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Laing O’Rourke wins £920m animal health super-lab job

Construction Enquirer

Laing O’Rourke has secured the £920m main works contract to deliver an animal diseases super-lab at the government’s flagship Weybridge biosecurity campus in Surrey. Around 1,000 staff work at the site, which has been a base for animal health science for over a century.

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Hundreds of projects to reconnect communities separated by roadways will launch in 2025

Civil + Structural Engineer

No timelines have been announced regarding contracting solicitations. It will also include remediating a large, previously unusable brownfield site so that it can be used for greenspace. Plans call for adding a 10-foot multi-use path and buffered bicycle lanes on the north and south sides of the road, plus a sidewalk on the south side.

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M80 project uses electric piling rig

Roads Online

In a first for Victoria’s North East Link project, the Liebherr LB30 ‘Unplugged’ electric piling rig – one of only three in the world – has begun work on site in Watsonia. The M80 Ring Road Completion project is using technology to save energy and reduce emissions during construction while construction powers on in Melbourne’s northeast.

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Britcon targets £70m turnover after string of framework wins

Construction Enquirer

after a ramp-up in investment in regional office expansions in Yorkshire and the North East, and new digital platforms for site and commercial management. Britcon now employs around 90 staff and plans to grow further in 2025, supported by a direct delivery model. Pre-tax profit dipped to £844,000 from £1.2m

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

ENR Construction

Photo courtesy of University of Iowa Healthcare July 10, 2025 Site work has started on Iowas most-expensive construction project to date, a $2.2-billion The tower may have a short stint as Iowas most costly construction project, though, as Google is planning a nearly $7-billion expansion of its Cedar Rapids data center campus.

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Yellowstone River Bridge Sits Tall at Top of Canyon to Improve Safety, Access and Views

ENR Construction

Despite challenges ranging from bears, bison and steep topography to a building site with ground heated by geothermic activity along with hot springs and gas vents, construction of the $120-million bridge is entering its final phases this summer and is expected to open in the fall. Transporting them required extra planning, says Lowe. “We

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Local Connection Key to Realizing Robust Housing

ENR Construction

That was the most important directive for the project team on Cal Poly Humboldt’s $195-million student housing project when planning first began in 2022. Realizing the project has required extensive planning and logistics coordination given the site’s isolated location. It came down to “a lot of planning,” Marty adds. “We