The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend Uganda $301m to upgrade the Kampala–Malaba Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) to link the landlocked country to Kenya and its port of Mombasa. AfDB…The post Uganda’s rail upgrade gets $300m loan from Af...

A redesign of the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed by the collapse of the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attacks in New York, has reopened to the…The post Calatrava redesign of Greek Orthodox Church destroyed in 9/11 att...

Vinci Airports is now the biggest shareholder in Mexican airport operator OMA after finalising the acquisition of Fintech’s 29.99% stake for $1.17bn. The deal announced this summer gives Vinci an…The post Vinci takes charge of 13 Mexican a...

Two high-rise projects have been completed in the capital of Ecuador: Iqon, designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and Qorner by Safdie Architects. Both were developed by Quito-based…The post Bjarke Ingels Group and Safdie...

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC will more than triple its investment in Phoenix, Arizona from $12bn announced in 2020 to $40bn by adding a second factory (called a “fab”) to produce…The post Taiwanese chip maker triples Arizona investment to $40...

UK architect Adjaye Associates has designed the Cuyahoga Riverfront Masterplan, a 15-20-year project involving renovation of 35 acres of waterfront in Cleveland, Ohio, for developer Bedrock Detroit. The development will…The post Adjaye Ass...

Thai energy company Bangchak Corporation (BCPG) will join forces with PowerChina International to build a $1.5bn wind farm in Laos. The two companies yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate on…The post Thai-Chinese venture plans $1.5bn...

Modular housing company Plant Prefab has secured $42m in Series C and other funding to support expansion plans. The latest round was led by the venture capital arm of Brazilian…The post US modular housing firm Plant Prefab secures $42m for...

Webuild and Pizzarotti have signed the €1.26bn contract to build sections B2 and C of the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway in northern Italy, after being assigned the project in September 2021.…The post Webuild signs €1.26bn Italian roads cont...

The Saudi Jordanian Fund for Medical and Educational Investments Company (SJFMEI) has chosen US consultant Hill International to manage the construction of a 330-bed university hospital in Amman, the capital…The post Hill to oversee constr...

US engineer Bechtel will work as project management consultant on the mountainous Trojena resort project, which will be part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom development and the site of the…The post Bechtel win management contract for Saud...

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a $62m contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers to move equipment and operations from a 40-year-old army hospital in Missouri to a brand new…The post SNC-Lavalin wins $62m contract to decant old army hospital...

Swiss contractor Implenia will lead a consortium building a steel composite motorway bridge over the Kiel Canal in northern Germany. DEGES, the state agency in charge of Germany’s road network,…The post Implenia-led team wins €250m bridge...

A team of companies has been chosen to carry out a six-month construction project at the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS’) Rothera Research Station. Danish engineer Rambøll, Swedish consultant Sweco and…The post Bam, Rambøll and Sweco begi...

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Architects 61 have unveiled their designs for a Science Centre, to be located in Singapore’s Jurong East district. The centre will be made up of…The post Zaha Hadid Architects designs Singapore science centr...

Iran broke ground on a nuclear power plant in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan region on Saturday, state news agency PressTV reports. The Karun plant will be located on a 50ha…The post Iran starts building own-brand nuclear plant appea...

Work started yesterday on a new headquarters for the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, funded by a Chinese grant. Ecowas president Omar…The post Ground breaks on China-funded HQ for league...

Work is getting underway today on a giant radio telescope billed as one of the 21st century’s most important science projects. The first phases of the Single Kilometre Array, or…The post Work begins on €1.9bn SKA radio telescope in South A...

Bechtel has won a contract on Intel’s biggest construction project, ever – building two new chip factories in New Albany, Ohio at a cost of $20bn.The post Bechtel lands role on Intel’s $20bn chip factory scheme in Ohio appeared first on Gl...

Vinci Highways has acquired a 55% stake in the Entrevias motorway that crosses São Paulo State from north to south.The post Vinci Highways takes controlling stake in 570km São Paulo motorway appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Tenders will be launched next year for the expansion of Thailand’s two biggest airports, Suvarnabhumi International and Don Mueang International, both of which serve Bangkok, Thailand’s transport minister Saksayam Chidchob…The post Thailan...

Dutch boiler-maker BDR Thermea today launched what it said was a world-first pilot using hydrogen boilers in 12 heritage homes in the eastern Dutch town of Lochem. The detached listed…The post 12 listed Dutch homes to try hydrogen boilers...

Bids from US-Canadian engineer Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have been shortlisted for a nuclear plant in Dukovany, in the southeast of the Czech Republic.…The post Three nuclear engineers in race to bui...

UK architect Foster + Partners has won a design contract for King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airport will be built on the 57 sq km site…The post Foster + Partners wins contract to design World’s fourth larges...

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has announced that its renovation and expansion of New York’s Buffalo AKG Art Museum will open to the public on 25 May. The $230m…The post OMA-designed extension of Buffalo art museum to open...