VolkerStevin has agreed terms to deliver Sunderland’s £31m ‘smart pedestrian and cycle bridge’ project crossing the Wear.
VolkerStevin has agreed terms to deliver Sunderland’s £31m ‘smart pedestrian and cycle bridge’ project crossing the Wear. Work will now start within weeks on the high-level crossing, which will connect both sides of the Wear at Riverside Sunderland. It will be fitted with creative lighting and augmented reality, allowing people to use their smartphones to see […]
US targets 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030
The Biden administration has targeted deploying 30GW of offshore wind by 2030. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7065288678742319104
Almost £500M of highways opportunities open in Milton Keynes and Windsor
Milton Keynes City Council is seeking a suitable supplier for the delivery of its programme of term maintenance and capital works across its network or highways and infrastructure. Milton Keynes is seeking a contractor that can deliver these works in a manner that will maximise the use of the latest technology, processes and management techniques […]
Utility-scale solar installation goes automated
Powered by installation robots, on-site assembly line and digital twin software, the Terabase automated power plant construction system aims to boost productivity and cut construction costs. Terabase Energy is launching Terafab, an automated utility-scale solar installation system. It describes the service as an automated “field factory” that can double installation productivity. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7062767220359081985
Webuild-led consortium to build NEOM rail line
The line will connect the Oxagon and The Line regions of the Neom project. A joint venture between Webuild and Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Co. – SAJCO has been awarded a contract worth around €1.4bn to design and build a 57km, 230km/h passenger and freight line in Neom, a 26,500km2 region in northwest Saudi Arabia that will host a proposed “futuristic eco-city.” Read […]
Plans for £20bn North Sea Renewables Grid with ‘hundreds of floating turbines’ revealed
Proposals to build three 333km2 sites with hundreds of floating turbines at an estimated cost of £20bn have been revealed. Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed its plans to build the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), an offshore integrated green power and transmission system powered by floating wind to help decarbonise the North Sea. Read more: […]
Black & Veatch acquires Bird Electric Corporation to expand construction capabilities
Black & Veatch announced that it has acquired Bird Electric Enterprises and Bird Electric Properties both part of BASElectric Holdings, LLC (collectively known as Bird Electric). The agreement, driven out of growing demand for construction solutions to address megatrends impacting the world, accelerates the growth of both companies by combining key industry engineering, construction and […]
Derby selected as location for new Great British Railways headquarters
The Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom has today confirmed that Derby is to be the location for the planned Great British Railways (GBR) headquarters. GBR will be a new government body which will absorb Network Rail and also undertake an organisational role with the operation of train services too. Read more https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7043923982172991488
Green light for Anglian Water Services 96km Peterborough water transfer pipeline
Anglian Water has received planning permission for a 96km long new water pipeline through Peterborough. The Grantham to Bexwell Pipeline scheme is part of Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance, which will see 500km of new inter-connecting pipelines built from Scunthorpe all the way down to Ipswich at a cost of £400M. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7043512382630879232
Fehmarnbelt launches £176M railway construction contract tender
Femern A/S, the organisation delivering the Fehmarnbelt rail and road tunnel between Germany and Denmark, has launched the tender process for its DKK1.5bn (£176.4M) railway track and catenary systems construction contract. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7043511216467517440