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Cemex supplies specialty concrete for US$100m Czech motorway
Cemex has sent specialty concrete to a major road build in the Czech Republic
Balfour Beatty hits UK margin target but troubled civils job weighs on US profit
Balfour Beatty has hit its long-standing target to reach a 3% margin on its underlying profit from UK operations a year earlier than expected
Approval for £38bn Sizewell C nuclear build after final investment decision
Final investment deal that paves the way for the construction of the £38 billion Sizewell C nuclear power station
US construction employment stalls amid tariff and labour uncertainty
Data shows construction job growth has stalled in half of US metro areas, with developers holding back projects amid uncertainty
UK Government unveils £725bn 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy
Set out in the newly published 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the programme includes funding commitments covering transport, energy, housing, education, health, and digital connectivity
Mexico’s government plans to spend $6.6 billion on airports
The government of Mexico plans to allocate $6.6bn worth of investment to the expansion and rehabilitation of 62 airports
UK plans to spend £1.5bn on construction of munitions factories
The UK will spend billions on new munitions factories and military housing
Environmental rules under review for small housebuilders in England
The UK government has placed environmental rules that force housebuilders to improve wildlife habitats under review to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites
UK’s Wates Group calls for a return to PFI
Wates puts forward new ‘Alliance Investment Model’ to fund future public sector construction projects
Vietnam government to consider proposal to build $60bn high-speed railway
Company founded by Vietnamese billionaire puts forward proposal to build high-speed railway
Hydrogen diggers permitted to drive on UK roads after law change
JCB drives hydrogen-fuelled backhoe loader past Palace of Westminster to mark legislative change
Mongolia and China to build 19.5km cross-border railway by 2028
Mongolia and China will begin building a new 19.5km cross-border railway in April 2025, overseen by Erdenes-Tavantolgoi JSC and China Energy
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
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
UK government plans to ‘streamline’ delivery of critical infrastructure with new legislation
The UK government has put forward plans to streamline the delivery of critical infrastructure via its new Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Canada changes residency rules to tackle construction skills shortage
Canadian government takes steps to address construction skills shortage
UK’s HS2 now a ‘cautionary tale on how not to run a major project’, say politicians
Cost overruns and delays on high-speed railway a ‘reputational risk to UK’, MPs claim
Grenfell Tower disaster: 7 companies to be investigated for professional misconduct
Seven construction companies are to be investigated for professional misconduct following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, UK
UK Chancellor backs third Heathrow runway among other infrastructure projects
In a speech delivered from Oxfordshire, UK, Rachel Reeves outlined several projects aimed at boosting the UK economy
Vietnam to start construction of $11.6bn railway linking with China in 2025
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made the request for the ministry to submit the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway to the government
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