Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) is set to lay the cornerstone for Diriyah Gate, a new cultural and lifestyle tourism destination located in Diriyah, Riyadh.
The Government of Ghana has signed a concession agreement with the South African firm Ai SkyTrain Consortium Holdings for the construction of $2.6bn high-speed railway in Ghana’s capital Accra.
An alliance consisting of Ramboll Finland, NRC Group Finland, Sitowise, and YIT has been selected by the City of Helsinki and Helsinki City Transport (HKL) for the construction of Crown Bridges tramway project.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide €271.84m ($300m) in financing for the Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion project in Bangladesh.
Indian construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for various projects in India.
Finnish construction company YIT and the City of Järvenpää have secured approval from the Järvenpää City Council for the development of Perhelä area in Finland.
Philippine water and wastewater services provider Maynilad Water Services has broken ground on PHP10.5bn ($207m) CAMANA (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas) water reclamation facility in Caloocan City.
HSA Group Joint Venture, a joint venture of American infrastructure firm Aecom with Australian construction companies John Holland and Seymour Whyte, is executing the A$481m ($330m) Bruce Highway duplication and upgrade project between Edmonton and Gordonvale in Australia.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a loan of €150m ($165m) to Finnish airport company Finavia for the development of Phase IV of Helsinki Airport’s expansion plans.
Construction and property development firm Caddick Group has been selected to build a £50m ($63.8m) GDV distribution centre near Wakefield in Yorkshire, UK.
The joint venture of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Swancor Renewables has commenced onshore construction on the NT$62.4bn ($2.05bn) Formosa 2 offshore wind farm located off the coast of Miaoli County, Taiwan.
American design, architecture, engineering and urban planning firm HOK and Spanish architecture practice ERRE Arquitectura have unveiled the design for a $282m multipurpose arena in Valencia, Spain.
Construction company Graham has been selected by Translink to deliver early engineering works for the new Belfast Transport Hub in the UK.
The New York State Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to Skanska and ECCO III joint venture to reconstruct a major interchange in New York City.
Vecellio & Grogan has won a contract worth $146.1m from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for the construction of an interstate bypass in Rockingham, Richmond County, US.
Real estate investment trust Bleutech Park Properties is set to break ground on $7.5bn Bleutech Park, a first-of-its-kind energy-efficient mini-city, with the purchase of 210 acres at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, US.
Engie North America, the US subsidiary of French energy company Engie, has broken ground on the 225MW Long Draw Solar Project in Texas.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has unveiled plans to build a new bus and rail interchange at Perry Barr in Birmingham, UK.
US-based food processor and distributor Koch Foods has broken ground on a new grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla in Alabama, US.
UK-based property developer Weston Homes has secured planning permission for a £93m ($119.7m) residential scheme, named Edinburgh Way, in Harlow area in Essex, England.