Construction firm Walbridge has broken ground on a $16 billion Stargate data center, marking one of the largest single data center construction starts on record. The Stargate project, backed by OpenAI and its partners, represents a major escalation in hyperscaler infrastructure spending. Walbridge's involvement signals growing demand for contractors capable of managing projects at this scale. The groundbreaking advances the broader Stargate buildout timeline as AI compute demand continues to rise.