The Virginia DOT has started construction on a $565 million, 10-mile extension of Interstate 95 express toll lanes near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Transurban will lead construction of the public-private partnership (P3) with the VDOT and operate the lanes when complete. The project, dubbed "Fred Ex," will include 10 miles of new, two-lane reversible express... read more →

The board of directors for the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has a new chair. Gordon Stothart, executive vice-president and chief operating officer at IAMGOLD, has been elected to the position for the next two-year term. Stothart replaces Anne Marie Toutant, vice-president of Suncor Energy’s Fort Hill Operation, who served in... read more →

An Ontario-based manufacturer that makes mobile crushing and screening equipment has been snapped up by industrial machinery maker Metso in an agreement worth $420 million. The Finland-based company, which makes equipment for the mining, aggregates and process industries, among others, said the deal will help it expand its footprint in aggregates,... read more →

After an intensive 10-month construction schedule, the new paddocks at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal opened in time to accommodate the 2019 edition of the Grand Prix du Canada Formula One race. The multi-purpose facility, designed by Les Architectes FABG, incorporates cross-laminated (CLT) timber and glued-laminated beams and CLT decking in its... read more →

Northern Ontario’s forestry industry got a $2.6-million boost on June 12, following a provincial funding announcement. The funds, which come from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC), will support five projects and are expected to create 138 full-time jobs. The funding is being allotted as follows: $2 million for Hornepayne... read more →

Contractors, subcontractors, owners, construction lawyers and a wide range of other stakeholders in Ontario’s construction industry have four final months to prepare for one of the most significant changes to the province’s building industry in years. After a long series of consultations started back in 2015, and the implementation of the... read more →

A new joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the National Energy Board (NEB) suggests that under a proposed Clean Technology Scenario, capital spending for building improvements would correspond to an extra four to five billion dollars annually to deploy energy efficient technology solutions but that annual savings... read more →