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Why construction needs to look forward if it wants to handle uncertainty
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Dr Alan Manuel, group chief executive of Currie & Brown, on why the global consultant has launched a new Certainty Index
Images | Track laying begins on €15.3bn Rail Baltica project in Lithuania
Track laying has begun on Lithuania’s section of the €15.3 billion first phase of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway, marking a major step in delivering the European standard gauge railway through the Baltic States. The first 8.8km of track between Šveicarija and Žeimiai in the Jonava district is due for completion by the end of this year.
CIOB urges rethink of “Inefficient and debilitating” UK construction model
New CIOB report says the UK construction industry’s volatile business environment is holding back growth
‘World’s first’ hydrogen-powered backhoe loader deployed on £10bn Lower Thames Crossing
The UK’s £10 billion Lower Thames Crossing project has become the first major infrastructure programme in Britain to commit to carbon-neutral construction
Images | 9 of the best photos from the world of construction in September
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Construction Briefing showcases standout images from the global construction industry in September.
US Congress proposes new visa programme to ease construction workforce shortages
Efforts in the US Congress would increase legal pathways for migrants to work in construction
Eli Lilly to construct US$6.5bn Texas pharmaceutical manufacturing site
US-based drugmaker Eli Lilly has unveiled a new multi-billion dollar build in Texas
How AI is shaping the future of US construction
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Predictive AI maps where construction demand will surge, while operational AI is transforming bidding
Sisk’s chief executive appointed Build UK chair
Build UK has appointed Paul Brown, chief executive of John Sisk & Son, as its new chair in its 10th anniversary year
Chinese contractor wins Chile’s largest railway construction project
Chinese construction company CRCC has won what it claims is the largest single contract ever issued by the Chilean Railway Agency
Rudolph and Sletten wins $960m California children’s hospital contract
US-based construction company Tutor Perini’s subsidiary Rudolph and Sletten will build new children’s hospital in Oakland, California.
Images | China Railway Group completes challenging bridge build over deep canyon
Chinese construction company China Railway Group has completed the challenging construction of a high-speed railway bridge across a deep canyon
US immigration raids: Why contractors can’t wait for government to solve skilled worker squeeze
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Construction must stop looking up at the federal government for help reducing the labour shortage; it’s not coming
German city’s ‘Green Depot’ project advances with hybrid timber build
After a 2024 groundbreaking, principal construction has started on Mannheim’s new green, mixed-use complex
Growth stalls for European contractors in 2025
Residential construction struggles despite housing shortages, while infrastructure sees modest growth
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Registration opens for ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026
One of the world’s largest construction trade shows returns to Las Vegas, US, in March 2026
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Construction starts on US$10bn Iowa data centre project
The project is said to be the largest economic development in this Iowa, US, city’s history
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