Construction Projects

  Each new year brings new and brilliant construction projects that will not only aid the country’s economic development but also improve job opportunities. There are many highlights in store for the construction industry in America for the year 2022- This year also promises new parks and public spaces, new campus buildings, and civic jewels renovated and reimagined:. With climate change at the forefront of everyone’s minds, this project shows a variety of strategies for decarbonizing the built environment, ranging from ecological restoration to adaptive reuse. Here are a few of the major anniversaries we’re anticipating in the coming year. Let’s go over the top projects to watch in the United States this year, complete with features and construction details. These high-profile and high-impact construction jobs which are valued in the billions are expected to reach major milestones in the coming year and beyond. Top 10 USA Construction Projects in the USA for 2022 1. Amazon HQ2 (Arlington/Crystal City, Virginia)  According to Clark Construction, the first phase of the new Amazon HQ2 office space at National Landing, which began in January 2020, is on track to be completed by 2023. The contractor anticipates crowning out the office buildings at Metropolitan Park in early 2022, finishing facade installation by summer, and moving on to developing the 2-acre landscaped courtyard once the buildings are finished. The Metropolitan Park campus will house 2.1 million square feet of office space for Amazon in two 22-story LEED-certified buildings as well as 50,000 square feet of retail space for local small businesses.  The Amazon HQ2 budget is estimated to be more than $2.5 billion  2. Samsung Chip Factory (Austin, Texas) Samsung announced in late November that it is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor fabrication facility in Taylor, Texas, northeast of Austin. Samsung plans to begin construction on the factory in 2022, with operations beginning in 2024. The project’s announcement came amid a global shortage of computer chips caused by COVID-19 supply issues. The project’s lead contractor has yet to be announced by the company. It will be the company’s largest investment in the United States. Since the late 1990s, Samsung has operated a chip manufacturing facility in Austin and plans to share infrastructure and resources between the two establishments. Read Related: Bechtel to Build $20B Intel Plant in Ohio 3. California High-Speed Rail (Central Valley Phase)  The California high-speed rail project, which, once completed, will be the country’s first long-distance high-speed rail line, currently has 35 active construction sites spread across a 119-mile stretch of the Central Valley. The system is expected to run from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, according to the State of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority, using bullet trains that can travel up to 200 miles per hour. The system’s reach would be extended over 800 miles with up to 24 stations if extensions to Sacramento and San Diego are built. The cost of the Central Valley section is currently estimated to be $13.1 billion. According to the rail authority’s 2020 business plan, the first section will run between Merced, California, and Bakersfield, California, with service expected to begin in December 2028. Three design-build contracts are distributed to different companies for different phases and sites. The rail services are expected to be operational between San Francisco and Los Angeles by December 2033. 4. Texas Bullet Rail (Dallas/ Fort Worth and Houston, Texas)  The dream of Texas Central Partners and Matthews Southwest Properties is to build a high-speed train line that connects Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas. The ambitious project is expected to cost a whopping $20 billion. The “approximately 240-mile high-speed rail line will offer a total travel time of fewer than 90 minutes, with convenient departures every 30 minutes during peak periods and every hour during off-peak periods,” according to Texas Central. Webuild Group & Lane Construction Corp. are listed as the project’s general contractors, with Kiewit Infrastructure South and Mass Electric Construction also involved. 5. NFL’s Buffalo Bills Stadium (New York, NY) NFL’s Buffalo Bills submitted a plan to the City of Buffalo in August, ahead of the expiration of their lease to play home games at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, for a new $1.4 billion, 60,000-seat stadium to be built by 2027. The new stadium could be built on the Bills’ current site, directly replacing Highmark Stadium, or on a new site in downtown Buffalo, which has yet to be determined. The new stadium would be the 11th most expensive ever built if built on the Bills’ current site. It would be the third most expensive in downtown Buffalo, at $2.1 billion. In addition, the cost of relocating residents and businesses would be incurred. The preliminary survey of the project and its impact was completed by the engineering firm AECOM last month. Due to the high estimated cost and shorter life span of a renovation, the company recommended building a new stadium rather than attempting to renovate the 50-year-old Highmark Stadium. The AECOM report also suggests that instead of building new in Buffalo, construction should be done in Orchard Park. 6. Blue Castle Nuclear Plant (Green River, Utah) Blue Castle Holdings Inc. is working on a project to build a two-reactor nuclear energy facility near Green River, Utah, with a potential construction budget of $20 billion. The project is expected to start construction in 2022, according to construction bid documents. “Planning is currently being conducted to provide consistent, competitive new baseload electric power generation and to reduce the developmental risk for electric utilities,” according to the company. The project had progressed to the design stage, according to documents from November 2021. The owners estimate that once the project gets underway it will take until 2030 to complete. The project, according to Blue Castle Holdings, will use “less than 1% of current water diversion” in the state for its facility, while also claiming to increase the amount of electricity produced in Utah by 50%. According to construction bid documents, this number is slightly lower, with the addition of