Nicola Sturgeon Visits Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Project
Construction of the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has resulted in 215 new jobs – 55 more than planned – for people from the region, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed during a project visit on Monday 9 January. At the project’s outset, Laing O’Rourke, as main contractor, pledged to create 160 new jobs, training opportunities and apprenticeships on top of the 800-strong workforce already employed for the build. So far, the hospital’s construction has created 215 new jobs....
Amec Foster Wheeler Appointed to Support Heathrow Expansion
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a contract by Heathrow Airport Limited to help secure permission for the building of a third runway. For this Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, Amec Foster Wheeler has been appointed as an Integrated Design Team partner and will provide a suite of services to support Heathrow in its application for a Development Consent Order to expand the airport. This will include technical advice and support for environmental, design...
Skanska Builds Energy-Positive Office Building in Trondheim, Norway, for NOK 370M, About SEK 390M
Skanska has signed a contract with Entra to build the world's northernmost energy-positive office building in Trondheim, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 370M, about SEK 390M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Norway for the first quarter in 2017. Powerhouse Brattørkaia will be located on one of Trondheim's most attractive sites. Architecture and aesthetic expression is steered by the sun as an energy source and the mantra "form follows environment." The result is an...
From Tunnel to Track, the AECOM-Arup Joint Venture Engineers New York City’s Newest Subway Line
NEW YORK, NY —The AECOM-Arup joint venture is celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway for the MTA. It is the first major expansion of New York City subway system in nearly a century, the 1.8 mile stretch of track runs between 63rd and 96th streets and consists of three new stations, plus one upgraded station. The AECOM-Arup joint venture provided full engineering and architectural services for Phase 1 of the US$4.451 billion landmark project, which broke ground...
Arup Officially Certified as Design Partner for ProRail
Arup in the Netherlands received the official recognition certificate by ProRail in their category of 'engineering firms'. As of today Arup is recognised engineer for rail carrying as well as non-rail carrying civil structures and designer for utility structures for the purpose of Integrated Contracts. "We are absolutely delighted to be recognised by ProRail. This certificate means that Arup can now design for projects like the 'ZuidasDok' and the 'Theemswegtracé'. For years our infrastructu...
Toll Brothers Apartment Living and AECOM Announce Development of Union Place, a New Luxury Rental Community in Washington, D.C.
HORSHAM, Pa. and LOS ANGELES — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) (www.Tollbrothers.com), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, through its Toll Brothers Apartment Living® subsidiary, and AECOM Capital, the investment fund of AECOM, a premier fully integrated global infrastructure firm that designs, builds, finances and operates infrastructure and real estate assets in over 150 countries around the world, announced today the financing of Union Place, a 525-unit luxury rental community locate...
Fluor to Design and Build $2 Billion Diabetes API Manufacturing Facility for Novo Nordisk in North Carolina
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and construction management contract by Novo Nordisk for its new $2 billion diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina. Fluor has been providing basic design services since Novo Nordisk announced plans for the new facility in August 2015 and now will be executing the full scope of work. Fluor booked its $1.2 billion value of the investmen...
Dewberry Named General Engineering Consultant for Central Florida Expressway Authority
Dewberry has been selected as a general engineering consultant (GEC) by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) of Orlando, Florida. In order to support the delivery of CFX's $1.36 billion, five-year work plan, the firm's services will include program management, bond financing support, long-range planning, right-of-way support services, environmental permitting, utility coordination, project management, and multimodal/transit support services. "Working with CFX is a great opportunity...
Swindon Council Appoint Atkins to Support Highway Projects
Swindon borough council has appointed Atkins, one of Europe’s largest design and engineering firms to help deliver the borough’s leading highway infrastructure projects. Atkins will provide support for the full range of services delivered by the council's highways and transport team for the next three years, with the option to extend to a fourth. The contract will see Atkins undertake design work ranging from small scale safety schemes to major new infrastructure, transport planning and mo...
New Tappan Zee Bridge Reaches Steel Milestone
(Chicago, IL) - Steel erection on the westbound approach lanes for the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York has recently completed. “Over a period of about 18 months, we have erected approximately 88,000 tons of structural steel on the Hudson River,” stated Neil Napolitano, area manager for approach spans on the massive bridge project. “At one point, we put up five assemblies in five days. It sure showed what can be done when you have the commitments of some of the most capable fabricators and buil...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
