Construction HEADLINES

A new milestone has been reached on the third mega Lot of the Jonica State Road (SS106) in Calabria A new milestone has been reached on the third mega Lot of the Jonica State Road (SS106) in Calabria
INFRASTRUCTURE

Second breakthrough at Trebisacce Tunnel

Webuild’s progress on the third mega lot of the Jonica State Road reaches about 80%

28 January 2026
Bauer Philippines carrying out field trials for the Valenzuela depot diaphragm wall along the Tullahan River
PILING

Diaphragm wall perfection in the Philippines

Foundation construction for the North Avenue Station, the Philippines’ first-ever subway station

27 January 2026
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the first civil contract for the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e)
INFRASTRUCTURE

LTA awards first civil contract for the Downtown Line 2 Extension

Tunnelling contract for Downtown Line 2 extension awarded by Singapore Land Transport Authority

27 January 2026
The cutterhead for the TBM Mary being lowered into place, ready for work to begin on the Potomac River Tunnel Project
INFRASTRUCTURE

TBM build-up begins for Potomac River Tunnel bore

DC Water lowers TBM cutterhead underground, ready to begin boring the Potomac River Tunnel

23 January 2026
HS2’s Chiltern tunnel north porous portal
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project

Important civil engineering milestone reached on UK’s new high-speed railway

21 January 2026
Bauer Philippines carrying out field trials for the Valenzuela depot diaphragm wall along the Tullahan River
PILING

Diaphragm wall perfection in the Philippines

Foundation construction for the North Avenue Station, the Philippines’ first-ever subway station

27 January 2026
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the first civil contract for the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e)
INFRASTRUCTURE

LTA awards first civil contract for the Downtown Line 2 Extension

Tunnelling contract for Downtown Line 2 extension awarded by Singapore Land Transport Authority

27 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

TBM build-up begins for Potomac River Tunnel bore

23 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project

21 January 2026
A new milestone has been reached on the third mega Lot of the Jonica State Road (SS106) in Calabria
INFRASTRUCTURE

Second breakthrough at Trebisacce Tunnel

Webuild’s progress on the third mega lot of the Jonica State Road reaches about 80%

28 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

LTA awards first civil contract for the Downtown Line 2 Extension

Tunnelling contract for Downtown Line 2 extension awarded by Singapore Land Transport Authority

27 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

TBM build-up begins for Potomac River Tunnel bore

DC Water lowers TBM cutterhead underground, ready to begin boring the Potomac River Tunnel

23 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project

Important civil engineering milestone reached on UK’s new high-speed railway

21 January 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE

Atlas Copco unveils X-Air⁺ 800-20

New DrillAir model adds to Atlas Copco’s line of portable air solutions for drilling applications

21 January 2026
Bauer Philippines carrying out field trials for the Valenzuela depot diaphragm wall along the Tullahan River
PILING

Diaphragm wall perfection in the Philippines

Foundation construction for the North Avenue Station, the Philippines’ first-ever subway station

27 January 2026
PILING

Junttan unveils the new PM5 – The next-generation pile driving rig

Junttan's Evolution Series of piling rigs continues with the launch of the new PM5 rig

21 January 2026
PILING

DEME expands wind turbine installation fleet

New wind turbine installation vessel will allow DEME to install XXL monopiles weighing up to 3000t

20 January 2026
PILING

Buried but not out of sight: The carbon challenge of foundation engineering

Dealing with the challenges of tightening carbon regulations in the construction sector

19 January 2026
PILING

Developing the Pile Lifting Device

The journey behind the development of Dieseko Group's innovative Pile Lifting Device

19 January 2026
For the expansion of Trippstadter Strasse in Kaiserslautern, Spesa carries out extensive slope safeguarding measures with dismantling and railway embankment reinforcement
GROUND CONTROL

Spesa's extensive slope stabilisation

Dismantling work and railway embankment reinforcement in Kaiserslautern

28 November 2025
GROUND CONTROL

Key milestones achieved at Stambourne wastewater recycling centre

Sheet piling eases the installation of large-diameter pipework for flood prevention scheme

29 October 2025
GROUND CONTROL

Liebherr energy storage systems for Austrian civil protection

Austrian contractor opts for LPO 100 mobile energy storage unit by Liebherr

15 October 2025
GROUND CONTROL

First LDA 91 drilling attachment deployed in Australia

Lumesa drilling attachment mounted on a Volvo excavator provides slope stabilisation solution

15 October 2025
GROUND CONTROL

Solid ground or a slippery slope?

Science and strategy unite through training to provide for good design for better slope stability

02 October 2025