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Doka scaffolding ‘breathes life’ into historic sites
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Diverse renovation projects signal growing trend to restore existing structures rather than replace them
Autonomous and connected construction equipment ‘could add billions’ to economy
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Infrastructure company Costain examines benefits in UK government-commissioned research
Could part of the billion-dollar HS2 rail project be revived?
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With the Labour Party now in power in the UK, what might happen with the problematic HS2 project?
Three contractors win €3.7bn Rail Baltica civils and track-laying work
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A consortium of three contractors called ERB Rail – Eiffage, Budimex and Rizzani de Eccher – have won a €3.7bn contract for the civil engineering and track-laying works on a 230km section of the Rail Baltica project.
Three reasons why costs on UK’s troubled high-speed rail megaproject HS2 have spiralled
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Government officials and executive in charge of delivery of HS2 give their reasons for continued cost increases on the high-speed rail megaproject.
Videos: Behind the scenes of Fehmarnbelt - the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel
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The Construction Briefing visits the €7.4 billion Fehmarnbelt project to see progress on preparations to build the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel.
How did the UK end up in such a mess over high-speed rail megaproject HS2?
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Why has the UK government cut part of the HS2 high-speed rail project and what happens now?
UK Prime Minister cancels the ‘rest of HS2’
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Everything outside the London to Birmingham leg, which is already under construction, will now be axed
Watchdog rates parts of UK’s €52 billion HS2 rail project ‘unachievable’
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Hammer blow for one of Europe’s most ambitious high-speed rail network schemes
8 of the biggest construction contract notices across Europe in July
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New invitations to tender for billions of Euros worth of construction contracts across Europe were published in July.
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
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Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Megaprojects: Two reasons why they go wrong (and four key ingredients for success)
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As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
Construction firms benefit from €9 billion in HS2 contracts
More than 2,000 tier 2 contracts have been awarded to UK businesses
UK suspends construction on part of HS2 for two years
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Government blames inflation for soaring cost of Europe’s largest rail project
UK rental industry responds to HS2 delay
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Plant hire body disappointed with two year delay
Eight positive signs for construction
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As 2022 closes, we highlight reasons to be cheerful about construction
Scale of Ukraine reconstruction highlighted at Bauma
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Cost of reconstruction could be as high as US$540 billion
How technology is keeping Rail Baltica on track
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International project is utilising technology as it moves to the construction phase
‘Huge disappointment’ in HS2 project changes
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Elimination of Leeds to Birmingham section of HS2 project will “significantly dent confidence in the sector”
Future uncertain for Europe’s largest rail project
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Elements of UK’s €125bn HS2 rail link could be shelved in government rethink
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