Category: Urban Construction

Construction Starts on Zaha Hadid Architect’s Centre of Mediterranean Culture

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 28, Work has begun on the Centre of Mediterranean Culture, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for a site on the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland. R...

2025-02-28

Energyconnect Worker Accommodation Milestone

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 28, Transgrid has officially completed the final purpose-built accommodation facility for EnergyConnect, as work on the project powers ahead in the Riverina. The Cobb Highway ca...

2025-02-28

US Pending Home Sales Fall to Record Low on Weather, Rates

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 28, The National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales of existing homes in the United States dropped to a historic low in January, reaching a gauge of 70.6, the l...

2025-02-28

Galliford Try Lands £44.5m Wakefield Prison Contract

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 27, Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire team has begun a project commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to upgrade an entire prison facility. The initiative...

2025-02-27

McLaren Wins £29M Crayford Industrial Scheme

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 27, McLaren Construction has begun work on the MLM Crayford project, a development featuring three industrial buildings with premium office spaces. These structures range in siz...

2025-02-27

China’s Zoomlion to Build Factory in Hungary

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 27, Zoomlion, a major Chinese construction equipment manufacturer, revealed plans to establish a 35,000-square-meter smart factory in Hungary dedicated to producing scissor and ...

2025-02-27

Disappointing Start to 2025 for Indonesia’s New Capital

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 27, Indonesia’s recently appointed president, Prabowo Subianto, has announced a $35bn plan to build a new capital city on the island of Borneo, starting in 2025. However, ...

2025-02-27

Umahi Pushes for Cement Price Reduction

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 27, The Works Minister, David Umahi, has called on cement manufacturers to slash their prices to N7,000 to keep up with improving economic conditions. He attributed the apprecia...

2025-02-27

Lovett Breaks Ground on Interchange 80 Urban Infill Development in Texas

Completion is set for Q4 2025. Wedoany.com Report-Feb 26, Lovett Industrial, an American company, together with a real-estate fund guided by Crow Holdings Capital, has started building Interchange 80...

2025-02-26

STT GDC Begin Works on Data Centre in Johor, Malaysia

The data centre is set for completion by the end of 2026. Wedoany.com Report-Feb 26, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has started construction on a new data center, STT Johor 1, located wit...

2025-02-26

Chinese Group to Invest $1BN in Cambodian Pumped Storage

Prime Minister Hun Manet speaking at the inauguration of the Tatai hydropower project in 2024 Wedoany.com Report-Feb 26, A Chinese industrial group plans to allocate $1 billion for a pumped-storage s...

2025-02-26

Orascom to Extend Cairo’s American University

The American University in Tahrir Square Wedoany.com Report-Feb 25, Orascom, a leading Egyptian contractor, is set to build a 67-acre expansion for American University in Cairo. The project, expected...

2025-02-25

Tutor Perini to Build $3.8bn Manhattan Prison

New York’s Chinatown, where the prison will be built Wedoany.com Report-Feb 25, A joint venture between US-based contractors Tutor Perini and O&G has won a $3.8 billion deal to build a state-of...

2025-02-25

Maryland Unveils Design Concept for New Baltimore Bridge

The old bridge opened in 1977 and was knocked over by an out-of-control container ship last March, killing six construction workers Wedoany.com Report-Feb 25, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, alongside t...

2025-02-25

Estonia Grain Silos Protect Harvest Thanks to Penetron Concrete Waterproofing Technology

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 25, The Kevili Farmers Cooperative grain terminal in Mäo, Estonia, completed its first construction phase in October 2024. Located 83 km southeast of Tallinn, the facility ...

2025-02-25

Airports Company South Africa Issues Tender for Three PV Plants Totaling 9.5 MW

Cape Town International Airport Wedoany.com Report-Feb 24, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has issued a tender for three solar PV plants to be located at three different airports in the country....

2025-02-24

Allseas Preps for Huge Subsea Pipeline Job at Brazil’s Supergiant Ultra-Deepwater Oil Field

Audacia pipelay vessel; Wedoany.com Report-Feb 24, Allseas, a Switzerland-based contractor specializing in offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift, and subsea construction, has started preparation...

2025-02-24

EBRD, EU Fund Hydrogen Technology to Decarbonize Egypt’s Cement Sector

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Wedoany.com Report-Feb 21, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are expanding support for energy ef...

2025-02-21

Dubai Plans Archipelago of 100M-Tall ‘Islands in the Sky’

Renders courtesy of MIR/Diller Scofidio + Renfro Wedoany.com Report-Feb 21, New York architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled its design for Therme Dubai, a wellness destination that will have...

2025-02-21

Trudeau Announces Canada’s ‘Largest-Ever Infrastructure Project’

An aerial picture of Toronto’s skyline Wedoany.com Report-Feb 21, Justin Trudeau has announced that a 1,000km high-speed rail link will be built in the centre of the country, linking Toronto an...

2025-02-21

Vietnam Aims to Supercharge Growth With Nuclear, Rail Schemes

Haiphong port is set to have a major expansion of its hinterland Wedoany.com Report-Feb 20, The government decided to step on the accelerator despite the risk of greater inflation. A report to the as...

2025-02-20

Bechtel Hired for $5BN Perth Airport Expansion

Terminal 1 at Perth Airport in 2023 Wedoany.com Report-Feb 20, The programme involves a suite of major projects, including expanding its terminals, building a new runway, and adding the airport&rsquo...

2025-02-20

CDPQ, Systra Win Bid to Build High-Speed Rail Project in Canada

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 20, Canada awarded a contract for a 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) high-speed passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City to a group led by the Caisse de Depot et Placeme...

2025-02-20

West London Partnership Prepares to Start Bollo Lane Blocks

CGI of blocks of flats planned for Bollo Lane Wedoany.com Report-Feb 19, Ealing London Borough Council’s planning committee has approved updated plans from the property arm of Transport for Lon...

2025-02-19

Work Begins on Philippines Container Port After 23 Years

Render of the new port courtesy of HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Wedoany.com Report-Feb 19, Construction has begun on Cebu New Port, a container port based on 25ha of reclaimed land in the Philippin...

2025-02-19

Kuwait, China Sign Contract for Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Study and Design

A general view of the city of Kuwait Wedoany.com Report-Feb 17, Kuwaits Ministry of Public Works said on Sunday it signed a contract with a subsidiary of the Chinese Ministry of Transport to conduct ...

2025-02-17

Landcom’s Build-To-Rent Project to Deliver 60 New Homes in NSW

The majority of the new homes at Bomaderry will be rented at market rate. Wedoany.com Report-Feb 17, Landcom, a New South Wales (NSW) government developer, has announced a partnership with Zauner Con...

2025-02-17

Balfour Beatty to Build 85M-Long Arch Bridge in Nottingham

The proposed walking and cycling bridge Wedoany.com Report-Feb 17, Balfour Beatty has signed a £12.6m delivery agreement with Nottingham City Council for an 85m-long walking and cycling bridge ...

2025-02-17

Construction of Tanzania’s Iringa Airport Nears Completion at 93%

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 17, The construction of Tanzania’s Iringa Airport is nearing completion at 93% as major flights are expected to commence. The commencement of major flights in the airport ...

2025-02-17

India’s CDIL Semiconductors Launches Solar Bypass Diodes

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 14, CDIL Semiconductors has launched India’s first indigenous solar bypass diodes, boosting solar panel efficiency and lifespan. The company expanded its capacity by 25 mi...

2025-02-14