Category: Urban Construction

Mace Wins £140M Airport Pier Extension Job

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 17, Mace has officially won a £140m job to deliver a 180-metre extension to a pier at London Gatwick, it has been announced. The Pier 6 deal will see the contractor delive...

2025-03-17

Tennessee Picks Kiewit for $787M Mississippi River Bridge Replacement

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 17, Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. will lead the construction of a $787.5-million replacement of the Interstate 55 bridge crossing the Mississippi River between Tennessee and A...

2025-03-17

Adani Wins $4.12bn Motilal Nagar Redevelopment Project in Mumbai, India

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 16, Adani Properties (APPL) has been named the highest bidder for the redevelopment of Motilal Nagar, a housing project in the Indian state of Mumbai, with an estimated cost of ...

2025-03-16

Timberlab and Partners to Construct CLT Manufacturing Facility in Oregon, US

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 16, Timberlab, a subsidiary of Swinerton, has partnered with Swinerton Builders, Lindgren Development, LEVER Architecture, and others to design and construct a 190,000ft² c...

2025-03-16

7 Buildings in Tampines Begin Using Shared Cooling System, Cutting Emissions and Saving Energy

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 16, A shared cooling system connecting seven buildings in Tampines began operations in early March, and talks are under way to bring more neighbouring buildings into the network...

2025-03-16

Philippines’ DPWH Completes Road Project to Improve Connectivity in Kabugao

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 16, The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Philippines has completed a 73.01m pesos ($1.27m) road improvement project in Kabugao to enhance local connectivity...

2025-03-16

Salford City Council Approves $322.6m Data Centre in Greater Manchester

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 15, Salford City Council has granted approval for a new £250m ($322.6m) data centre at the Halo West location of Peel Waters in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. The develo...

2025-03-15

Peab Receives Contract to Build Apartment Building in Uppsala, Sweden

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 15, Peab, a Nordic construction company, has secured a contract from a housing operator to build a new apartment building in Luthagen, Uppsala, Sweden. Completion is expected by...

2025-03-15

M3 Junction 9 Upgrade in South Hampshire Secures Approval

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 14, A project to upgrade National Highways’ M3 junction 9 (M3 J9) in South Hampshire, England, has received approval from ministers. The government is providing £290...

2025-03-14

Arabian Construction Company Secures Meraas’ Contract to Build Design Quarter

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 14, Arabian Construction Company has secured a contract exceeding Dh2bn ($544m) from Dubai Holding Real Estate member Meraas for building Design Quarter at Dubai Design District...

2025-03-14

Melbourne Airport Rail Link Back on After $2BN Federal Boost

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 14, Melbourne’s long-anticipated airport rail link has taken a step forward, with the Australian federal government confirming it will allocate A$7bn for the project. Pass...

2025-03-14

Peab Secures E22 Highway Contract in Lund, Sweden

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 13, The Swedish Transport Administration has awarded Peab a Skr335m ($33.3m) contract to continue rebuilding Lund’s E22 highway. The anticipated completion date for the en...

2025-03-13

Vinci Lands 30-Year Concession for 594KM Brazil Motorway

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 13, The highway subsidiary of Vinci has taken over a 594km stretch of the motorway between Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia after agreeing a 30-year concession with the Brazilian Nat...

2025-03-13

Canada Loosens Restrictions for Foreign Workers to Build Affordable Housing

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 13, Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller has announced that foreign registered apprentices will be able to work in the country while completing their studies without ...

2025-03-13

Aluminium Alert: US Jobs at Risk From 25% Tariff on Critical Metal

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 13, President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US took effect today, with likely cost hikes for construction, and a warning of 100,0...

2025-03-13

Foster + Partners-Designed Safra National Bank Tower in US Tops Out

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 12, The Safra National Bank tower, a 210ft structure in Florida, US, designed by Foster + Partners, has topped out. The tower is located at 3050 Aventura Boulevard. This tower i...

2025-03-12

Accenture to Buy Glasgow Construction Consultant

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 12, Accenture is targeting the construction industry as an area in which it can diversify. Over the past two years it has been buying up niche construction consultancies in the ...

2025-03-12

UNStudio and HKS Team Win Role on Austin’s Light Railway

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 12, A team comprising Dutch architect UNStudio, America’s HKS and Denmark’s Gehl, has won a design contract for a 15km-long, 15-station light railway in Austin, Texa...

2025-03-12

MVRDV Creates Mall to Look like “Stack of Boxes”

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 12, Dutch architect MVRDV has unveiled the design for the LuLa Light Mall, a largely open air shopping centre in Chengdu, China, designed to resemble a loose stack of boxes. A 9...

2025-03-12

President Trump Proposes Development of Refining Facilities on Pentagon Bases

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 12, US President Donald Trump plans to build metal refining plants on Pentagon bases to increase US production of key minerals and reduce reliance on China. The Pentagon control...

2025-03-12

Expansion at HMP Highpoint in UK to Boost Capacity

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, The UK’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Highpoint Prison in Suffolk is set to become the country’s largest prison ...

2025-03-11

Korean Firm Wins €372M Deal to Build Poland’s National Battery

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has won a €372m deal to build a utility-scale battery for Poland. The battery storage site will be located next to PGE’s pu...

2025-03-11

Ayesa Wins Design Role on Lima’s New Ring Road

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, The joint venture of Ferrovial, Sacyr, and Acciona has awarded Spanish engineer Ayesa the contract to provide detailed engineering for one of the three sections of a new, &e...

2025-03-11

Nigerian Conglomerate Plans $2.4bn Cement Plant in Kebbi State

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, Nigeria’s Kebbi State has signed a preliminary agreement with Nigerian conglomerate MSM to build a factory capable of producing 3 million tonnes of cement a year, equa...

2025-03-11

EU to Fund €2BN Infrastructure Programme to Support Ukraine Economy

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide €2bn for recovery and reconstruction projects in Ukraine, including energy, transport, housing, water and heating. The ...

2025-03-11

BWO Calls for More German Port Investment

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, The German Wind Energy Offshore Association (BWO) is appealing to the Government to use direct a portion of a special fund of €500bn to support port expansion. The BWO ...

2025-03-11

Pure Hydrogen Wins First HFC Concrete Agitator Truck Order From Heidelberg Materials

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, The newly developed T30-200 30t HFC agitator truck from the company’s subsidiary Hdrive International is the first of its kind in Australia and one of the first in the...

2025-03-11

Big Unveils Its Design for Bhutan’s Second International Airport, Scheduled to Open in 2029

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, BIG’s recently unveiled design for Bhutan’s Gelephu International Airport resembles a stylized mountain range at a distance, Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative ...

2025-03-10

Bird Construction Obtains Canadian Contracts Worth $326.6m

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, Bird Construction has received five contracts across Canada, together valued at approximately C$470m ($326.6m). The contracts encompass a range of sectors. These projects en...

2025-03-10

NYAB Secures Port of Umeå Northern Quay Redevelopment Contract

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, NYAB has secured a Skr164m ($15.8m) contract from Umeå Hamn AB to redevelop the Northern Quay, as part of a significant expansion of the Port of Umeå in Sweden. ...

2025-03-10