News Balfour Beatty starts work on Northern Virginia Science Center UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty has started building the 6,500-sq-m Northern Virginia Science Center in Dulles, Virginia, for client the Science Museum of Virginia.
News Hong Kong airport workers protest over unpaid wages Workers demonstrated and blocked cars at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last week citing lack of payment on a project run by Gammon Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and…
News Balfour Beatty to build 1,000-bed student hall for University of Texas Balfour Beatty has won a $145m contract to build a 1,070-bed accommodation block for the University of Texas at Austin. The facility will contain single and double rooms with community…
News Balfour Beatty wins projects worth $70m in Florida British contractor Balfour Beatty has won deals worth $70m in central and southern Florida. The work is in the corporate office, adaptive reuse, aviation, hospitality, public, civic, mixed-use and retail…
News Balfour Beatty to build stormwater treatment system under California school UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty has won a contract worth around $60m to build a stormwater capture system under a high school in La Puente, California. As construction manager at-risk, it will…
News Balfour Beatty wins $746m contract to unclog Austin’s I-35 UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty has won a $746m contract from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to upgrade part of the Interstate 35 (I-35) through Austin, Texas. It will rebuild around…
News Balfour Beatty unveils $338m of US education projects in one week UK-headquartered contractor Balfour Beatty this week announced four education-related projects in the US together worth $338m. Three are residential and hospitality projects in Florida worth $168m, and the fourth is…
News Balfour Beatty pays female truck driver $80,000 to settle sexual harassment case in US The US infrastructure arm of British contractor Balfour Beatty has agreed to pay $80,000 to a female truck driver who was the subject of a sexual harassment, hostile work environment…
News Balfour Beatty to lengthen runway at North Carolina airport British contractor Balfour Beatty has won a $30m contract to deliver a 900ft runway and taxiway extension at Albert J Ellis Airport in Jacksonville, North Carolina. As general contractor, Balfour…
News Balfour Beatty starts $140m skybridge at Sacramento airport Balfour Beatty US has begun building a $140m pedestrian walkway at Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The 400m-long skybridge will connect terminal B to concourse B, leading to an existing automated…
News Balfour Beatty starts $340m Jacksonville airport expansion Balfour Beatty US has started work on the $340m Concourse B project at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in Florida. As general contractor, it will deliver a new concourse and an…
News US equality watchdog sues Balfour Beatty’s US arm over sexual harassment claims Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, a US subsidiary of the British contractor, has been sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who allege that a female truck driver suffered “severe…
News Balfour Beatty wins $320m prison contract in Georgia Balfour Beatty’s US arm has won a $320m deal to deliver a 3,000-person prison in the US state of Georgia. The prison will contain housing, administration, general and vocational education…
News Balfour Beatty completes work on $300m Californian water facility extension Balfour Beatty has finished a $300m extension of the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which treats water prior to its discharge in the Sacramento River, where it will be reused…
News Gammon to build $473m Cyberport extension in Hong Kong UK contractor Balfour Beatty said its 50:50 joint venture, Gammon Construction, has won a US$473m contract to build a 10-storey building at Hong Kong’s Cyberport business park. The project will…
News Balfour Beatty JV wins $650m contract to expand North Carolina airport A joint venture between UK company Balfour Beatty and local minority-owned contractor Metcon will undertake a $650m expansion programme at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina. The team will…
News Balfour Beatty awarded $242m design-and-build contract for Interstate 70 in North Carolina UK contractor Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $242m design-and-build contract to upgrade the Interstate 70. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has tasked it with improving mobility for…
News Balfour Beatty lands major hotel contract in booming Miami Beach London-listed Balfour Beatty has won a contract to build the 17-storey, 800-room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. It was appointed by two southern Florida…