Construction and infrastructure updates checked 4 November 2026. Announcement dates and planned works are identified below.
United StatesSan Francisco selects team for nutrient reduction upgrade
Jacobs announced on 28 October that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission had selected a Jacobs–PCL joint venture to deliver the Southeast Treatment Plant Nutrient Reduction Project through progressive design-build. The utility estimates the project at US$1 billion.
The proposed treatment upgrade targets total inorganic nitrogen discharged to San Francisco Bay. Jacobs says the plant handles approximately 80% of the city’s wastewater, making continued operation a central constraint on the work.
Why it matters: treatment-process changes in an operating plant require the delivery team to coordinate construction, commissioning and service continuity. The selection announcement establishes the delivery arrangement; it does not demonstrate completed nutrient-removal performance. Source: Jacobs, 28 October 2026.
Data centre opposition reaches local ballots
Reuters reported on 29 October that voters in 38 local jurisdictions were to consider at least 41 data centre-related measures. Its report described opposition associated with electricity demand and local development. No ballot outcomes are asserted here.
Why it matters: the votes put community acceptance and local approvals among the risks that data centre project teams need to track alongside design and procurement. Source: Reuters via bdnews24.com, 29 October 2026.
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Earlier construction at San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant, May 2021. Photo: Pi.1415926535 / CC BY-SA 4.0.
