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AUSTRALIA

• A shorter, cheaper trip from west to CBD if M4-M5 link built: EIS
  The $7 billion tunnel linking the M4 and M5, if approved, would make a trip from western Sydney to the CBD $13 cheaper and 15 kilometres shorter, according to the environmental impact statement….
• Angry tradies chase builder for millions over apartment project
  A Melbourne builder is being hunted by angry tradesmen who claim they are owed millions of dollars for work on an apartment complex in which underworld figure Mick Gatto has a financial interest….
• The building boom is coming to an end — and jobs are in the firing line
  

  In a property downturn, the jobs most at risk will be those like furniture retailing and manufacturing, which rely on discretionary building-related spending.

• Warnings about fittings on delayed Perth Children's Hospital ignored: union
  Plumbers working on the new Perth Children’s Hospital expressed concerns about inferior brass fittings that are now being blamed for the lead contamination of the facility’s drinking water, but they w…
• How did the Perth Children's Hospital saga unfold?
  It’s been two years now Perth’s sick children have waited to get access to the new state-of-the-art $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital, and there’s still no opening date in sight. So how did we ge…
• Win for residents as tower development scaled back
  

  Plans for Canberra’s tallest residential tower in Gungahlin is scaled back following opposition from residents.

• Residential construction heading for 31pc three-year collapse
  

  Residential construction is set for a 31 per cent collapse over the next three years, if the latest prediction of a leading economic forecaster proves correct.

• Investors proving resilient to APRA pressure
  

  Property investor lending picks up again, although annual growth stays well below APRA’s 10 per cent speed limit.

• Home loans June 2017
• WA company confident stadium bridge can be built in time
  

  Perth company Civmec is confident it can build the Swan River pedestrian bridge with the help of other local manufacturers by the start of the AFL season in March 2018.

INTERNATIONAL

• Balfour Beatty in £295m HK win
  Balfour Beatty’s 50:50 Far East joint venture has won a contract worth about HK$3bn (£295m) for a waterfront residential complex in Hong Kong.Balfour Beatty’s 50:50 Far East joint venture has won a co…
• Three invited to bid for $1.4bn Canadian light rail
  A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued to three teams shortlisted for the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Canada.A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued to three teams shor…
• New Zealand’s ready-mix production remains near record levels
  More than a million cubic metres of ready-mix concrete were produced in New Zealand in the second quarter of this year.More than a million cubic metres of ready-mix concrete were produced in New Zeala…
• John Holland lands $1bn+ Sydney scheme
  John Holland has been named as the preferred developer for a scheme to create a new commercial precinct in Sydney, Australia.John Holland has been named as the preferred developer for a scheme to crea…
• Australia’s largest wind farm reaches financial close
  Coopers Gap Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia, is set to proceed to construction after reaching financial close.Coopers Gap Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia, is set to proceed to construction after…
• CB&I awarded Saudi storage tank project
  CB&I has won a contract to build nine storage tanks and modify others at Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.CB&I has won a contract to build nine storage tanks and modify others at Sa…
• WSP launches takeover bid for consultant Opus
  WSP has filed a takeover notice for all the shares in New Zealand-based Opus International Consultants, which has 3,000 employees including over 400 in the UK.WSP has filed a takeover notice for all t…
• TBM for Chinese metro designed and built in five months
  A 148m-long double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) for a Chinese metro line has been designed and manufactured in just five months.A 148m-long double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) for a Chines…
• Multiplex to revamp Sydney Roundhouse
  Multiplex has won the contract for the AU$24m (£14.6m) revamp of the Roundhouse venue at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia.Multiplex has won the contract for the AU$24m (£1…
• Balfour Beatty wins Texas student digs
  Balfour Beatty is to develop a new student housing community in Texas, USA, as part of a public-private partnership.Balfour Beatty is to develop a new student housing community in Texas, USA, as part…