The 74-acre Northern Metropolis will create an “unprecedented” housing and tech district along the northern Shenzhen River border with China, government said
With about three-quarters of the U.K. high-speed rail’s 2.1-mile-long Colne Valley Viaduct complete, concrete deck segment placing crossed the country’s longest canal—the 137-mile Grand Union, about 20 miles from central London.
While the U.K. construction industry is working to overcome the impending challenges of the nation's expected exit from the European Union, more specific challenges are cropping up for equipment manufacturers in both the EU and UK.
With the deadline temporarily delayed for the U.K.'s exit from the European Union and a crucial vote due this week, the construction industry is waiting for clearer signals on what will happen next.
Terry Morgan's ouster as chair of HS2 and Crossrail comes as the latter London tunnel line faces a new $2.5-billion budget hole and a likely finish beyond 2019.
The U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will cancel a 14-year contract worth about $7.7 billion awarded in 2014 and pay over $122 million compensation to the U.S.-based consortium that failed to win the contract.