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AUSTRALIA

• Australia's infrastructure body wants to see 'cycling superhighways' in Melbourne
  Infrastructure Australia says hundreds of kilometres of “cycling superhighways” should be built in Melbourne in the next five years, as the advisory body pushes for a national focus on water supply in…
• Cities, disruption and Australia's never-ending jackhammer
  

  Construction projects disrupt our cities for years on the promise of progress, but experts warn we need to evaluate whether these projects are really worth it.

• 'Leaning Tower of Dallas' becomes unwitting tourist attraction after defying demolition
  

  A Texas skyscraper is attracting curious onlookers by resembling a better-known landmark in Italy after the core of its structure was left standing when explosives failed to go off.

• Wrecking ball batters 'Leaning Tower of Dallas'
  The “Leaning Tower of Dallas” has endured scores of blows from a wrecking ball. The social media sensation born when a part of an 11-story building survived implosion is set to come down.
• SA Government loses seven-month fight to keep combustible cladding documents secret
  The SA Ombudsman orders the State Government to release documents about the fire risk posed by cladding on the Adelaide Convention Centre, rejecting arguments that it could put the public at risk of a…
• NSW Now: Major delays on train lines north of Sydney
  MORNING BRIEFING: Urgent wiring repairs at Hornsby see delays for the T1 and T9 lines, while the NSW building commissioner warns owners of defective buildings won’t be bailed out by the government….
• Can a $290 million stadium revive a city? We're about to find out
  

  It’s taken five years to build, $293 million and 2 kilometres of beer lines, but North Queensland finally has a new stadium in the heart of Townsville’s struggling CBD.

• NSW Now: Buses in place following train derailment, protests over Western Harbour Tunnel
  MORNING BRIEFING: Transport NSW urges travellers to check for updates on train services to Victoria, and warning for Sydney residents to monitor for damage caused by construction of the Western Harbou…
• A major tunnel will run under Christine's house but she won't get compensation
  Governments across the country are compulsorily acquiring properties to make way for massive infrastructure projects. But what the government wants to acquire can make a huge difference to the outcome…
• 'Everyone thought we'd be the first to go': Fire bunker helps couple save 130yo cottage
  

  Mick and Sue built a fire bunker on their property, and saved their historic Kiah home.

INTERNATIONAL

• Skanska team signs €375m Finnish hospital contract
  A Skanska-led alliance has signed the contract for a new hospital building in Oulu, Finland.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• New wind farm to double Djibouti's power output
  Siemens Gamesa is to build a 59MW wind farm that will almost double Djibouti’s installed power generation capacity.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Honeywell targets energy savings in buildings
  Honeywell has launched an autonomous energy-saving system following a pilot programme at a university in Dubai.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Site work begins for Finnish modular timber building
  Finland-based contractor YIT has begun construction of its first timber-based modular apartment building.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Cleveland moves forward with bus transit plan
  Stantec has been picked for a study that will lay the groundwork for a bus rapid transit programme in the US city of Cleveland.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• EU investment in African projects set to rise to €4bn
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has confirmed that it provided €3bn (£2.5bn) of new investment across Africa in 2019 and that the amount is set to reach €4bn this year.Read Full Article: The Constr…
• Renfe signs $6bn US rail contract
  Spanish rail operator Renfe has entered the US market with a US$6bn (£4.6bn) contract for the operation and maintenance of a high-speed railway being built by Salini Impegilo in Texas.Read Full Articl…
• Pilot project begins for floating wind turbines
  RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have teamed up to develop a floating platform for offshore wind turbines.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• First TBM breaks through for Melbourne rail route
  The first section of the new Metro Tunnel in Melbourne, Australia, is now complete.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• BAM Nuttall picked for new Falklands port
  The Falkland Islands government has chosen BAM Nuttall to design and build a new port in Stanley Harbour.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…