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Breakthrough on world’s longest railway tunnel
Construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel has reached a major milestone, with a breakthrough on the last diaphragm of an exploratory tunnel, connecting Italy and Austria for the first time under the Alps.
Ethiopia’s record-breaking Grand Renaissance Dam opens
Webuild completes Africa’s largest hydropower project, with a 5,000MW capacity and world-record concrete work
Webuild bags $600 million worth of construction work in Saudi Arabia
Italian contractor Webuild has added another major construction contract to its backlog of work in Saudi Arabia
Webuild announces death of Simonpietro Salini
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Simonpietro Salini, who led Italian construction company Salini Impreglio (now WeBuild) from the 1960s, has died in Rome aged 92
6 things we learned from Webuild’s annual results
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6 things we learned from Italy-based construction group Webuild’s 2023 financial results.
Webuild in US$4.7bn deal to build three dams for Neom’s Trojena
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Italian contractor Webuild has won a US$4.7 billion deal to build three dams to form a freshwater lake for a ski resort in the Neom special economic zone of Saudi Arabia.
Webuild looks to Africa as it aims to hire 10,000 people over next three years
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Italian construction group Webuild has revealed plans to hire nearly 10,000 people over the next three years and is looking to Africa as a source of potential new construction workers.
Clough and Saipem close deal to build Australia’s biggest urea plant
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Contractors Clough and Saipem have reached financial close on a €2.56 billion (US$2.8 billion) deal to build Australia’s largest urea plant.
Infrastructure spend to drive Webuild’s growth
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Commercial pipeline in excess of €27 billion (US$28 billion), including €6.9 billion (US$7.1 billion) of tenders awaiting outcome
Contract awarded for US$3.6 billion rail project
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The PPP contract in Queensland, Australia, will see 128km of new and upgraded track laid
Webuild opens construction trade school
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Company to train young and unemployed workers as technicians for Italy’s infrastructure projects 
Webuild consortium is preferred bidder for $5.3bn road project
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Spark consortium to negotiate contract for tunnelling package on AU$15.8 billion North East Link project in Victoria, Australia
Bridges: Connecting the world
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Bridge projects are increasing in size and scale and, with the world’s population and traffic increasing, this trend is set to continue, writes Andy Brown
Texas high-speed railway clears construction hurdles
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Two recent federal decisions clear the path for construction of Dallas-Houston corridor
Revenue down for Webuild
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Italian contractor sees fall in revenue due to Covid-19 but predicts a bright future
​ Genoa celebrates completion of new bridge
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Italy’s prime minister attends event to mark speedy delivery of momentous infrastructure project
Final pier placed for Genoa bridge
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PerGenova JV simultaneously installs bridge’s 18th pier and the first of its three 94m decks