The first tunnel connecting Austria and Italy under the Alps has broken through some 1.4km beneath the Brenner Pass, which forms the border between the two countries. When completed, the…

A joint venture between Austrian contractors Porr and Strabag has won a €217m contract to replace a 1.8km bridge in the Austrian Alps. The 55-year-old Luegbrücke is part of the…

Construction has been completed at a BMW Group site in Steyr, northern Austria, which will be dedicated to assembling the company’s “e-drives” for electric vehicles. Work began on the 150m-by-105m…

Export credit agencies from the UK, Italy, Poland, and Austria have joined Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to secure €1.247bn to build a high-speed railway in Turkey. Turkey’s Ministry of…

European construction will be hit by a shortage of building materials as companies cut production because of energy costs and “chaotic” EU policies, according to the head of the world’s biggest brickmaker.