News New York plans $45bn, decade long transport spend The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced a $45bn investment blueprint for the region’s airports, bus infrastructure, railways and ports between 2026 and 2035. The so-called…
News Illinois launches $400m construction pipeline across Metro East Illinois has announced $400m in targeted funding as part of the state’s record $50.6bn infrastructure program to deliver new roads, bridges and infrastructure across the Metro East region, thereby creating…
News Saudi Arabia’s $7bn Landbridge railway is underway. Here’s a closer look. Saudi Arabia’s first sea-to-sea rail corridor is one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the Middle East. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia began building its long-awaited $7bn “Landbridge” railway, which…
News ‘Get used to more construction sites’: Germany to spend €166bn on infrastructure German federal transport minister Patrick Schnieder last week committed €166bn over the next five years to tackle the backlog of dilapidated transport infrastructure in the country. That’s a 62% increase…
News Gabon gets $3.2bn loan to build power stations, railway and factories The newly elected government of Gabon has signed two agreements with the Africa Export-Import Bank accepting loans worth more than $3.2bn for industrial development. The funding is equal to 16%…
News ‘Fiscal bazooka’: Germany approves €500bn infrastructure fund Germany’s parliament the Bundestag yesterday voted 513-207 in favour of a €500bn emergency fund to tackle the country’s crumbling infrastructure, relieving builders and sending growth forecasts for Europe’s biggest economy…
News German builders applaud proposed €500bn infrastructure fund German builders have welcomed plans announced yesterday by the likely new German governing coalition to set up a €500bn special fund to address the country’s failing infrastructure. It came after…
News Action required: Engineers give Texas infrastructure a mediocre ‘C’ The Texas chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given infrastructure in their state an overall grade of ‘C’ this year, meaning it’s mediocre and requires attention.…
News Trudeau announces Canada’s ‘largest-ever infrastructure project’ Justin Trudeau has announced that a 1,000km high-speed rail link will be built in the centre of the country, linking Toronto and Quebec City. The service, to be known as…
News ‘Crumbling bridges’: German builders raise alarm over budget limbo Industry representatives in Germany have warned that prolonged budget uncertainty brought about by the collapse of the country’s government is putting vital transport infrastructure at risk. “We are extremely worried,”…
News Fast-growing Vietnam woos Chinese builders for infrastructure The prime minister of Vietnam has called on Chinese companies to build infrastructure in the country’s two main cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Pham Minh Chinh met…
News Funding put in place for $2.8bn Philippines motorway The Philippines has secured nearly $2.8bn in loans for a 26km motorway along one of the country’s busiest corridors. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend just under $1.7bn, the…
News Spend 40% more on grids to meet soaring electricity demand: IEA Global electricity demand in the coming years is set to grow faster than it has in two decades, adding the equivalent of Japanese demand to total demand every year, the…
News Daewoo signs strategic cooperation agreement with China State Construction South Korean contractor Daewoo Engineering & Construction said yesterday that it had signed an agreement in principle to team up with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to bid for…
News China Communications boss travels to Hanoi to pitch for major infrastructure work The chief executive of China Communications has met with Vietnam’s deputy prime minister in Hanoi to offer his company’s services in a range of major infrastructure projects, VN Express reports.…
News Chinese firms start roads in DRC in $7bn mining swap Two Chinese contractors have started building major roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a $7bn deal that swaps infrastructure for a share in the country’s copper…
News Land acquisition severely delays ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Expressway One of India’s most ambitious road projects, the 1,386km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, is facing serious delays owing to land acquisition issues in the state of Gujarat, The Times of India reports.…
Projects Amtrak’s biggest-ever upgrade is set to unblock America’s busiest railroad A flagship project of President Joe Biden’s $1.3 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is accelerating this summer, a senior project leader tells GCR. Amtrak’s $6bn programme to…