Dubai Route 2020 bridge work nearing completion

First trains destined for the route to arrive in Dubai in November. Work on all the bridges attached to Route 2020 will...

RTA begins Phase 1 of $217.8mn road improvements project

By 2030, 1.2 million people will benefit from the infrastructure upgrades. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened the initial phase...

Global construction output to grow 3.6% per year until 2022 – report

Middle East to be among fastest-growing regions as worldwide output touches $12.9tr . The global construction industry is expected to rise to...

Oman to develop four solar projects worth $1.6bn in five years

Projects will help Oman move away from gas-based electricity generation . Oman intends to build four solar projects over the next five...

Masdar upgrading through roll-out of digital procurement and contracts system

Firm believes it’s essential to use the right technology to streamline processes . Masdar has implemented a Tejari/JAGGAER sourcing and eProcurement system...

UAE climate ministry signs agreement to build waste treatment and alternative fuel plant

Plant expected to begin operations in second quarter of 2020. The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has signed an agreement...

Empower to build a 40,000 RT DC plant for Dubailand Residential Complex

The new plant will add to Empowers’ portfolio of 73 cooling plants. Empower (Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation) has been commissioned to...

DAFZA to start work on the $871mn Dubai CommerCity

Piling and shoring is expected to begin next year. Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) and wasl Asset Management Group have announced that...

Kuwait’s PART updates on progress of Seventh Ring Road

Public Authority for Roads and Transport says 37% of project is complete. Work on the 22-km long Seventh Ring Road in Kuwait...

Bentley and Topcon deepen ties with integration initiative

Topcon and the Bentley Institute also celebrate first anniversary of the Constructioneering Academy initiative. Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning announced this morning...