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Plan to double affordable homes spend at centre of spending review

Construction Enquirer

The new deal will average £3.9bn a year, up from just £2.3bn a year under the previous government’s five-year £11.5bn programme running from 2021 to 2026. The new Affordable Homes Programme will form the centrepiece of the Spending Review, delivering long-term certainty for developers and doubling current investment levels.

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Knight Harwood lifts margin to 4.9% as profit hits £6.5m

Construction Enquirer

The contractor saw turnover dip from £157m in 2023, but sharper project delivery and careful cost control lifted margins from 3.2% Looking ahead, Knight Harwood has secured £140m of turnover for 2025 with a healthy pipeline developing into 2026. on revenue of £140m. to 4.9%, reinforcing the group’s resilient model.

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Boeing taps Jacobs for $1.8B St. Louis campus expansion

Construction Dive

Louis campus expansion The Dallas-based contractor has already started construction and plans to deliver multiple phases of the project between 2026 and 2030. Construction is already underway and will be completed in multiple phases between 2026 and 2030, according to Jacobs. While Jacobs did not disclose contract terms, the St.

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Full steam ahead for Melton LXRPs, new station

Roads Online

The new Melton station will be built with four platforms, with access from both sides of the rail line and each platform accessible from lifts and stairs. The level crossings will be removed, and the new station will be opened in 2026, two years ahead of schedule.

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Works begin on Ballarat Station accessibility upgrade

Roads Online

Plans to improve accessibility at Ballarat Station include installing a pedestrian overpass with a passenger lift and stairs to both platforms, a new ramp and stairs to the northern station entrance, lighting and tactile upgrades, and landscaping. Crews will also start relocating communications services in the project area.

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Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen State Park to be Upgraded for the Next Century

Civil + Structural Engineer

The bridge will be fabricated entirely off site and lifted into place in one piece, allowing for a shorter construction duration and less disturbance to the ecologically sensitive site. Construction sequencing for the bridge was also considered early in the design process due to the bridge’s difficult to access location.

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Western Maricopa Education Center breaks ground on $13.5 million expansion

CCR Magazine

The building will also contain a 2,000 square-foot cutting-edge electric vehicle bay that includes a teaching facility with car lifts and first-hand instructional areas. is slated to be completed before the 2025-2026 school year. The project, designed by Orcutt | Winslow and constructed by McCarthy Building Companies Inc.,