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Construction comeback to outpace wider economy

Construction Enquirer

Other growth hot spots include network infrastructure, where water companies are ramping up AMP8 delivery plans, and city transport schemes, buoyed by a £15.6bn funding pipeline running to 2031/32. Tender price inflation forecasts remain flat for now, with clients still waiting for firmer signs of a sustained rebound. ”

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Vinci gets green light for £35m St Helens transport hub

Construction Enquirer

Work is already underway on underground services, with construction of the new hub set to ramp up next year. Completion is due in 2026 to coincide with the launch of the region’s first franchised bus services.

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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.

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Tunnelling clocks one kilometre on NEL

Roads Online

While the TBMs continue their journeys, crews are undertaking major upgrades along the Eastern Freeway and the M80 Ring Road to connect the freeways to the North East Link tunnels.

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Public feedback driving SRL East

Roads Online

Draft structure plans, which will include detail on land use and building heights, will go on public exhibition for community input early next year and are expected to be finalised in 2026. To learn more, click here. The post Public feedback driving SRL East appeared first on Roads & Infrastructure Magazine.

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Hurstbridge line works prepare for North East Link

Roads Online

This year, the TBMs will break through near Lower Plenty Road where on and off ramps are being built, before they relaunch underground and continue their journey towards Bulleen. When complete, the Watsonia rail tunnel will become the third longest in Melbourne, behind the Metro Tunnel and City Loop.

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Preliminary Work Planned for $2.2B Patient Care Tower in Iowa

ENR Construction

To make way for the new tower, the Iowa Board of Regents , which governs public higher educational institutions in the state, recently approved spending about $75 million for the enabling work and granted a request to demolish a parking ramp, a water tower next to Kinnick Stadium and the Wendall Johnson Speech and Hearing Center.

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