanska - For the first time, two Skanska construction veterans have concurrently received the highest honors in civil construction for their dedication and expertise in construction. Gary Almeraris, vice president of operations for Skanska's East Coast civil operations, was aw...

Skanska Awarded $113M Contract to Construct LaGuardia Airport's Jet Fuel Transmission Systems

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, announced it has been awarded a contract by LGAFUEL LLC to carry out the $113 million construction of LaGuardia Airport's fuel transmission systems in Queens, New York. The project will greatly improve the a...

Skanska Awarded $147M Contract to Construct NOAA Marine Facility

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $147 million contract by the U.S. Navy on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to build a new NOAA Marine Operations Center on Naval Station Newport in Newpor...

Skanska Completes First Phase of East Midtown Waterfront Esplanade, East River Greenway Project in New York City

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, announced the completion of the first phase of the East Midtown Waterfront Esplanade and East River Greenway development along FDR Drive in Manhattan. The project, awarded to Skanska by New York City Economic De...

Skanska Breaks Ground On Cincinnati Mass Timber Building

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Skanska - Skanska and Cincinnati Public Radio (CPR) broke ground Aug. 22 on the new Cincinnati Public Radio Headquarters. Once complete, the new HQ will be the first two-story mass timber building in the Midwest and the first of its kind in Cincinnati. The $32 million, 35,000-sq.-ft. building will ...

Skanska Announces Promotion of Reeves to Lead North Texas

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Skanska - Skanska, one of the world's leading construction and development firms, announced the promotion of Todd Reeves to vice president — account manager in North Texas. As a leader in North Texas construction, Reeves is instrumental in the development of some of DFW's most innovat...

Skanska Awarded $70M Contract from Lehigh University to Redevelop Historic Clayton University Center

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, has been awarded a $70M contract by Lehigh University to comprehensively redevelop its historic Clayton University Center located in Bethlehem, Pa. "We're proud to partner with Lehigh University and to be playing an...

Skanska Completes $38M Expansion, Renovation to Tampa Convention Center in Downtown Tampa

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Skanska - Skanska USA, a construction and development firm, announced the completion of the largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center in downtown Tampa, Fla., that will cater to locals and business and leisure travelers. The project scope included a s...

Skanska Completes Transformative Project Coachman Park in Downtown Clearwater

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Skanska - Skanska USA, a construction and development firm, announced the delivery of the highly anticipated Coachman Park, a transformative waterfront redevelopment in Downtown Clearwater, Fla., that is creating a world-class outdoor destination that will serve both locals and visitors....

Skanska-led JV With Halmar Awarded $1.24B Contract to Design, Reconstruct JFK International Airport's Central Terminal Area

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, and joint venture partner, Halmar International LLC, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to carry out the $1.24 billion design and reconstruction of John F....

Skanska USA Co-Creates AGC Task Force to Spearhead Decarbonization Efforts in Construction

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Skanska - Skanska USA, one of the world's largest development and construction companies, announced it has co-created the newly formed Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Task Force on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting, to address the challenges around r...

Skanska Promotes Daniel Patarozzi to Vice President, Account Manager

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced the promotion of Daniel Patarozzi to vice president, account manager of Skanska USA Building for its Metro operations in New York and New Jersey. Elevating from his previous role as vice president, project exe...

Skanska USA North Texas Office Hosts Construction Event

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Skanska - Skanska USA Building North Texas office hosted more than 30 students from the Young Women's Leadership Academy (YWLA) for a Day of Discovery. During the half-day event, the Skanska team introduced students to the careers available in architecture, engineering and construction, al...

Skanska Announces Replacement of 90-Year-Old Barstow Bridge

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Skanska - Skanska announced a $30 million contract with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority to break ground on the new North 1st Avenue Bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railyard in the city of Barstow. The existing two-lane bridge, built around 1930, will be replac...

Skanska Awarded Contract to Make Circulation Improvements to Grand Central/42nd Street Station in New York City

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to make circulation improvements to the Grand Central – 42nd Street Station. The approximately $74.2 million project will additionally inclu...

Skanska Awarded $480M Contract to Construct New Jamaica Bus Depot, Parking Lot in Queens, N.Y.

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, has been awarded a contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to carry out the $480 million construction of the new Jamaica Bus Depot, delivering a new LEED certified bus depot and accompanying administ...

