Latest Construction News
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Chicago Metra Launches $332 Million Construction Plan for 2024
Chicago's commuter rail system, Metra, has announced a comprehensive list of construction projects planned for 2024.
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Sydney Build: Championing Diversity, Inclusion & Innovation
Sydney Build Expo announces groundbreaking initiatives aimed at driving positive change across the industry, including Women in Construction…
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Jewers Supply Swift Bi-folding Doors for Stadler at Gosforth Depot
Jewers Doors recently supplied 6 sets of bi-folding doors for Stadler’s new state-of-the-art depot in Gosforth, Newcastle.
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Australia’s Largest Construction and Design Show Returns to ICC Sydney in May
Sydney Build is set for its biggest edition yet, with 15 conference stages, 500+ exhibitors and key speakers from across the industry.
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Initial Demolition Begins for Amtrak's Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program
Amtrak has provided an update on the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, with initial demolition having begun in Baltimore.
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Rail Baltica Awards Mainline Construction Contracts in Estonia
Rail Baltic Estonia has awarded construction contracts to Verston OÜ and Järelpinge Inseneribüroo OÜ for the mainline in Kohila and Rapla.
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HS2 Ltd Presents Construction Plan for 2024
HS2 Ltd has provided insight into how the delivery of its high-speed rail network between London and Birmingham will advance throughout 2024…
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Amtrak Awards Contracts for Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Replacement
Amtrak has awarded contracts to Flatiron/Herzog, AECOM and Fay Construction for the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Replacement Program.
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DB Begins Construction on Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link to Denmark
Deutsche Bahn has commenced construction in Fehmarn to establish the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Germany and Denmark.
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Deutsche Bahn Awards Contracts for High-Performance Riedbahn Network
Deutsche Bahn has contracted four companies to renovate the Riedbahn line to establish a high-performance network.
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US: Work Begins on Metro-North Viaduct Replacement Project
MTA has begun work on the reconstruction of the 130-year-old Park Avenue Viaduct in East Harlem, New York.
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SBB Announces 3-Year Construction Delay for Ligerz Tunnel
SBB has announced that the Ligerz Tunnel is now scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2029, three years later than originally planned.
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Network Rail Commences Upgrade Work at Luton Station
Network Rail has commenced construction work to upgrade the infrastructure and enhance the passenger experience at Luton station.
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Northern Provides First Look at New Northumberland Line
Northern has released new dashcam footage to provide a first look at the upcoming Northumberland line connecting Newcastle to Ashington.
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Switzerland: SBB Awards Contract to Construct Ligerz Tunnel
SBB has awarded a contract for the construction of the Ligerz Tunnel to ARGE IBD, a joint venture led by Implenia.
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Brightline Completes Construction on Orlando Extension
Brightline has finished construction on extending its intercity rail service to Orlando, Florida ahead of the route launching this summer.
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UK: Work Begins on New Cambridge South Rail Station
Construction is now underway on a new, 4-platform station at Cambridge Biomedical Campus as part of the UK's upcoming East-West Rail route.
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Construction Permit Issued for Rail Baltica Pärnu Passenger Terminal
The Pärnu City government has issued a construction permit for Rail Baltica to build the Pärnu international passenger terminal in Estonia.
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Piling Work Starts at Toronto Union Station
Construction has begun on Union Station’s new south passenger concourse in Toronto.When completed it will span roughly 325 metres.
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Sydney Build Confirms Climate Resilience and Sustainability Stages
Sydney Build Expo has confirmed that Climate Resilience and Sustainability will both be key themes for next year's event: 6–7 March 2023.
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Rizzani De Eccher Consortium to Construct Venice Airport Rail Connection
A consortium led by Rizzani De Eccher will construct a rail connection between the Mestre-Trieste line and Venice Marco Polo airport.
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HS2 Trials Hydrogen Charging at Euston Site
HS2 's Euston site construction team Mace Dragados Joint Venture is trialling a hydrogen fuel cell to power a fully electric JCB telehandler…
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HS2 Innovation Accelerator to Harness Artificial Intelligence
HS2 Ltd has opened applications for tech start-ups and SMEs to join the fifth group of its Innovation Accelerator programme.
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Rail Baltica: Construction Begins on Latvia’s Longest Railway Overpass
Construction has begun on Latvia’s longest railway overpass, with the completion of the structure’s first piles.