Seed funding for South African infrastructure welcomed 6 hours: The creation of a R100bn (£5.5bn) seed fund for infrastructure development has been welcomed by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA).
Salini team’s TBM set to start on Paris tunnel 6 hours: An 850t tunnel boring machine (TBM) called Koumba is ready to start excavation of a section of Line 14 South of the Grand Paris Express project.
Trump seeks to cut red tape for house-building 6 hours: US president Donald Trump is signing an executive order aimed at reducing the amount of red tape when building affordable housing.
Ferrovial wins contract for NZ street lights 16 hours: Ferrovial subsidiary Broadspectrum has won a €12m (£10.8m) contract to upgrade the street lights in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Transdev expands role on Dublin light rail contract 1 day: Transdev has been reappointed to operate Dublin’s light rail network and has beaten Alstom to the maintenance contract.
Canada tenders charging network for electric vehicles 2 days: The government of Canada is seeking project proposals for a network of stations to charge electric vehicles and allow refuelling of hydrogen-powered ones.
Finland allocates further funding for transport projects 2 days: Finland’s second supplementary budget of this year is proposing an additional €111m (£100m) for infrastructure and development projects such as rail upgrades.
US construction employment rises 2 days: Most US states reported an increase in construction employment between May 2018 and May 2019.
Van Oord and Mammoet seek safer lifting of wind turbine blades 5 days: Marine contractor Van Oord and heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet are teaming up with an Australian smart technology company to carry out further development of a safer lifting method for wind turbine blades.
US materials supplier changes hands 5 days: Atlanta-based supply company Construction Resources has bought United Materials (UMI), a Florida-based importer and distributor of surfacing materials.
US Army moves forward with P3 pilots 5 days: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has identified potential candidates for inclusion in a pilot programme of civil works public-private partnership (P3) projects.
Design unveiled for Canada’s high-tech archive 5 days: The public-private partnership contract for Canada’s new high-tech national archive building has recently been finalised and the team has now unveiled the design.
Freyssinet sets up factory for 3D-printed concrete 6 days: Vinci Construction’s subsidiary Freyssinet has launched a new business that will focus on the 3D-printing of high-performance concrete.
Balfour Beatty wins Florida airport expansion 6 days: Balfour Beatty's US business has been chosen as construction manager for Jacksonville International Airport’s terminal expansion project.
Finland starts work on national transport plan 6 days: Finland has started work on a plan that will provide the basis for the country’s entire transport network and services.
Contractor picked for Californian highway 6 days: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded a US$275m (£220m) contract for construction of a highway in Sacramento.
Mott MacDonald wins Pakistan hydro contract 19 Jun: Mott MacDonald has been chosen as lead consultant for the expansion of the Tarbela hydro power plant in Pakistan.
Preferred bidder picked for Canadian rail scheme 19 Jun: Graham Commuter Rail Solutions (GCRS) has been named as the preferred bidder to design, build and finance the Davenport Diamond Rail Grade Separation project in Toronto, Canada.
Arup introduces new building wellbeing tool 19 Jun: Arup has teamed up with US specialist Delos to launch a new tool for tracking a building design’s impact on people’s health and wellbeing.
Distributor teams up with charity for African water projects 19 Jun: Building services supplier and manufacturer Brymec has teamed up with a UK charity to help supply clean water to communities in East Africa.
