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…

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%…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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,”…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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.…

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…

US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will save the average American household nearly $700 a year in the coming two decades, but that gain will…

The US Senate has passed a bill that would allow $105bn to be spent on airport improvements. The bipartisan bill was approved by the upper house by 88 votes to…

The US government is to spend $830m on mitigating the effects of climate change on road and rail systems. The money will go on 80 projects to protect transport from…