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Urban Development

Mace Consult-Arup JV Picked for Program Management on $28.7B Hong Kong Megaproject

The 74-acre Northern Metropolis will create an “unprecedented” housing and tech district along the northern Shenzhen River border with China, government said

Emell D. Adolphus

August 11, 2025

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UK firms will provide multi-disciplinary services to Hong Kong government for two key projects under a new project management office

Crews will add tolled express lanes and transit infrastructure along 16 miles of SR 400 north of Atlanta in a $4.6-billion design-build contract, part of an $11-billion, 56-year public-private partnership.

Transportation

Georgia’s SR 400 Express Lanes Reach $11B Financial Close

Deal will fund 16 miles of tolled lanes and MARTA BRT

Bryan Gottlieb

August 11, 2025

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A Meridiam-led consortium received record-setting federal and bond financing for a 56-year P3 deal.

A rendering of the Interborough Express (IBX),

Transportation

Jacobs/HDR Win Contract to Convert NYC Freight Line Into Passenger Service

Interborough Express will run through Brooklyn and Queens and create 19 new stations on existing right-of-way

Leslie Nemo

August 8, 2025

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The Interborough Express will cover 14 miles through Brooklyn and Queens.

Rendering of the planned Strait of Messina Bridge.

Bridges

Italy Revives Planned $15.7B Messina Crossing

Design-build team targets early-2026 tower erections after court review

Bryan Gottlieb

August 7, 2025

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The planned suspension bridge linking Sicily to the mainland would have a record-breaking 3,300-m record span.

Jordan Foster Construction will rebuild 2.55 miles of U.S. 90 from IH-410 to Loop 1604 and convert the SH 71/Tucker Hill intersection in Bastrop County into a grade-separated overpass..

Transportation

Jordan Foster Lands $183M Texas Dept. of Transportation Contracts

Plans include widening US 90 to six lanes and building a grade-separated overpass on SH 71 in Bastrop County

Bryan Gottlieb

August 6, 2025

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Contractor will widen US 90 to six lanes in Bexar County and build a grade-separated overpass on SH 71 in Bastrop County under two Texas Dept. of Transportation contracts.

A rendering of the proposed New England Revolution stadium in Everett, Mass.

Sports/Entertainment

Proposed Soccer Stadium Bordering Boston Kicks Up Controversy

Boston mayor slams New England Revolution stadium plan over lack of mandated mitigation

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 6, 2025

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Boston officials are struggling to reach an agreement with the owners of an MLS soccer team to build a stadium.

Technology

In Surveying, Small Wins Bring Big Gains

The goal in geospatial surveying was always accurate data.

Jeff Yoders

August 6, 2025

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Recent technology advances are reducing system disagreements and human error.

Construction Economics for August 11, 2025

August 6, 2025

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

The Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV), developed in 1962, is a high-speed ground transportation system that uses magnetic forces for acceleration, deceleration, guidance and levitation.

Rail

USDOT Pulls Plug on $26M in Grants for Baltimore-Washington Maglev Project

Transportation secretary cites decade of delays, cost overruns and unresolvable federal impacts in cancelling funding

Bryan Gottlieb

August 4, 2025

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy canceled more than $26 million in FRA grants for the 40-mile Baltimore–Washington maglev line after chronic delays and cost overruns.