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£130bn “Loop” high-speed rail vision proposes circular network linking nine UK and Irish cities

RIBA president Chris Williamson has proposed a £130 billion high speed rail network forming a continuous loop across northern Britain and Ireland. The concept, known as The Loop, would connect Dublin...

UAE awards USD 8bn contracts for 150 km Abu Dhabi–Dubai high-speed line

Etihad Rail has awarded design and construction contracts worth more than USD 8 billion for the first high-speed rail line in the United Arab Emirates, connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The 150 km corr...

HS2 installs 1,024 precast segments to complete Coleshill viaduct decks

HS2 engineers have completed deck assembly for four parallel viaducts at Coleshill, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the Delta Junction to the east of Birmingham. The Coleshill...

Bangkok unveils concept for car-free river crossing in historic district

Bangkok has unveiled a concept for a dedicated pedestrian and cycling bridge across the Chao Phraya River, designed to connect Song Wat Road in the historic Phra Nakhon district with the Thonburi sid...

Deadly apartment building collapse exposes on-going structural safety risks in northern Lebanon

Rescue teams continued search and recovery operations on Sunday after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, killing at least...

HS2 completes porous tunnel portals to prevent sonic boom at Chiltern Tunnel

Construction teams have completed the northern set of porous tunnel portals on the HS2 Chiltern Tunnel, marking a key milestone on the high-speed rail route between London and Birmingham. The works w...

Sectional removal planned for collapsed spans of Spey Viaduct

Moray Council has confirmed plans to remove the collapsed spans of the historic Spey Viaduct from the River Spey in sections, allowing a detailed investigation into the structure’s failure in Decemb...

Civil engineering lessons from a century of bamboo scaffolding

Bamboo scaffolding has been embedded in Hong Kong’s construction sector for more than a century, remaining a dominant access and temporary works system in one of the world’s densest high-rise environ...

Construction material costs resume upward climb as copper and concrete pressure builds into 2026

After nearly three years of relative stability, construction material costs are once again trending upward, marking a clear shift in market conditions as the industry moves into 2026. New pricing dat...

Excessive ice load causes structural failure in downtown Benton commercial building

A building collapse in downtown Benton on Wednesday afternoon has caused significant structural damage and prompted a multi-agency emergency response, following days of heavy snow and ice accumulatio...

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