The University of Arizona (U of A) has stopped construction of an estimated $300m biomedical research hub in downtown Phoenix as the Trump administration slashes university funding. Planned since 2022,…

South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai says it will spend $21bn in the US between now and 2028 to boost in-country vehicle production, localise supply chains, and improve its energy infrastructure.…

US developer CIM has confirmed that its high rise under construction in Atlanta, Georgia was the scene of a fatality last week, as police released more details of the incident…

Merlin Entertainments, Legoland’s parent company, has announced that two indoor roller-coasters are under construction at theme parks in California and Florida. The $90m investment is the biggest in the resorts’…

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that 68 bridges across 19 states should be evaluated after the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.…

US engineer Jacobs has completed California’s first wildlife overpass as part of the Clinton Keith Road Extension Project in Murrieta in the south of the state. Jacobs planned, designed and…

A 20-year-old man has died after falling from the 19th floor of a tower reported to be under construction in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta police said they responded to a report…

The chief executive of Amtrak, Stephen Gardner, resigned last week, citing a lack of confidence on the part of the Trump administration. “I am stepping down as CEO to ensure…

Swedish contractor Skanska has signed a $47m contract to demolish and reconstruct parts of an elementary school in Florida. Osceola County hired Skanska to knock down portions of the Reedy…

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Granite Construction to build an 11km-long wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border. The agency said the wall section will…

Six finalists – a veritable who’s who of architects – have been shortlisted for a $160m extension to Kansas City, Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The 61,000-sq-ft expansion will add…

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has picked Kiewit Infrastructure South to be construction manager for the $794m project to replace the 75-year-old I-55 Bridge over the Mississippi River near Memphis.…

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US took effect today, with likely cost hikes for construction, and a warning of 100,000 US jobs…

A team comprising Dutch architect UNStudio, America’s HKS and Denmark’s Gehl, has won a design contract for a 15km-long, 15-station light railway in Austin, Texas. Intended to open in 2033,…

Skanska has announced three contract wins: a $47m office in Sweden, a $37m school in Norway and a clinic in California worth $55m. In Sweden, the company will build a…

US President Donald Trump sowed more tariff confusion on Thursday when he paused the 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the US from Canada and Mexico that he put…

New York architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has unveiled its design for a 186ft-tall timber tower for Boston University, the tallest wooden tower in the northeast US. The 70,000…

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…