Articles by Lucy Barnard
Published on: 16 December 2024
A product round up of the latest rough terrain cranes
Published on: 20 November 2024
Italian heavy lift specialist Vernazza Autogru used two Tadano lattice boom crawler cranes to install a prefabricated steel and concrete bridge at the entrance to Genoa’s Prà shipyard, crossing a major motorway and railway line. Lucy Barnard finds out how
Published on: 13 November 2024
Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop Authority has awarded an AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) tunnelling package on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East public transport project to a consortium of three global contractors
Published on: 13 November 2024
CRCC has started production at a new railway sleeper sleeper factory in Algeria as part of plans to build a 575km long freight line to transport iron ore
Published on: 05 November 2024
Why German heavy lift specialist Eisele used a Enerpac jack up system to lift a Liebherr truck mounted crane five metres into the air
Published on: 22 October 2024
Rönesans Holding will build the final section of Türkiye’s strategic Northern Marmara Motorway
Published on: 18 October 2024
US government awards 10 year clean up contract worth up to US$45 billion for Hanford former nuclear site
Published on: 09 October 2024
How Clark Rigging used a specially-designed gantry system to repair lock gates on New York state’s historic Erie Canal
Published on: 08 October 2024
The UK government has again delayed a decision on whether to press ahead with a controversial road tunnel east of London
Published on: 01 October 2024
The venue for the historic Wimbledon tennis tournament is set to almost triple in size under new proposals
Published on: 30 September 2024
A new report from accountancy giant EY finds that the UK government needs to find £1.6 trillion (US$2.1 trillion) to fund infrastructure planned for the next 15 years.
Published on: 26 September 2024
What are these so-called ‘energy islands’ and why are they being built?
Published on: 20 September 2024
NEC Contracts and Consult Australia are encouraging the use of collaborative contracts for Australian infrastructure projects
Published on: 20 September 2024
Subsidiaries of the UK’s sixth largest contractor have filed administration notices
Published on: 19 September 2024
Try your hand at the fiendishly-difficult Construction Briefing weekly quiz
Published on: 19 September 2024
Skanska has agreed a US$87 million deal to build a 10,300 square-meter research and teaching building on the University of North Texas’ Denton campus.
Published on: 18 September 2024
US-based Consigli has finalised its deal to buy the New York and New Jersey operations of Australia-based construction giant Lendlease
Published on: 17 September 2024
NI Water has awarded 14 companies places on its professional services framework which will be worth up to £800 million (US$1.06 billion)
Published on: 16 September 2024
What can be done to solve the global cladding crisis?
Published on: 13 September 2024
The company using AI systems to assess the condition of ageing bridges - and work out the best time to repair each of them.