Investigation finds multiple problems in evacuated Sydney tower 1 day: Design and construction issues contributed to the structural problems that forced December’s evacuation of a new 36-storey Australian tower block, an investigation has found.
Flatiron picked for Californian rail project 1 day: Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron Construction is the apparent low bidder for a new rail line in San Bernardino County in the US state of California.
TBM assembly starts for Melbourne tunnel 1 day: Assembly has begun of the first of two 15.6m-diameter tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used in construction of the West Gate Tunnel in Sydney, Australia.
Concept unveiled for Pittsburgh airport upgrade 1 day: The design concept has been revealed for a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport in the USA.
Hochtief reports 29% surge in profit 2 days: Hochtief’s results for 2018 include a 29% increase in nominal net profit to €541m (£488m).
Christchurch regains normal planning powers following earthquake rebuild 2 days: The process of rebuilding Christchurch in New Zealand has reached a major milestone with the return of planning powers to the city council eight years after the 2011 earthquake.
Thousands of French pupils to get work experience at Vinci 2 days: Vinci is working with the French government to introduce a scheme that will give a week's work experience and careers advice to 5,000 school students a year.
UK-India team to develop wheelchair-accessible maps of Delhi 2 days: Researchers in the UK and India are using sensors to develop maps of wheelchair-accessible routes in Delhi and identify where upgrades are needed.
EU steps up support for Georgian road construction 3 days: Some 23,000 person-years of employment are set to be created during construction of a Georgia highway project that has secured EU funding.
Hong Kong extends scope of rail project inquiry 3 days: The recent discovery of additional construction problems on Hong Kong’s Shatin to Central Link project has prompted the government to expand the scope of an inquiry that is under way.
Skanska picked for Californian highway 3 days: Skanska has won a US$96m (£76m) contract to widen State Route 60 highway in Riverside in the US state of California.
NZ sets up commission to tackle infrastructure issues 3 days: An independent commission has been set up by the New Zealand government to help it make decisions about the billions of dollars of planned infrastructure investment.
EU allocates funds to 12 environmental projects 4 days: The European Union has announced funding of €116.1m (£105m) towards a dozen environmental and climate projects spread across 10 member states.
Study recommends Tallinn tram extension 4 days: A new study recommends that the tram service in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, should be extended to connect the Old City Harbour with a planned passenger terminal at the port.
Shenzhen kicks off 21 major projects 4 days: The Chinese city of Shenzhen has kicked off work on 21 major projects with a projected combined cost of some CNY46bn (£5.2bn).
Liebherr mobile crane hoists smaller partner out of bridge site 4 days: A dramatic operation in Germany has involved using a Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 to remove a smaller mobile crane from the site of a partly demolished bridge.
Contracting team picked for $3.3bn US bridge-tunnel 5 days: A team of made up of subsidiaries of three European construction giants has won the US$3.3bn (£2.6bn) Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project in Virginia, USA.
Michelmersh buys Belgian brick manufacturer 5 days: Specialist brick manufacturer Michelmersh has bought all the shares of long-established Belgium business Floren & Cie.
Skanska wins Swedish contract 5 days: Skanska has signed a contract to build a new office building at the central station in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Sweco to plan new district in Rwanda 5 days: Rwanda’s government has appointed Sweco to produce a plan for the development of a new district in Kigali.
