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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
Lane secures $152 million deal to build interchange for South Carolina VW plant
Project aims to support development of Scout Motors’ new manufacturing facility in Blythewood
Bentley Systems subsidiary releases free digital map of US interstate infrastructure assets
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A Bentley Systems company released a digital map of US interstate construction assets
Highway work zone deaths jump 75% in a year in one US state
What is driving a huge increase in work zone fatalities in this US state?
Balfour Beatty wins $746 million Texas interstate project
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UK multinational snags an 8-year highway rebuild contract from Texas Department of Transportation
North America makes up nearly half of Ferrovial’s construction order book
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North America now accounts for nearly half (49%) of Dutch-Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial’s construction order book.
‘Then the cable snapped…’: Turning a bad day on site into a useful lesson
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What happened when construction teams were forced to abandon the planned immersion of a 185-meter-long tunnel section under one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world?
Doka scaffolding ‘breathes life’ into historic sites
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Diverse renovation projects signal growing trend to restore existing structures rather than replace them
Construction starts on previously stalled billion-dollar, 217-acre Texas project
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A mixed-use development in Texas sits on 217 acres and will cost billions to build
Bentley Systems reveals winners during 2024 Going Digital Awards
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Bentley Systems named 12 winners at its annual infrastructure awards show
Strabag trials fully autonomous asphalt paving
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Austria-based construction group Strabag has successfully tested new autonomous asphalt paving technology
JV signs on for US$625m major interstate rehab in Rhode Island, US
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A joint venture was selected for a US$625 million highway project in Rhode Island
Drugmaker planning US$4.5bn research and manufacturing facility
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A major drugmaker is planning to build a US$4.5 billion facility in Indiana, US
Brazil road contract for Vinci
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Vinci Highways has won a 30-year concession to operate and modernise a 594km section of highway in Brazil
Vinci affiliate wins pair of Australia roadworks contracts worth US$230mn
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An Australian subsidiary of Vinci announced two road contracts worth more than US$200 million
Strabag executing ‘largest’ project using its ‘quiet, less pollutant’ asphalt
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Strabag said it is using a quieter and less pollutant asphalt product for a major project
Brazil’s Lula approves controversial road through the Amazon
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Plan to finish paving road through the Amazon rainforest has caused controversy
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