Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
In a major development, United States-based firm Everstrong Capital has submitted a feasibility study for the Usahihi Expressway project. The 2,300-page document was submitted to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) on Monday…
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $651.7 million that will be utilized for the construction of the 7th Axial Road. This road is a crucial evacuation corridor that connects the Lekki Deep Seaport to major transportation…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on May 6 announced the long-awaited Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project will proceed under the direction of a new construction team—Kiewit Massman Traylor (KMT). KMT, a New Orleans-based…
Chesterfield County Public Schools marked a major step forward in the construction of the new Bensley Elementary School on Tuesday, May 6, by raising the final steel beam into place. The ceremonial event brought together students, faculty,…
International Paper has officially started building a new $260 million packaging box plant in Waterloo, Iowa. When finished, the factory will be the biggest box‐making facility in the US and replace the firm’s existing Waterloo facility.…
Obelisk Solar-BESS Project Phase 2 is advancing toward commercial operation start in summer 2026. This phase will add a further 564 MW of solar generation capacity, completing the project’s total installed solar capacity of approximately…
Updated 1st july 2025 – J.H. Findorff & Son has been awarded the contract to build a new international terminal at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, marking a major step in a long-awaited redevelopment plan. When will the terminal…
As of June 2026, the Ostrea Solar project, a 104 MWdc utility scale solar facility being built by Cypress Creek Renewables in Yakima County, Washington, has entered the mid 2026 window in which it was scheduled to reach commercial…
Vestas has secured an order for its V162-7.2 MW turbine variant for the 65 MW Kloddram wind project in Germany. The wind turbine manufacturer will deliver the order as soon as Q4 2026. This leaves close to a one year window period before…
Italy is preparing to undertake the construction of the world’s longest suspension bridge, the Strait of Messina Bridge. The megastructure will connect Sicily to the Italian mainland, stretching a whopping 3,300 meters across the strait.…
New Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park is nearing its final stages, with the Buffalo Bills expected to officially “get the keys” to the facility in June 2026. Despite minor setbacks earlier in the timeline, including a small construction…
Following a highly successful launch edition, the International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (IGIC 2025) in its second year, will continue to serve as a key facilitator of the Middle East’s and primarily Saudi Arabia’s ambitious giga…
Egypt has signed a $120 million agreement with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group to build KIZAD East Port Said project. This will be a 20-square-kilometre industrial and logistics zone in East Port Said. A Cabinet statement revealed that the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to completing the 284-kilometre Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project by 2026. He said: The Federal Government plans to complete the 284 kilometre…
TotalEnergies and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have noted that the long-awaited Mozambique LNG project is expected to commence implementation in July 2025. The project was halted in March 2021 after militant attacks in Cabo…
Updated October 14, 2025- The Batoka Gorge Hydropower Project is a major proposed bi-national scheme between Zambia and Zimbabwe. This hydropower project is planned for construction on the Zambezi River which is located approximately 54…
Mozambique’s government says it will complete the Ressano Garcia Line upgrade with a fresh €193.3 million railway investment. The plan includes doubling the last 25km of track from Movene to Ressano and buying new trains to support growing…
The Red Rock Wind Energy Center is a proposed 300 megawatt wind farm spanning Emmet, Dickinson and Clay Counties in northwest Iowa. The project by Invenergy aims to supply clean, locally produced electricity. It will also create…
The construction of the Grand Stade Hassan II Stadium in Benslimane province of Morocco is part of ambitious plans to make it the largest stadium in the world. The second phase of the project, with an estimated cost of MAD 3.2 billion…
The Grand Mubarak Port has taken a giant step with a new agreement between China and Kuwait. Beijing’s China Harbour Engineering Company, the subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), signed an early contractor…
The Nore hydropower plant complex in Buskerud County, Norway is one of the country’s longstanding large-scale hydroelectric developments, comprising of Nore I and Nore II power stations supplied by a reservoir system in the Numedal region.…
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW Airport) is undergoing one of the largest airport expansions in the U.S. At a recent press conference at Terminal C’s newly completed Gate 39, DFW CEO Sean Donohue shared details of the…
Swift Current Energy has flipped the switch on its 800 MWdc (593 MWac) Double Black Diamond Solar project near Springfield, Illinois, now the largest operating solar farm east of the Mississippi River. The ribbon-cutting, attended by…
The $1.6 billion Marsa LNG project in Sohar, Oman, has crossed significant development milestones as it advances toward its target operational date in the first quarter of 2028. A joint venture between TotalEnergies (80%) and OQ…
