AECOM, a premier infrastructure consulting firm, has won a contract to provide detailed planning and design consulting services for the Tuen Mun South Extension project in Hong Kong.
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a KRW400bn ($353m) contract with Nepal Water & Energy Development Company (NWEDC) for the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced the start of construction on $3.8bn Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project in Virginia, US.
The City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee has approved plans for the Bangholm Sports and Outdoor Centre in north Edinburgh, UK.
Mill Creek Residential, a US-based multifamily developer and operator, has broken ground on a luxury apartment community, dubbed Modera Frisco Square, in Texas, US.
Sefton Council has signed an agreement with Go Surf to develop £40m Southport Cove Resort near the seafront in Southport, UK.
French civil engineering construction company Eiffage has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth €120m for a 250MWp Campanario mega solar project in Spain.
UK-based mixed-use developer First Base and RPMI Railpen (Railpen) are set to deliver £155m mixed-use neighbourhood in Cambridge city centre.
L&T Construction’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRCL) to construct India’s first high-speed rail corridor.
HS2 has unveiled updated designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse and compound, in South Kilburn, London.
T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), an infrastructure consulting firm, has announced receipt of a bid to provide Detailed Design Engineering (DED) for the new Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge in the Philippines.
Clēnera, a privately-held renewable energy company, has appointed Renewable Energy Systems (RES) as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner for the 127.5MW Wapello Solar project located in the US state of Iowa.
Canadian design firm Stantec is leading the first phase of the $3bn Pure Water San Diego programme to supply local, sustainable water to more than 1.4 million residents of San Diego, US.
The Polish subsidiary of Austrian construction firm Strabag has won a €60m contract to build the new embassy building for the Republic of Poland in Berlin.
The Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to construct two new hospitals in Birmingham, UK.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its partners are providing a loan of $95.3m for the construction of a 100MW wind farm near Zhanatas town in Kazakhstan.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the start of construction along a portion of the westbound Staten Island Expressway (I-278) in Staten Island.
Canadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a lead design contract by Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) for Six Flags Qiddiya theme park in Saudi Arabia.
Brookfield Properties has secured development approval for the construction of two towers in Perth, Australia.
Construction services provider Bowmer + Kirkland has commenced construction on new government office hub in Peterborough, the UK.