Articles by Neil Gerrard

Project management consultant appointed for 2030 World Expo in Riyadh
Published on: 17 July 2025
US firm Bechtel awarded role for Expo 2030 in Saudi Arabia
Trump officially pulls $4bn in funding for California High Speed Rail
Published on: 17 July 2025
California High Speed’s CEO calls cancellation of funding ‘wrong’ and ‘illegal’
Weekly Quiz: Anti-dumping rethink | Singapore self-climbing robot | Data centre investment surge
Published on: 17 July 2025
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Lane in $337m deal to widen North Carolina’s I-85
Published on: 16 July 2025
Lane, the US subsidiary of Italy’s Webuild Group, has won a US$337 million (€288 million) deal to widen and modernise the Interstate 85 (I-85) in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Sir Robert McAlpine to restore England’s largest surviving Victorian water tower
Published on: 16 July 2025
UK-based contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is to restore the largest surviving Victorian municipal water tower in England
Contractor selected to build advanced nuclear reactor in Idaho
Published on: 16 July 2025
Nuclear company Oklo has selected a lead constructor for its first commercial advanced modular nuclear reactor, at Idaho Nuclear Laboratory (INL)
Ground broken on Singapore’s $8bn Las Vegas Sands development
Published on: 16 July 2025
Developer Las Vegas Sands has broken ground on a new $8 billion “ultra-luxurious” resort and entertainment destination in Singapore.
Data centre boom helps push US contractors’ backlogs further out
Published on: 16 July 2025
A boom in data centre construction work has helped to push contractors’ order backlogs to an average of 8.7 months in June
Case expands 20th mini excavator to range with new model
Published on: 15 July 2025
Case Construction Equipment has added a new 3.9-tonne diesel-powered model to its mini excavator line-up
Skanska wins £153m UK roads project
Published on: 15 July 2025
Skanska’s UK business has won a £153 million (US$205.1 million) contract to upgrade the A47 Thickthorn road junction in East Anglia
Three unusual new technologies for bridge inspections and maintenance
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Published on: 15 July 2025
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Caterpillar launches new mid-sized wheel loader
Published on: 14 July 2025
Caterpillar has launched the 980 GC wheel loader, a new diesel-powered mid-size model
Parsons appointed project management consultant for Dubai’s Metro Blue Line
Published on: 14 July 2025
Parsons Corporation has won the role of project management consultant on the planned Dubai Metro Blue Line
Webuild bags $600 million worth of construction work in Saudi Arabia
Published on: 14 July 2025
Italian contractor Webuild has added another major construction contract to its backlog of work in Saudi Arabia
Cat and LiuGong prompt UK to reconsider anti-dumping measures on Chinese excavators
Published on: 14 July 2025
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced that it is reconsidering anti-dumping measures that it had previously recommended on certain excavators imported from China
The most data-focused construction companies extract more from digital tools
Published on: 11 July 2025
Most data‑focused construction companies extract greater benefits from digital tools, survey finds
31 construction workers rescued unharmed after LA tunnel collapse
Published on: 11 July 2025
A total of 31 construction workers have escaped unharmed after a wastewater management tunnel collapsed
Hochtief to overhaul stretch of German railway in €170m deal
Published on: 10 July 2025
German infrastructure company Hochtief has won a deal to overhaul a 42km-long stretch of railway in Germany
Nigeria secures $747m for first phase of coastal highway
Published on: 10 July 2025
Nigeria’s government has secured a loan of US$747 million to finance the construction of a 700km coastal highway
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Published on: 10 July 2025
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