International News

UNITED KINGDOM
Mitchellson Wins $23m Contract For Twin Tower Residential Scheme In UK

Specialist groundworks and concrete contractor Mitchellson has secured a $23m (£17m) contract from main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine for the £350m ($485m) Morello II twin tower residential scheme located next to East Croydon station in the UK. Under the terms of the...

SWEDEN
Veidekke To Start $12.9m Construction Project In Stockholm

Veidekke has announced its plans to commence construction of a new residential project in Cederhusen, which is claimed to be Stockholm’s first massive wood residential area. It is the last of a two-part design-and-build contract for Folkhem and carries a contract...

USA
Oracle Launches New Level Of AI For Construction

Tech giant Oracle has launched a range of solutions for the construction industry, using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse project data. The suite of solutions is designed to help users detect risks and make more informed project decisions and the first...

CANADA
$11.8 Billion To Be Spent On Infrastructure

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that US$11.8 billion is to be invested in Canada’s public infrastructure over the next eight years, in order to “rebuild a more sustainable and resilient economy”. The investment will increase the country’s use of...

SPAIN
World’s Largest Floating Offshore Windfarm Worth €1 Billion Planned

Spanish utility company Iberdrola lays out its proposal for world’s largest floating offshore project. The company has submitted its proposal for the 300MW project, to be located off the Spanish coast, to the European Union’s Next Generation programme. If the project...

AFRICA
L&T Construction Wins Contract To Extend Mainline Corridor Of Mauritius Metro

L&T Construction’s Transportation Infrastructure business has won a contract order, valued in the range of $185m -$462.9, from Metro Express Limited (MEL) to extend the mainline corridor of the Mauritius Metro by 3.4km. The 3.4km extension of the mainline corridor...

AUSTRALIA
Contract Awarded To Deliver $294m Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges

The Government of Western Australia has selected Greater Connect consortium to deliver the A$386.5m ($294.1m) Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges project. The Greater Connect consortium includes Construction Company Laing O’Rourke, engineering firm AECOM, and...

KENYA
Construction Work To Kick Off On Koru-Soin Dam

The construction of Koru-Soin Dam in Kisumu, Kenya, is set to begin after an agreement was reached between the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority (NSHA) and the community living on the land earmarked for the project. The Koru-Soin multipurpose dam is...