Skanska, ECCO III HPA JV Celebrate Completion of $460M Interstate Access Improvement Project at Hunts Point Peninsula in South Bronx, NY

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, and its joint venture partner, ECCO III Enterprises Inc., have completed phase one of the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $460 million Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvemen...

Skanska Sharpens Focus On Supplier Diversity Program With New Leadership, New Structure

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Skanska - Skanska USA, a global construction and development firm, has appointed Joycelyn Yue as national director of supplier diversity for its building operations, revitalizing and sharpening focus on the company's leadership in this space. In this role, Yue will lead the U.S...

Skanska Awarded $167M Contract to Reconstruct, Rehabilitate Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Skanska - Skanska USA announced that it has been awarded a contract by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to carry out the $167 million rehabilitation of the Williamsburg Bridge, providing needed improvements and replacement of aging components across ...

Skanska Selected for Flushing Line Improvements by Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, and its joint venture partner, New Jersey-based Railroad Construction Company have been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to make improvements on the Flushing ...

Skanska Selected to Lead Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center's Campus Replacement in Tampa

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Skanska - Skanska, a global construction and development firm, was selected to spearhead the campus replacement at the Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center, a Hillsborough County public school in Tampa, Fla., that is dedicated to serving students in need of emotional and behavioral support....

Skanska Leader Sees Work as Service to Greater Community

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Patricia O’Brien – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Throughout her childhood, Anita Nelson watched family members serve their community in a variety of ways. They were teachers, coaches and municipal employees and supported businesses through the local Chamber of Commerce. Inspired to make an impact in her community, she set out for a career in po...

Women in Construction: Skanska's Monica Martinez

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CEG - No two journeys are the same. Different starting points; different destinations. And almost certainly, different obstacles along the way. For Monica Martinez, her journey in the construction world started in Mexico. It has led her to a promising career at Skanska, but her final destinatio...

Skanska USA Partners With Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles in Honor of Women in Construction Week

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Skanska - Global development and construction services firm Skanska USA recently hosted a workshop for approximately 50 Girl Scouts in celebration of Women in Construction Week. Architects, engineers and designers from the award-winning firm led Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors fr...

Strzelecki Takes Over as Skanska's New Vice President

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Skanska - Skanska, a construction and development firm, has hired Justin Strzelecki as vice president and account manager of its building operations in California. Strzelecki joined Skanska in September 2021 and in his new role will be responsible for a wide range of business development activities...

Skanska USA Names Nystrom to Vice President of Operations

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Skanska - Skanska, a leading construction and development firm, has named Brad Nystrom to vice president of operations of its civil division on the West Coast. In his new role, Nystrom will help lead civil operations and business planning in California and Washington. He also will ...

Skanska Promotes Justin Waguespack to Operations Vice President

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Skanska - Skanska, one of the world's leading construction and development firms, has promoted Justin Waguespack to operations vice president for its civil operations in California. In his new role, Waguespack will lead the ongoing $1.2 billion Regional Connector Transit Projec...

Skanska Selected to Build Radford University's $102M Center for Adaptive Innovation, Creativity

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Skanska - Global construction and development firm Skanska has been selected to build Radford University's new Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity (CAIC). Located in Radford, Va., the $102 million, 177,917-sq.-ft. building will replace the existing space for the College of Vi...

Texas Women in Construction — Meet Kaisha Plambeck of Skanska USA

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CEG - Kaisha Plambeck offers a very succinct answer when asked what she likes about being in the construction world — "I really get to be myself." The Texas native who once dreamed of a career in design has found both comfort and success as a senior project engineer at Skanska USA and cou...

Skanska Promotes Joe Lindemann to VP of Operations

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Skanska - Skanska USA has announced that Joe Lindemann, an industry veteran with 38 years of experience in commercial construction, has been promoted to vice president of operations in north Texas. Lindemann, who is based in Skanska's north Texas office, joined the company in 1...

Skanska Tops Out Bowden Campus at St. Philip's College

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Skanska - Construction firm Skanska announced that it has reached a significant milestone on St. Philip's campus with the steel topping out of the Bowden Campus Center. The Bowden Campus Center will replace the original building from the 1940s. The 24,800 sq.-f...

Johnny Ortiz Promoted to Regional Vendor Diversity Manager of Skanska in the Mid-Atlantic

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Skanska - Skanska USA announced that Johnny Ortiz has been promoted to regional vendor diversity manager of the Mid-Atlantic region and will support North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. metro operations. Ortiz will maintain Skanska's Disadvantaged Business En...

