News JCB boosts size of new Texas factory to cope with Trump’s tariffs UK-based construction machinery maker JCB will increase the size of a new factory being built in Texas to soften the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs. The company said today that…
News Skanska to replace New Jersey’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bridge for $421m Skanska has signed a $421m contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation to replace a 435m-long rail bridge in Middlesex County. The scope of work on the Raritan River Bridge…
News Schneider Electric to spend $700m on US expansion French automation and energy company Schneider Electric says it will spend $700m in the US over the next two years developing its manufacturing capacity, digitalisation and energy infrastructure for artificial…
News University halts work on $300m research hub amid Trump funding freeze The University of Arizona (U of A) has stopped construction of an estimated $300m biomedical research hub in downtown Phoenix as the Trump administration slashes university funding. Planned since 2022,…
News Hyundai to spend $21bn in US in next three years South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai says it will spend $21bn in the US between now and 2028 to boost in-country vehicle production, localise supply chains, and improve its energy infrastructure.…
News Developer confirms fatality at 19-storey Atlanta high rise US developer CIM has confirmed that its high rise under construction in Atlanta, Georgia was the scene of a fatality last week, as police released more details of the incident…
News Legoland to spend $90m on indoor roller-coasters in California and Florida Merlin Entertainments, Legoland’s parent company, has announced that two indoor roller-coasters are under construction at theme parks in California and Florida. The $90m investment is the biggest in the resorts’…
News ‘68 US bridges should be evaluated’ in wake of Baltimore collapse The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that 68 bridges across 19 states should be evaluated after the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.…
News Jacobs builds California’s first wildlife overpass US engineer Jacobs has completed California’s first wildlife overpass as part of the Clinton Keith Road Extension Project in Murrieta in the south of the state. Jacobs planned, designed and…
News Man killed after falling 19 floors A 20-year-old man has died after falling from the 19th floor of a tower reported to be under construction in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta police said they responded to a report…
News Amtrak boss quits amid White House criticism The chief executive of Amtrak, Stephen Gardner, resigned last week, citing a lack of confidence on the part of the Trump administration. “I am stepping down as CEO to ensure…
News Skanska to demolish and rebuild Florida elementary school Swedish contractor Skanska has signed a $47m contract to demolish and reconstruct parts of an elementary school in Florida. Osceola County hired Skanska to knock down portions of the Reedy…
News Granite Construction to build $70m section of Trump’s border wall US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Granite Construction to build an 11km-long wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border. The agency said the wall section will…
News Signature architects vie for Missouri art museum extension Six finalists – a veritable who’s who of architects – have been shortlisted for a $160m extension to Kansas City, Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The 61,000-sq-ft expansion will add…
News Kiewit lands $794m I-55 Bridge replacement, biggest in Tennessee history Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has picked Kiewit Infrastructure South to be construction manager for the $794m project to replace the 75-year-old I-55 Bridge over the Mississippi River near Memphis.…
News Aluminium alert: US jobs at risk from 25% tariff on critical metal President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US took effect today, with likely cost hikes for construction, and a warning of 100,000 US jobs…
News UNStudio and HKS team win role on Austin’s light railway A team comprising Dutch architect UNStudio, America’s HKS and Denmark’s Gehl, has won a design contract for a 15km-long, 15-station light railway in Austin, Texas. Intended to open in 2033,…
News Skanska wins contracts in Sweden, Norway and California worth $139m Skanska has announced three contract wins: a $47m office in Sweden, a $37m school in Norway and a clinic in California worth $55m. In Sweden, the company will build a…