CONSTRUCTION TRENDS & JOBSITE STORIES

In 2010, the Brussels government asked the regional public bodycitydev.brussels to revitalize the Cureghem site in Anderlecht, Belgium.

The Brenner Base Tunnel is a rail tunnel project through the Eastern Alps, connecting Innsbruck in Austria to Fortezza in Italy passing under the Brenner Pass. With the digging of a junction with the railway bypass of Innsbruck , it will reach 64 km.

The Grand Paris Express  (France) is the largest urban project in Europe. Its ambition is to unite the major strategic areas of the Ile-de-France region, foremost among which is Paris and the heart of the Paris metropolitan area.

The Pumping Energy Transfer Station (STEP) is located about 70 km northeast of the city of Agadir in Morocco, in the province of Taroudant, it covers an area of ​​100 hectares.
This new station will strengthen the energy independence of Morocco and increase its renewable energy development program.

The future Block 162 office tower located in downtown Denver will total 55 000 m2. This high-rise building is designed at 30 stories.
Parking will be on floors 2 through 10 (9 floors of podium parking), as well as three below-ground levels.

The new Nantes railway station, known as the “Heart of gare operation”, designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, results in the creation of a 10 meters hight mezzanine above the existing rail tracks and the redevelopment of the north and south passenger buildings of the old station

“Le Onze” residence in Chartres (France) is a 12 housing units, built both in accordance with an environmental new label approach (Positive energy building label with a low carbon footprint), and in favor of circular economy, with the objective to maintain balanced construction costs.

The construction of the new dam of the Santolea reservoir (Spain), fed by the Guadalope river, began in November 2018.

Located in Rennes, the new DFRS (Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) of Ille-et-Vilaine (France) is a 7800m² complex made up of a 170-meter-long building, with a 30 meters high office tower.

The 2nd phase of the construction of the luxury development in Ayia Napa Marina in Cyprus, with a budget of € 164 million includes a variety of residential, commercial and cultural uses.