Aecom leads design on Seattle’s $1.37bn Portage Bay Bridge replacement
Aecom will be lead designer for Washington State’s $1.375bn project to replace the 1960s-era Portage Bay Bridge in…
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China, Russia agree plan to build Moon base by 2035
Russia and China are planning five missions to the Moon to place modules on its surface and in…
Concrete poured for reactor 5 at Fujian nuclear power plant
Construction has begun on the first of two new reactors, numbers 5 and 6, at the Ningde Nuclear…
Major disruption as saboteurs attack France’s high-speed rail network
Saboteurs launched a coordinated attack on France’s high-speed rail network in the early hours of this morning, using…
Making sense of sustainable plant: Latest 21CC podcast
Construction firms looking to cut their operational CO2 emissions shouldn’t wait for widespread plant electrification or the advent…
Alstom opens factory in Turkey
French engineer Alstom has acquired Duray Ulasim Sistemleri, a manufacturing plant in Bursa, northern Turkey. Some 200 staff…
Owners of Chicago sports teams to come together for $7bn entertainment district
Two well-known Chicago families have joined forces to plan a $7bn development on the city’s West Side, around…
Wildfires destroy ‘up to 50%’ of Jasper, Alberta
Up to 50% of the buildings in the town of Jasper in the Canadian province of Alberta were…
Korea Hydro enters talks with Czech Republic for two reactors
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has begun negotiations with the Czech Republic to build at least two…
Morocco starts process of building Africa’s first wind farm
Morocco is looking for a consultant to do a feasibility study on an offshore wind project that could…