Infrastructure Project Delay Tracker
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May 2026
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Confirmed delays, cost overruns, and contractor disputes on large-scale infrastructure projects, structured each month from project news, government audit reports, congressional records, and construction industry press. Each record includes the project name, state, original and revised budget where disclosed, cause of the overrun or delay, the responsible contractor, and the report date. Coverage spans road, rail, energy, water, and urban infrastructure projects in the United States, focusing on projects with an original contract value above $100 million.
US infrastructure project with original contract value above $100 million reported a confirmed delay, cost overrun, or contractor dispute in May 2026
Infrastructure fund managers and project finance teams use it to benchmark contractor risk and track project stress signals. Government audit bodies and parliamentary committees use it as supplementary data for oversight. Construction insurers and bonding companies use it to monitor active project risk. Journalists covering public spending use it as a structured source of confirmed overrun events.
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<table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:220px">Project Name</th><th style="min-width:160px">Location</th><th style="min-width:130px">Infra Type</th><th style="min-width:140px">Original Contract</th><th style="min-width:130px">Cost Overrun</th><th style="min-width:130px">Issue Type</th><th style="min-width:150px">Delay Duration</th><th style="min-width:200px">Contractor</th><th style="min-width:200px">Government Agency</th><th style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">Report Date</th></tr></thead><tbody>
<tr><td style="min-width:40px">1</td><td style="min-width:220px">Moda Center Renovation</td><td style="min-width:160px">Portland, Oregon</td><td style="min-width:130px">Public Buildings</td><td style="min-width:140px">$262.0M</td><td style="min-width:130px">$338.0M</td><td style="min-width:130px">Delay</td><td style="min-width:150px">Months away</td><td style="min-width:200px">N/A</td><td style="min-width:200px">City of Portland / Multnomah County / Oregon DAS</td><td style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">2026-05-10</td></tr>
<tr><td style="min-width:40px">2</td><td style="min-width:220px">California High-Speed Rail Project</td><td style="min-width:160px">California</td><td style="min-width:130px">Transportation</td><td style="min-width:140px">$126.0B</td><td style="min-width:130px">$36.0B</td><td style="min-width:130px">Delay</td><td style="min-width:150px">10+ years</td><td style="min-width:200px">Bechtel</td><td style="min-width:200px">High-Speed Rail Authority</td><td style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">2026-05-03</td></tr>
<tr><td style="min-width:40px">3</td><td style="min-width:220px">Smithfield Choice Revitalization Plan</td><td style="min-width:160px">Birmingham, Alabama</td><td style="min-width:130px">Public Buildings</td><td style="min-width:140px">$300.0M</td><td style="min-width:130px">N/A</td><td style="min-width:130px">Delay</td><td style="min-width:150px">8-year term</td><td style="min-width:200px">Smithfield Phase II, LP</td><td style="min-width:200px">Birmingham City Council</td><td style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">2026-05-26</td></tr>
<tr><td style="min-width:40px">4</td><td style="min-width:220px">Bull Run Filtration Project</td><td style="min-width:160px">Portland, Oregon</td><td style="min-width:130px">Water</td><td style="min-width:140px">$500.0M</td><td style="min-width:130px">$2.08B</td><td style="min-width:130px">Cost Overrun</td><td style="min-width:150px">+2 years</td><td style="min-width:200px">N/A</td><td style="min-width:200px">Portland Water Bureau</td><td style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">2026-05-13</td></tr>
<tr><td style="min-width:40px">5</td><td style="min-width:220px">Broomfield Town Square Project</td><td style="min-width:160px">Broomfield, Colorado</td><td style="min-width:130px">Other</td><td style="min-width:140px">N/A</td><td style="min-width:130px">$14.0M</td><td style="min-width:130px">Delay</td><td style="min-width:150px">18 months</td><td style="min-width:200px">City Street Investors</td><td style="min-width:200px">City of Broomfield</td><td style="min-width:110px;white-space:nowrap">2026-05-12</td></tr>
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<h3>What project size threshold is used for inclusion?</h3><p>Projects with an original contract value above $100M are the primary focus. Smaller projects with particularly significant overruns relative to their scale are included where they are widely reported.</p><h3>Are private sector infrastructure projects included alongside public ones?</h3><p>Yes. Privately financed infrastructure (PPP, BOOT, and similar models) is included alongside publicly funded projects where overrun details are publicly disclosed.</p><h3>Which contractors appear most frequently in the dataset?</h3><p>Coverage is event-driven rather than contractor-ranked. Any contractor involved in a publicly reported overrun or delay is included regardless of company size.</p>