Norwegian construction company Veidekke has signed a contract with Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst to build an arts centre in Trondheim city, Norway.
Dubai’s Road Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the opening of Al Qudra-Lehbab Roads interchange development project in UAE.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $272.12m loan for the construction of Msalato International Airport in Dodoma, Tanzania.
The Government of New South Wales (NSW) has awarded a contract worth A$299m ($206m) to a joint venture (JV) of John Holland and Mirvac for the construction of new Waterloo metro station and an integrated station development.
British housebuilding company Bovis Homes has formed a joint venture with Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), a housing association, to build 783 homes on £240m development in Cambourne West, near Cambridge.
UK-based infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has secured a £90m ($100.1m) contract to deliver onshore civils works in the UK for the Viking Link Interconnector Project.
UK-based mixed-use development and urban regeneration company Muse Developments has been selected by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council for the construction of One City Park office building in Bradford city centre, England.
Metronet has signed a contract worth AUD1.25bn ($856m) with NEWest Alliance to build the Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie to Cockburn Link project.
Arlington City Council has given its approval for a planned $810m expansion of the Entertainment District, which will add a hotel, new convention centre, corporate office headquarters and a mixed-use residential building.
BAM Lux, a subsidiary of BAM’s Walloon company Galère, has secured four contracts worth of over €25m ($27.8m) in Luxembourg.
A Stantec-led team has been selected by the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the $312.6m traffic and community enhancements project in the city.
Stirling Council in Scotland has given its planning consent to Springfield Properties for the construction of the 3,042-home village development at Durieshill.
American e-commerce company Amazon has secured approval from the Arlington County Board for the construction of the first phase of its second headquarters in Virginia.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Central Plateau Cleanup Company, an AECOM-led joint venture with Fluor and Atkins, for the Central Plateau Cleanup Contract (CPCC) at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington.
US-based real estate company Nitya Capital has signed a strategic framework agreement with Tema Development for the development of Two Hermann Place, a luxurious multifamily high-rise building to be located in Houston, Texas.
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced its intent to approve $1.4bn for the Sound Transit’s Federal Way Light Rail Extension project in Seattle, Washington.
UK construction firm Mace has signed a long-term agreement with Iceland’s national airport and air navigation service provider Isavia to serve as programme manager for the £750m ($1bn) Keflavik International Airport Major Development Plan (MDP).
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded three contracts totalling S$954.1m ($704.1m) for the construction of North-South Corridor (NSC) viaduct between Sungei Seletar and Admiralty Road West.
The Government of Solomon Islands has secured financing package worth more than $200m from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, to support the construction of the 15MW Tina River hydropower project.
HOCHTIEF-MURPHY joint venture (HMJV) has been awarded a £400m contract by the UK’s National Grid for £1bn London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project.