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Images | 7 of the best photos from the world of construction in April
30 April 2025
The end of April 2025 is here, which means it is time for Construction Briefing to review some of the best photos from the construction sector taken around the world this month:
Aerial images of the construction of the new Big Carlos Pass Bridge in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. Superior Construction is building the $90.8 million bridge for Lee County to connect the south end of Fort Myers Beach to Lover’s Key on Estero Boulevard. It replaces a moveable bridge with a fixed bridge that will provide a vertical navigation clearance of 60 feet (Image: USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
Contractors building HS2 have completed work on a pair of extensions to the southern portal of its longest tunnel to eliminate the possibility of ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering at 200mph. The structures, built at the southern end of the railway’s 10-mile Chiltern Tunnel north west of London, are near identical to those now under construction at its northern portal in Buckinghamshire. Construction of the Chilterns Tunnel, and its portal extensions was led by HS2’s main works contractor Align JV – that includes Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and Volker Fitzpatrick. The group finished building those at the southern end in January 2025, with the northern pair following in the autumn of this year. (Image courtesy of HS2)
Two construction workers sit atop The Crescent Hotel at Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona, New York, USA. Along with the 258-room Crescent Hotel, the $370 million Turning Stone Evolution expansion in upstate New York includes a 165,000 square-foot conference and events centre called The Grand Expo, a new fine-dining restaurant, a new parking garage, and a new on-site health center for Turning Stone guests and Turning Stone Enterprises team members and their families. The Turning Stone Evolution is set to open in 2027. (Image: USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
Construction workers rebuild a temple of Rato Machindranath locally known as “Bungadeya”, which was severely damaged during the 2015 earthquake, at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal (Image: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)
After more than six years of work to build the tunnels and stations, a new phase has of work has begun on lines 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express project, with the installation of essential metro operation equipment and their initial testing. That includes 170,000km of fibre optic cable, including cables in the tunnels 30 metres below ground (Image courtesy of Grand Paris Express)
The Iranian government has initiated the construction of a fortified wall along parts of its border with Afghanistan. The barrier, which includes concrete walls, watchtowers, and barbed wire fences, aims to curb smuggling, prevent unauthorized entry, and enhance surveillance. (Image: © Icana via ZUMA Press Wire)
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the winner of its Concrete in Life Photo of the Year – the global competition highlights the beauty and essential role that concrete plays around the world. Winner in the Beauty and Design category was Artemio Layno for their photo ‘Broken Building’ set in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Image courtesy of GCCA)
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