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HS2 halts London tunnel construction after serious site safety incident

Construction across the London tunnels section of the HS2 project has been temporarily suspended after a serious safety incident on September 29 at the Green Park Way ventilation shaft in west London...

Chicago Bears request $855 million public investment for New Arlington Heights stadium

The Chicago Bears have submitted a proposal seeking $855.2 million in public funding to support infrastructure for a new stadium in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The stadium itself, including the the...

Solar Power Expansion Brings Relief to Yemen’s Strained Grid and Offers Hope in the Middle East Energy Scheme

Yemen’s first large-scale solar power facility, the Aden Solar Power Plant, is representing a significant addition to the country’s electricity generation capacity. Operational since July 2024 and fu...

HS2 Accelerator Expands to Boost Value, Safety, and Productivity

HS2 Ltd has launched the eighth round of its Innovation Accelerator programme, aiming to support the reset of Britain’s largest infrastructure project. The initiative, run in partnership with Connect...

Panama Canal Advances Plans for LPG Pipeline and Port Terminals

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the start of a competitive process to design, build, and operate a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline across the isthmus. The pipeline, expected...

Offshore Wind in Turmoil: The Halt of Revolution Wind

In late August 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered a stop to construction on the Revolution Wind offshore project, located 24 km south of Rhode Island. The £1.1bn ($1.5bn) scheme was de...

Securing Energy Supply Through Standardised Nuclear Construction

Britain is advancing its nuclear programme with Sizewell C in Suffolk, designed as a near-identical counterpart to Hinkley Point C in Somerset. This approach of standardisation is expected to lower c...

River Cole Scheme Blends Civil Engineering and Ecology

HS2 has successfully completed the 749-metre realignment of the River Cole in Warwickshire, marking the most significant river diversion on the high-speed rail project. The works were required to ena...

Europe’s Largest Timber Development Breaks Ground in Stockholm

As part of an initiative to align urban development with environmental priorities, Sweden has initiated the world’s largest wooden city in the Sickla district of Stockholm. Known as Stockholm Wood Ci...

Poland Opens Tender for CPK Airport Delivery Partner

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has opened a tender to appoint a General Contract Engineer (GCE), tasked with overseeing the construction of a new international airport near Warsaw. The GCE, also...

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