Egis wins management role on 22km Alexandria metro line
FIXEDD France’s Egis will be the lead consultant for the Abou Qir Metro line in Alexandria, Egypt. It’s a…
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Bill Gates breaks ground on US’ first advanced reactor in 40 years
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has kicked off construction this week at his company TerraPower’s nuclear demonstration project in…
Rail Baltica in deep trouble as costs quadruple to €19bn, auditors warn
The planned Rail Baltica high-speed rail corridor connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Poland and the European rail…
ZHA’s finned Masaryčka building opens in Prague
Prague mayor Bohuslav Svoboda inaugurated Zaha Hadid Architects’ new Masaryčka office and retail building this week. Developed by…
Aecom to help rebuild Ukraine’s hydropower capacity
As Russia steps up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, US engineer Aecom has partnered with Ukrainian hydropower…
Making Ukraine’s steel sector green would give $77bn boost, Oxford researchers say
Researchers from the University of Oxford say rebuilding Ukraine’s steel sector as a zero-emissions one would generate $77bn…
$137m to build floating dock at Ghana port
A consortium of development banks has agreed to back “Project Shiprite”, a floating drydock that will be built…
Four construction workers shot dead in Kenya
Gunmen killed four construction workers building a hospital near a refugee camp in northern Kenya on Friday, the…
Stuttgart’s controversial rail project to take another year and cost €12bn
A controversial project to reorganise the rail network around Stuttgart has been delayed by more than a year,…
Acciona starts work on Africa’s biggest desalination plant
A consortium led by Spanish contractor Acciona has broken ground in Morocco on what will be Africa’s largest…