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Balfour Beatty to reconstruct part of I-30 in Dallas, Texas, for $889m
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty will reconstruct part of the Interstate 30 (I-30) in Dallas, Texas, after winning an $880 million (£670 million) contract
Inside the race to prop Glasgow’s crumbling 1970s motorway viaducts
Transport Scotland and Amey’s challenging road to building temporary propping on the M8 Woodside Viaducts in Glasgow, Scotland
Report: US aggregates sector supports $171bn in economic activity
Report find the “hyperlocal” segment has a broad impact on the US’ economy
Kenya terminates €1.3bn highway deal with Vinci
Kenya is moving away from France-based Vinci and toward a Chinese contractor for major roadworks
4 things we learned from Liebherr’s latest full-year results
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What we learned from Liebherr’s 2024 full-year results
Aecom wins ruling over its own JV in saga that ‘bordered on absurd’
Aecom won a ruling over its Flatiron/Aecom JV in a case a US judge called ‘absurd’
UK’s £9bn Lower Thames Crossing project given green light
The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built after a plan was approved by the government
US DOT policy shift to impact infrastructure funding and construction priorities
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has reversed course on its infrastructure policy
Why has this US university shelled out $1.5m on a concrete printer?
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A university in the US purchased a gantry-style 3D concrete printer, but what will it build with it?
Pothole bill for roads in England and Wales hits £16.8bn
Local authorities in England and Wales would now need a one-off sum of £16.8 billion (€20 billion) to fix pothole-ridden roads
German construction welcomes plans for €500bn infrastructure fund and easing of ‘debt brake’
German construction associations have welcomed news of a cross-party agreement to spend €500 billion infrastructure in the country.
Texas and Alaska infrastructure awarded a ‘C’ grade
The infrastructure in the US states of Alaska and Texas have both been awarded a ‘C’ grade, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) latest ‘Report Card’
8 construction workers killed, 46 rescued, after Himalayan avalanche
Eight construction workers have been killed and 46 rescued after they were buried by an avalanche in the Himalayas.
French court suspends controversial A69 motorway project after €300-450m spent
A court has suspended work on the controversial A69 motorway between Toulouse and Castres amid concerns around environmental damage caused by its construction
Ferrovial bags €98m deal to route busy Madrid entrance road underground
Project will create 70,000 sq m of public space in the Spanish city
New York City’s controversial tolling programme axed by feds
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New York City’s “congestion pricing” tolling programme has been scrapped yet again
US highway and bridge contract awards hit $121bn in 2024
The total value of state and local government highway and bridge contract awards in 2024 was $121 billion – well ahead of previous years.
Contractor appointed to build section of Poland’s new 87km-long expressway
Spain-based infrastructure company Acciona has won a deal to build a section of the new S8 expressway between Wrocław and Kłodzko.
Starmer vows to change UK law to speed up major infrastructure builds
UK Prime Minister Kier has announced proposals to change planning law to make it harder for major infrastructure projects to be delayed
An autonomous future? When science and roadworks collide
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Mitchell Keller looks ahead at the future of road construction, as science and technology are set to give the segment a big boost
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