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Dubai Taps Parsons to Deliver Ambitious Metro Expansion

ENR Construction

Metro Blue Line, a 30-km, 14-station driverless rail set to open in 2029 and serve 320,000 riders daily, advancing the emirate’s economic and sustainability goals. Parsons will oversee Dubai’s $5.6B

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2025 Metro Rankings: Established, Emerging Markets Across U.S., Canada Lead Economic Growth

Business Facilities

RED BANK, NJ — June 25, 2025 — Business Facilities , a leading source of news and insights for site selection decision-makers, has revealed the top-ranked cities and metro regions for a select number of categories slated to appear in the publication’s 2025 Annual Rankings Report. George, UT; Idaho Falls, ID; Bend/Redmond, OR; and Midland, TX.

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Biggest Infrastructure Project in Australia for 2024

Building Radar

Projects like the Sydney Metro West expansion and the Inland Rail project are among the key developments that will drive growth infrastructure expansion. Sydney Metro West Expansion The Sydney Metro West project is one of the largest infrastructure initiatives in Australia for 2024.

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Where is Most Construction Happening in the California: 2024 Overview

Building Radar

Los Angeles Metro Expansion Projects Los Angeles is at the forefront of construction in California, particularly with its ongoing Metro expansion. Projects like the Metro Purple Line Extension are set to create thousands of jobs and provide efficient transportation solutions for commuters.

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Keltbray bounces back with £3.2m profit

Construction Enquirer

The division remains debt-free and has access to Keltbray Group’s £30m Metro Bank facility. Cashflow followed suit, with year-end reserves up £5.8m off the back of stronger profit conversion and better working capital management. Looking ahead, the division has £302m of secured workload going into FY25 and expects to hit £350m revenue.

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Guarding against graffiti: Best practices to safeguard commercial properties

Construction Specifier

And this is just in San Franciscoimagine the costs and damage across other major metros such as New York City , Chicago, and Los Angeles. For instance, in the second half of 2023 alone, the San Francisco Bay Area recorded more than 10,000 instances of graffiti on commercial properties.

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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

Residential energy code efficiency by metro markets. Similarly, commercial requirements include that the whole building thermal envelope (building enclosure) must be tested according to ASTM E779, ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380, ASTM E3158, ASTM E1827, or an equivalent method approved by the code official, with air leakage not exceeding 2.0 inch w.g. (75