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Doka scaffolding ‘breathes life’ into historic sites
Diverse renovation projects signal growing trend to restore existing structures rather than replace them
Autonomous and connected construction equipment ‘could add billions’ to economy
Infrastructure company Costain examines benefits in UK government-commissioned research
Could part of the billion-dollar HS2 rail project be revived?
With the Labour Party now in power in the UK, what might happen with the problematic HS2 project?
Three contractors win €3.7bn Rail Baltica civils and track-laying work
A consortium of three contractors called ERB Rail – Eiffage, Budimex and Rizzani de Eccher – have won a €3.7bn contract for the civil engineering and track-laying works on a 230km section of the Rail Baltica project.
Three reasons why costs on UK’s troubled high-speed rail megaproject HS2 have spiralled
Government officials and executive in charge of delivery of HS2 give their reasons for continued cost increases on the high-speed rail megaproject.
Videos: Behind the scenes of Fehmarnbelt - the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel
The Construction Briefing visits the €7.4 billion Fehmarnbelt project to see progress on preparations to build the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel.
How did the UK end up in such a mess over high-speed rail megaproject HS2?
Why has the UK government cut part of the HS2 high-speed rail project and what happens now?
UK Prime Minister cancels the ‘rest of HS2’
Everything outside the London to Birmingham leg, which is already under construction, will now be axed
Watchdog rates parts of UK’s €52 billion HS2 rail project ‘unachievable’
Hammer blow for one of Europe’s most ambitious high-speed rail network schemes
8 of the biggest construction contract notices across Europe in July
New invitations to tender for billions of Euros worth of construction contracts across Europe were published in July.
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Megaprojects: Two reasons why they go wrong (and four key ingredients for success)
As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
Construction firms benefit from €9 billion in HS2 contracts
More than 2,000 tier 2 contracts have been awarded to UK businesses
UK suspends construction on part of HS2 for two years
Government blames inflation for soaring cost of Europe’s largest rail project
UK rental industry responds to HS2 delay
Plant hire body disappointed with two year delay
Eight positive signs for construction
As 2022 closes, we highlight reasons to be cheerful about construction
Scale of Ukraine reconstruction highlighted at Bauma
Cost of reconstruction could be as high as US$540 billion
How technology is keeping Rail Baltica on track
International project is utilising technology as it moves to the construction phase
‘Huge disappointment’ in HS2 project changes
Elimination of Leeds to Birmingham section of HS2 project will “significantly dent confidence in the sector”
Future uncertain for Europe’s largest rail project
Elements of UK’s €125bn HS2 rail link could be shelved in government rethink
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