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Sizewell C go-ahead as funding deal signed at £38bn

Construction Enquirer

Sizewell C is already ramping up supply chain activity, with £330m in contracts signed so far and 70% of the total spend expected to go to British businesses. The deal allows construction activity to ramp up bring a huge boost to the civils sector. Sizewell C anticipates working with more than 3,500 UK firms.

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West Gate Tunnel works ramp up

Roads Online

Ramp closures will occur between the West Gate Bridge and Millers Road until Saturday, 8 March. There will also be ramp closures in place at the West Gate Freeway outbound exit ramps to Millers Road and Grieve Parade drivers who usually exit the freeway at Millers Road or Grieve Parade will need to exit early at Williamstown Road.

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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.

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A summary of the West Gate Tunnel Project’s works to date

Roads Online

The Princes Freeway exit ramp to Geelong Road was rebuilt, widened and strengthened and ramp connections at the M80 Ring Road were given new asphalt to create a smoother, safer driving experience for motorists. The Hyde Street ramps now under construction with the first beams installed.

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

Construction Enquirer

Design work is already underway, with most construction expected to ramp up between 2027 and 2032. Facilities for the planned renewal programme will include 64,000m² of high-containment labs, 24,000m² of ancillary support buildings, and over 4,000m² of office space.

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Equans suffers £29m loss as new build exit drags on

Construction Enquirer

The firm is also ramping up work under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, delivering retrofit upgrades across homes in North Lincolnshire, Suffolk, Harrow, Swindon and London for a combined £20.8m, plus further deals with 54North Homes, Clarion, L&Q and Notting Hill Genesis.

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Laing O’Rourke tops June contracts league

Construction Enquirer

Design work for the mega contract is already underway, with most construction expected to ramp up between 2027 and 2032. Laing O’Rourke soared to the top of the contracts league rankings after winning a £919m order to deliver an animal diseases super-lab at the government’s flagship Weybridge biosecurity campus in Surrey.

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