BX Blog

The heavy civil construction industry is facing rising infrastructure demands, making effective supply chain management crucial. Success in projects like highway expansions and bridge repairs now depends on how efficiently materials are sourced, tracked, and delivered.‍

Landing a 100,000-ton heavy civil construction project in a new region is great for your backlog, but tough on sourcing. You’ll need multiple material suppliers and disposal sites, without knowing the local area. Find out what you should do.

Learn why more women belong heavy civil construction—beyond the office and onto the job site—and how their presence is reshaping the industry for the better.

Explore innovative ways to reuse materials in heavy civil construction projects—saving money, reducing waste, and supporting sustainability.

Heavy civil construction projects produce large volumes of debris, creating major challenges for contractors. These include time-consuming searches for disposal sites, strict regulatory compliance, project delays due to inefficient disposal planning, and the need to manage costs within budget constraints.

It doesn’t matter how outdated the current process looks, or how revolutionary you think your solution is. If you’re banking on a flashy demo, a polished pitch deck, and some branded swag to win over contractors or material suppliers, it's not going to work.

Tariffs tend to hit essential construction supplies the hardest, driving up the cost of key materials, which affects overall project budgets.

The construction industry is quickly moving past its long-held reputation for slow tech adoption, U.S. heavy civil and commercial sectors. As 2025 is dubbed the “year of exponential” tech growth, this blog examines the accelerating changes, the roles most affected, and how professionals can adapt before disruption hits.