Weakness in US construction spending persists
Total value of US construction spending (in nominal terms) declined in July 2026, marking the 12th consecutive year-on-year (YoY) fall …
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Bielby secures $224m contract for Kempsey-Armidale Road reconstruction, New South Wales
Armidale Regional Council has awarded a A$319m ($224m) contract to Bielby for the reconstruction of the Kempsey-Armidale Road and a …
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USACE awards contract to Walsh Construction for Texas’ Fort Worth bypass
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $169.4m to Walsh …
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GCC Contracting to build 272 homes at Dubai’s Nad Al Sheba Gardens
GCC Contracting has secured a contract worth nearly Dh1bn ($272m) from Meraas for Phase 7 of the Nad Al Sheba …
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Work starts on Thrivent’s 600-acre mixed-use project in Appleton, Wisconsin
Thrivent has begun construction on the Evergreen Operations Center, the first significant building within the planned Wilden Portfolio Park in …
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Strabag begins construction on 900MW Waltrop Battery Park in Germany
Strabag has been selected to deliver the infrastructure for the Waltrop Battery Park, a large battery storage facility under construction …
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Construction starts on Melbourne’s Yan Yean Road Upgrade Stage 2
Construction has started on Stage 2 of the Yan Yean Road upgrade, a major infrastructure project in Melbourne’s outer north-east. The …
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Peru’s draft budget proposes higher spending and funding for construction projects
Peru’s budget includes a proposed expenditure of PEN266.5bn ($79.5bn), a 3.5% increase over the 2026 budget. The draft budget outlines …
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Jacobs wins role on BGE’s Konrad Repository project in Germany
Jacobs has secured a contract from Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), Germany’s federal entity responsible for radioactive waste disposal, to deliver …
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Costain to oversee $159m London’s South Kensington Tube station revamp
The UK’s Transport for London (TfL) has named Costain as the intended contractor for a £120m ($159m) design-and-build project to …
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Construction starts on $568m Aura Tower at Southbank’s Melbourne Square
Malaysia’s OSK Property, in partnership with its construction partner Multiplex, has started construction work on the A$800m ($568m) Aura tower …
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Europe is still betting billions on offices
Hybrid working was supposed to change office economics. It has certainly changed the product: shorter commitments, flexible space and buildings …
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Legendre UK named main contractor for Phoenix House redevelopment
Legendre UK has been appointed by Whitbread as the main contractor for the redevelopment of Phoenix House in Vauxhall, London. The …
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Aecon-led JV secures $2.1bn contracts for Ontario’s Pickering nuclear refurbishment
Aecon Group and its partners, AtkinsRéalis and Siemens Energy, have been awarded contracts worth a combined C$3bn ($2.13bn) to refurbish …
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Gamuda-BMD JV secures $444m Sydney road contract
A joint venture (JV) between Gamuda Australia and BMD Constructions has been awarded a contract valued at around A$624m ($444m) …
