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chron.com - Molly Wilhelm - $300M construction project set to widen major Texas highway to 6 lanes
$300M construction project set to widen major Texas highway to 6 lanes
Chron

North Texas is gearing up for a $300M overhaul of a major interstate, with construction potentially starting next spring. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning a reconstruction of Interstate Highway 35 (IH-25) in Cooke County.

techxplore.com - Shibaura Institute of Technology - Balancing alkalinity and strength in construction soil by optimizing aeration timing
Balancing alkalinity and strength in construction soil by optimizing aeration timing
Tech Xplore

Construction-generated soil is one of the largest byproduct streams from construction, yet its reuse can be limited after stabilization with cement- or lime-based binders. These binders improve workability and strength but generate calcium…

straitstimes.com - Construction robots on trial in Jurong could be deployed as early as 2028
Construction robots on trial in Jurong could be deployed as early as 2028
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE – What if the next machine at Singapore's new construction sites had nobody sitting behind its controls? A pilot, launched by JTC Corporation and Kajima, is putting autonomous excavators and compactors to the test at Bulim…

housingwire.com - Logan Mohtashami - Is the housing construction cycle finally breaking?
Is the housing construction cycle finally breaking?
HousingWire

Housing starts and permits have been falling for years, but things could be much worse as higher rates have taken a bite out of this sector. This sector hasn't broken yet, as it has in other economic cycles — mostly because builders have…

wcpo.com - Sean DeLancey - Mt. Orab data center debate reignites as commissioners consider new guidelines for construction
Mt. Orab data center debate reignites as commissioners consider new guidelines for construction
WCPO 9 Cincinnati

MT. ORAB, Ohio — Mt. Orab Planning Commission members presented their sweeping new 'High Tech Overlay' (HTO) proposal governing high-tech business that could move into the village's industrially zoned land at a packed meeting Wednesday.

marketbeat.com - Top Construction Stocks Worth Watching - September 17th
Top Construction Stocks Worth Watching - September 17th
MarketBeat

Insider Sales Eclipse $450M Across 3 AI Winners, With NVIDIA Leading the Pack Caterpillar, MasTec, Deere & Company, Quanta Services, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, Comfort Systems USA, and Lowe's Companies are the seven Construction…

straitstimes.com - Lee Nian Tjoe - North-South Corridor opening delayed two years amid construction challenges
North-South Corridor opening delayed two years amid construction challenges
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE – The 21.5km highway linking the northern towns to the city will be delayed by two years due to unexpectedly difficult ground conditions that require more complex construction work. The North-South Corridor (NSC) viaduct, which…

hoodline.com - Damon R. Sheffield - 6143 N. Kenmore Ave. Edgewater Apartments Under Construction
6143 N. Kenmore Ave. Edgewater Apartments Under Construction
Hoodline

Foundation work is complete and the first level is rising at 6143 N. Kenmore Ave. in Edgewater, where a 40-unit residential building is taking shape behind a 156-foot metal fence along the sidewalk. Concrete block and steel are visible at the rear…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Why construct new Secretariat complex when T.N. is facing financial crisis, Palaniswami asks TVK govt.
Why construct new Secretariat complex when T.N. is facing financial crisis, Palaniswami asks TVK govt.
The Hindu

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has yet again expressed his opposition to the TVK government's move to construct a new Secretariat-Assembly complex at Pattinapakkam in Chennai. Speaking to reporters in Madurai on Thursday…

marketbeat.com - Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) Hits New 1-Year High - Here's Why
Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) Hits New 1-Year High - Here's Why
MarketBeat

Shares of Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday. The company traded as high as C$77.95 and last traded at C$77.88, with a volume of 231677 shares trading hands. The stock had previously…

southwalesargus.co.uk - Twm Owen - A £1.1bn construction giant is set to play a key role in major regeneration plans
A £1.1bn construction giant is set to play a key role in major regeneration plans
South Wales Argus

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent borough councils work together in a federation arrangement and set out last year how they intended appointing a private sector development partner to aid their plans to boost their economies. Members of Torfaen's Labour…

dailymail.com - Mail Foreign Service - Israel widens rift with U.S. and EU by giving go-ahead for construction of hundreds of new West Bank homes
Israel widens rift with U.S. and EU by giving go-ahead for construction of hundreds of new West Bank homes
Mail Online

Israel has officially approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, the Defence Ministry said today, deepening an already unprecedented rift with the U.S. and EU over Israeli settlement expansion. The construction is the…

swissinfo.ch - swissinfo.ch - Study predicts an easing of Swiss housing market
Study predicts an easing of Swiss housing market
www.swissinfo.ch

“Housing construction appears to have bottomed out,” according to the study published on Thursday. Specifically, the forecast predicts a net increase of around 45,000 homes in 2026 and around 50,000 in 2027. By way of comparison:…

odt.co.nz - Robyn Bristow - Construction starts at Wrights Road Storage Ponds capable of holding 8.2 million cubic metres of irrigation water
Construction starts at Wrights Road Storage Ponds capable of holding 8.2 million cubic metres of irrigation water
Otago Daily Times Online News

Construction of a huge irrigation storage faciity on a 120-hectare property at Wrights Road, near Burnt Hill, Oxford, has begun — nearly 20 years after first being mooted. The ponds, which are capable of holding 8.2 million cubic metres of…

ttnews.com - Connor D. Wolf - Diesel price surge jolts trucking industry - TT
Diesel price surge jolts trucking industry - TT
Transport Topics

Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, in May. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) National diesel prices reached $6.29 per gallon Sept. 14, up 68.1% from the same time in 2025. Analysts say small…

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