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Virginia Data Center Expansion: Skanska Secures $238M Contract for Second Campus Building

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13 August 2026

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Cloud Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 13 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Skanska secured a $238 million contract to build the second building of a major data center campus in Virginia, a leading global hub for AI and cloud infrastructure. The project includes five high-density data halls and extensive site utilities, with construction starting August 2026 and ending May 2028.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 1 source has reported it between 13 Aug 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a sharper demand for high-density AI compute capacity if your business targets cloud infrastructure. Skanska’s Virginia expansion opens a fresh supply pipeline for sophisticated data center capacity that chips makers and AI service providers will depend on.

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1 source · first reported 13 Aug 2026 · latest 20 Aug 2026

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