Yesterday’s announcement by the UK Government of its approval to proceed with construction of the Hinkley Point C new nuclear power station has been warmly welcomed by the project’s main civils works contractor team. The project will be one of the largest…
Amec Foster Wheeler Helps Secure Permission for Guernsey Waste Infrastructure
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been successful in supporting its client, Guernsey Waste, a States of Guernsey Trading Asset, in securing…
Jacobs Secures Design Role on Darlington Upgrade Project in Australia
PASADENA, Calif.- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it is part of a design joint venture sub-contracted by the Gateway South Consortium…
Sixth Street Viaduct Crosses Half-Way Demolition Milestone
LOS ANGELES – The 3,500-foot-long Sixth Street Viaduct linking Boyle Heights and Downtown Los Angeles is being replaced because of a chemical condition that is weakening the structure’s concrete. Since February 2016, nearly 2,000 feet of the original…
Parsons “Gives Back” by Building a Footbridge in Colombia
PASADENA, CA (September 14, 2016) – Parsons, in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity, recently sent an 11-member team of its infrastructure and construction experts to La Guaya—a small town of 1,000 people outside of Bogota, Colombia—to build a 58-m…
Atkins Designed Substation Installed at DONG Energy’s Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm
The first of two Atkins-designed offshore substations for Race Bank offshore wind farm has been successfully installed at the site in the North Sea, a milestone achievement in the wind farm’s offshore construction phase. As a critical piece of infrastructure,…
Metrolink Second City Crossing on Track as Final Rails are Laid in the City
Main construction works on a new Metrolink line through the heart of Manchester city centre are expected to finish before Christmas, with the final rails now laid. The £165 million Second City Crossing, due to open next year, will allow more frequent, reliable…
Jacobs Wins Contract from INEOS for LAO Unit in Texas
PASADENA, Calif. - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a contract from INEOS Oligomers to design and build a large linear alpha olefin (LAO) unit at the INEOS petrochemical complex in Chocolate Bayou, Texas. The LAO unit is…
Ratch Australia Appoints AECOM for $360m Mount Emerald Wind Farm
SYDNEY — As a result of its deep technical capability in the renewable energy space, AECOM has recently been appointed as the Owner’s Engineer for the A$360 million, 180 Megawatt (MW) Mount Emerald Wind Farm in North Queensland. AECOM, the premier integrated…
Gilbane Building Company Begins Construction of the Luxury 1000 Park Avenue Project
Atlanta, Georgia – September 2016 – This signature high-rise residential tower will be located in the heart of the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. Gilbane Building Company, a leader in construction services and multi-unit construction, is serving as…