Skanska Completes $92M Reconstruction of Historic St. Petersburg Municipal Pier

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Skanska - Skanska announced the completion of the St. Petersburg Municipal Pier and Pier Approach situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. With breathtaking views of the waterfront, The Pier District includes a variety of dining and shopping options, interactive exper...

Skanska Crews Break Ground on Audubon Metals Plant

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Skanska - Crews from Skanska, USA broke ground on the newest facility at the Audubon Metals Texas Plant project. Audubon reached an agreement with officials in Corsicana and Navarro County to build the facility there by investing $50 million. Audubon Presid...

Skanska One Year Out From Completing Pensacola Bay Bridges Project

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - In an effort to improve overall traffic flow, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the midst of replacing the aging Sen. Philip D. Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge (Pensacola Bay Bridge) connecting the cities of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze via U.S. 98 (SR 30), which is a ...

Skanska's New Commercial Development Practice in LA

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Skanska - Skanska announced the official launch of its commercial development division in Los Angeles, alongside its first acquisition in the market, a fully-entitled commercial development site in Beverly Hills. Located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Almont Drive, 9000 Wils...

Skanska Signs Ground Lease With JBG SMITH for D.C. Mixed-Use Development

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Skanska - Skanska, a global development and construction firm, has signed a long-term ground lease with JBG SMITH to develop an approximately 34,000 sq.-ft. land parcel for a ground-up, mixed-use development in Washington, D.C.'s Central Business District. Loca...

Carbon Emissions Reduced by 98 Percent at Volvo, Skanska Electric Site

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Volvo - Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and its customer Skanska have been testing the viability of t...

Skanska Announces U.S. Senior Leadership Officers

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CEG - Skanska USA, a leading construction and development firm, announced promotions to the USA Senior Leadership Team for Skanska's building operations. Chris Toher has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO); Jim Link, Len Vetrone and Kerim Evin h...

Skanska Announces New Chief Operating Officer

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CEG - Skanska, a provider of project development and construction services, announced a series of executive promotions supporting the company's long-term growth strategy in the United StatesSkanska appointed David Schmidt as the new chief operating officer of Skanska USA commercial developme...

Skanska Tops Out 99M Project in D.C.'s Capitol Riverfront

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CEG - Skanska has achieved the “topping out” milestone at 99M, signaling the last pour on the roof level of the concrete, 11-story, 234,000-sq. ft. Class A office building currently under construction in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.Located at the corner of ...

Skanska Builds New Recreation Center for Boston College

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CEG - Skanska has signed a contract to build a new recreation center for Boston College in Massachusetts. The contract is worth $113 million, which will be included in the United States order bookings for the second quarter of 2017.Skanska will replace Boston College's existing Flynn Recreat...

Skanska, Ames to Build California's I-15 Express Lanes

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CEG - Skanska announced its joint venture with Ames Construction has been awarded a $243.9 million design-build contract from the Riverside County Transportation Commission to construct new express toll lanes on the I-15 freeway.Skanska USA Civil will include its $146.3 million portion of the co...

Skanska to Build $178M Women and Children's Health Building

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CEG - Skanska has signed a contract to build the new Women and Children's Health Building for Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del. The contract is worth $178 million and will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building in the third quarter 2016.This eight-story, 387,5...

Skanska Wraps Up Work on Skyline Regional Park

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CEG - Skanska, a construction and development firm, has completed work at Skyline Regional Park in Buckeye, Ariz., that will enable residents and visitors to enjoy a new park.The $3.95-million project for the city of Buckeye included roadway construction, park features including entry gate house...

Skanska Reaches $2.8B Deal on LaGuardia Project in N.Y.

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CEG - Skanska, as a member of LaGuardia Gateway Partners, has reached financial close and executed a lease agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).The Public Private Partnership (PPP) includes finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the LaGuardia...

Skanska Hires Shover as Business Development Director for Civil Unit

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CEG - Skanska, a construction and development firm, has hired Randi Shover as business development director for its civil construction unit. In this role, she will build relationships with potential customers, demonstrating how Skanska's expertise can aid them in achieving their goals.In mor...

Skanska One Year Away From Completing I-805 North Express Lanes Project in San Diego

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Irwin Rapoport - Stage one of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) I-805 North Express Lanes Project will likely be completed in May 2016 by Skanska USA Civil.The $75 million design and construction contract is also funded by the Congestio...

