4 Ways Construction Technology Drives Efficient Jobsite Communication

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By Doug Seyler A jobsite is a bustling operation, and a well-orchestrated approach to managing it is crucial for success. With numerous activities taking place simultaneously and sequentially, everyone from the superintendents and project managers, to the laborers and equipment operators, must understand their role and execute it in the most coordinated manner possible. Data sharing is key, so all groups have the right data – accurate and updated – at the right time. Connected site technology, such as collaborative software applications and tools that connect the digital and physical components of a project, deliver the communication needed for safe, … Read more

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Plans for New €3.2B Semiconductor Assembly, Test Facility Underway in Italy

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Silicon Box has selected Stantec and its partner, Drees & Sommer, for the new €3.2-billion semiconductor assembly and test facility in northern Italy. Stantec will provide architecture for the administration areas and infrastructure design including overall permitting services, while Drees & Sommer is contributing industrial engineering, architecture, structural engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering and clean room/dry room design for the production and utility buildings. A general contractor has not yet been selected for the project. Scheduled to begin operations in 2028, the new facility will be located close to Novara, Piedmont, and is expected to create approximately 1,600 jobs in the region. … Read more

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Contract Awarded to VINCI Subsidiary to Upgrade Uganda Water Supply Network

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Sogea-Satom, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction, was chosen by the Ugandan National Water Sewerage Corporation to renovate, restructure and extend the water supply network in Africa’s Kampala metropolitan region. It has also been tasked with increasing the capacity of the Katosi water treatment plant. The project will involve up to 500 people and is scheduled for completion in August 2027. It includes installing 70 kilometers of cast iron pipes, as well as building large reinforced concrete reservoirs, building two new pumping stations and renovating two existing ones. The work, which will take place in densely populated urban areas, requires three-meter-deep … Read more

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Tyne Bridge Restoration Moves into Next Phase

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A significant milestone has been reached in the multi-million-pound project that will restore and preserve England’s Grade II listed Tyne Bridge for future generations. Structural repairs and interventions on the bridge’s hangers – located within the eastern footway – are now complete, which will enable the complex program of works to move to the next phase. The team behind the project has been working inside the bridge deck void since last April, where initially a full clean-up was completed to remove dirt, rust and nine tons of pigeon guano before further assessment, grit blasting, repairs and repainting could begin. Inspections … Read more

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Bouygues Group Tapped to Rehabilitate Runway 1 at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport

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Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group and through its subsidiaries Colas France and Tersen, has been chosen by the ADP Group for the rehabilitation of runway 1 and its 22 taxiways at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (France) — in a consortium with Bouygues Energies & Services, Spie Batignolles Valérian, JDC Airports and Iris Conseil. For the rehabilitation of this 4.8-kilometer runway and its taxiways, more than 350 employees will be mobilized over a four-month period, starting mid-July 2025. The work will include the laying of 200,000 tons of asphalt mix, 16,000 cubic meters of concrete pavement and more than … Read more

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