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The largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Japan is set for construction, and supervision of the process has been handed to Mott MacDonald. The Kuni-Umi solar PV plant is to be located in the town of Setouchi in the Oshima District of Japan. This is not Mott MacDonald’s first …

The construction site for the new North West Rail Link in Sydney has received the second tunnel boring machine for the project. The machine has been named Florence after Florence Mary Taylor, who was the first female engineer and architect in Australia. Florence arrived at in pieces at the construction …

The new underground station for the Dutch city of Delft has moved into the test phase. Contractors working on the project, including BAM Utiliteitsbouw, Strukton and Combinatie Crommelijn, have presented the station for acceptance by client ProRail. The new underground station is currently under construction at the site of the …

As indicated by the results of PMR’s latest report, entitled “Construction sector in Kazakhstan 2014. Development forecasts for 2015-2020”, the construction industry in Kazakhstan is projected to accelerate its annual expansion pace to 4.2% in 2014, up from 3.5% growth seen a year ago. During the first half of 2014, …

The US Federal Government is expected to give more than US$1.9 billion to New York State. The money will be used to fund a project to prepare the state’s infrastructure to better resist severe storms. The money is being provide by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and totals US$1.915 billion. …

The task of building of what has been described as “the world’s most advanced factory” has been awarded to Interserve Construction. The next-generation manufacturing site will serve the aerospace industry, and be based in Sheffield, Northern England. As a construction project, it is worth a total of £43 million. The …

Arup has develop a new early-stage tool for Building Information Modelling (BIM Tool) in order to help with a project for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN. The new tool will be used to assist with decisions for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project, a new …

July saw spending in the US construction industry reach levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. After analysing data for construction activity through the month, the Associated General Contractors of America concluded that spending was at its highest level since late 2008. Based on a seasonally adjusted annual …

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Shanghai Water Authority for a project that aims to improve the city’s water quality. Mott MacDonald will be providing technical support for the project, which will also seek to make improvements in terms of supply levels. The water quality project forms part of …

The 9th Middle East CemenTrade summit will open on 28-29 October, 2014 in Dubai to a huge gathering of cement manufacturers and major stakeholders seeking opportunities emerging from the massive ‘Construction Boom’ in the region and the billion dollar infrastructure projects planned across the Middle East. Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) August 26, 2014 Riding …