Skanska, Road Machinery Unite to Meet ADOT Deadline

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CEG - The Beeline Highway (AZ 87) south of Payson, Ariz., winds its way through the scenic Mazatzal Mountains northeast of the Phoenix metro area. Over the years, however, the road has been the location of multiple fatalities, and it had become paramount to ADOT to straighten an especially dang...

Skanska Achieves Environmental, Safety Certifications

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. has become among the first U.S. construction firms to have all of its operations certified to meet the environmental and safety standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS). Sk...

Yoder & Frey Holds Sale for Flatiron-Tidewater Skanska

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CEG - Good weather and good pricing combined at a surplus liquidation auction Jan. 29 in Tampa, Fla.The sale featured surplus iron from Flatiron-Tidewater Skanska, which recently completed projects near the Tampa airport....

Skanska Commits $50,000 to the United Nations to Aid Haiti’s Earthquake Victims

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CEG - Skanska, a leading provider of construction and construction management services, announced it has made a $50,000 monetary donation to the United Nations to be used for its disaster relief efforts in Haiti. The United Nations, through the United Nations Foundation, the Central Emergency Re...

Skanska USA Awards ’Top 40’ to Promote Safety in Oregon

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. has awarded top honors to several of its 40 largest subcontractors in Oregon at a competition aimed at helping eliminate construction-related falls. This was the ninth year that Skanska has partnered with its “Top 40” in the name of creating new and innovativ...

Skanska ’Hammerheads’ Paddle Their Way to Silver Medal

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CEG - For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia-metro office of Skanska USA Building Inc. paddled its way to earn silver medals at the Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival.The “Skanska Hammerheads” defeated 80 percent of the competition overall and earned silver medal...

Skanska USA Building Doubles Up for Habitat for Humanity

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. volunteered at two separate Pennsylvania Habitat for Humanity construction project sites.The first group of volunteers comprised of Skanska office and field personnel, continued the renovation work on a duplex in Pottstown, Pa., where Skanska first volunteered in ...

Skanska USA Lands Del.’s Indian River Inlet Bridge Project

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CEG - DOVER, Del. (AP) The Delaware Department of Transportation has signed a nearly $150 million contract for construction of a new Indian River Inlet bridge.Delaware Department of Transportation spokesman Darrel Cole said Virginia-based Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc. had the lowest bid and q...

Skanska USA Receives $45M Contract for Calif. Facility

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CEG - Skanska USA Civil’s Riverside office has been awarded a $45 million contract from Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) for the expansion of the existing March Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Perris, Calif. The project is included in second quarter bookings for this year.The exp...

Skanska USA Begins Sculpting Tampa Art Museum

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Jeff Brooks - It’s been almost 10 years since then-mayor Dick Greco first proposed a new Tampa Museum of Art. The long wait, which was marked by political squabbles and financial issues, finally ended April 18 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the 66,000-sq.-ft. museum in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. ...

Skanska Builds Super New Giants Stadium

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David S. Chartock - Site work and ongoing adjacent construction projects are among the challenges faced by the team that is building New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.The $998 million, 2.2-million-sq.-ft. (204,387 sq m) steel and concrete facility will include 82,000 seats and 217 luxury suites ...

Skanska’s Flemming Promoted to Co-Chief Operating Officer

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. has promoted Bill Flemming to co-chief operating officer to oversee its Boston, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey operations.Flemming was serving as corporate senior vice president of pre-construction services, responsible for the pre-construction organization....

Skanska USA Forms Strategic Partnership for Stadium Project

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the Bergen County Building Trades Council and the N.J. Department of Labor & Workforce Development for the New Meadowlands Stadium project in East Rutherford, N.J. Skan...

Skanska Takes Pride in Bridge of Lions Rehab

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Jeff Brooks - When Mike Yeager was assigned to the Bridge of Lions Rehabilitation Project, he wasn’t too concerned about whether he would be restoring the historic St. Augustine, Fla., structure or building a new span.Now, almost halfway through the five-year, $76.8 million project, Yeager has a w...

Skanska’s American Divisions Unite Under Single Name

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David Chartock - For years, as Skanska USA has acquired companies throughout the United States, it has allowed those companies to co-brand to take advantage of the strength of a global enterprise and the good will and market presence of each company.For example, there was Slattery Skanska, Gottlieb Skanska...

Skanska Crews Begin Replacement of Judith Dresser Memorial Bridge

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Angela B. Hurni - Years of wear and tear and several safety-related incidents in 2004 have prompted the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to add funding for the replacement of the Route 5 bridge, known as the Judith Stewart Dresser Memorial Bridge, to the ...

Skanska USA Constructing $32M Pier Extension at Norfolk Shipping Terminal

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CEG - Skanska USA Civil’s Southeast Region was awarded a $31.8 million project from the Virginia Port Authority to construct an extension to its north wharf container pier at Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, Va. Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) is the largest shipping termi...

Skanska Projects to Bring State Into Clean Water Act Compliance

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David S. Chartock - The wastewater treatment, reclamation combined sewer overflow (CSO) and water reclamation construction market is booming in Georgia and has been since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sued the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in the late 1990s to force compliance with...

Skanska to Construct Medical Science Building at VCU

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CEG - Skanska USA Building Inc. has been selected to provide preconstruction and construction management services for the $44.5-million contract of the second Medical Sciences Building (MSB II) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. The architect of record if Ballinger, based in Phi...

Tidewater Skanska to Begin $199 Million Project Along I-95

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CEG - Tidewater Skanska was awarded a $199 million project from the Georgia Department of Transportation to reconstruct a section of Interstate 95 in Brunswick, GA, located in the southeastern part of the state near the Florida border. The scope of work for the project includes widening of 5.72 ...

Skanska Detains Local Subs for Juvenile Justice Center

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Lisa Coston - For 35 years, DeKalb County, GA — a sprawling suburban county, 10 mi. east of Atlanta, with a population of 700,000 — has housed its juvenile court in a 50,000 sq. ft. (4,600 sq m) three-story building, designed primarily as a detention facility.At its current location, the you...

Escambia Bridge Job Awarded to Tidewater Skanska

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CEG - PENSACOLA, FL (AP) A $242-million contract has been awarded to a Virginia company to replace an Interstate 10 bridge across Escambia Bay that was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September. Tidewater Skanska Inc. of Virginia Beach signed the contract for the twin-span bridge with the ...

Fairfield-Skanska Receives VDOT Quality Award for Work on Route 340

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CEG - Fairfield-Skanska Inc. has earned the statewide 2004 Construction Quality Award from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for its work on Route 340 in Page County, VA. The VDOT Luray Residency received a companion award for project design and project management. The awards are ...

Slattery Skanska Rebuilds Critical BQE Expressway

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David S. Chartock - Similar to arteries to and from a heart, arteries in and around New York City get clogged, too. The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), from 25th Avenue to Broadway in Woodside, Queens, got more than clogged. And after serving New Yorkers for 50 years, the New York State Department of Transportati...

Skanska Motors Through VA’s Pinners Point Project

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Angela B. Hurni - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected Tidewater Skanska Inc. to build the Pinners Point Interchange, VDOT’s largest single construction contract, in Portsmouth, VA. The road and bridge project will provide an interstate-type connection from Portsmouth’s Western...

Skanska Doesn’t Break for NJ’s Route 18

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James Van Horn - For students at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, NJ, the summer 2003 break is vacation time, a respite from the hectic activities during the academic year. For Slattery Skanska Inc. it’s just the opposite — a 10-week window in which to jam the critical items of a $75.9-m...

Skanska Wins $292 Census Headquarters Project

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CEG - STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) Construction giant Skanska AB said in late July that it has received an order worth $292 million to design and build a new U.S. Census Bureau headquarters near Washington. Skanska will include $146 million in third-quarter order bookings as a result of the d...

Tidewater Skanska Erects VA’s First Fully Hydraulic Span in Chesapeake

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Tracy Carbasho - Construction of Virginia’s first fully hydraulic bridge is right on schedule with overall project completion slated for July 2005. The five-lane, two-leaf bascule structure is being built in the 270-year-old community of Great Bridge in Chesapeake, VA, by Tidewater Skanska Inc. Crew...

Skanska Positive on U.S. Market in 2001 and 2002

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CEG - Swedish construction company Skanska is positive on the development of its key U.S. market this year and next year despite worries of an economic slow down, Chief Executive Claes Bjork said recently. Earlier, Skanska released full year results showing a profit after financial items of 8.5 ...

Skanska’s New UK Company Awarded Chunnel Rail Link Contract

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CEG - Skanska’s British subsidiary, Skanska Construction, has been awarded a contract valued at SEK 1.4 billion, GBP 105 million, for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link - the high-speed rail connection linking London with the Channel Tunnel. The customer is Union Railways. Skanska Constru...