1954- the Danube Bridge, a steel truss bridge, opens connecting Bulgaria and Romania.
A West Coast shipyard will be sourcing finished product from Algoma Steel to build support ships for the Canadian navy. Seaspan Shipyards of North Vancouver, B.C. announced June 18 that the... read more →
ExxonMobil announced that it is ready to start construction, with partner SABIC, on a $10 billion ethane cracker plant near Corpus Christi, Texas. The Gulf Coast Ventures project received its final... read more →
The complex contains the remnants of what existed on Parliament Hill before Centre Block was built, during the time the Rideau Canal was first being constructed. The barracks, a guard house,... read more →
2011- the Basarab Overpass, a cable-stayed bridge, opens in Bucharest, Romania.
LNG Canada said the province-wide workforce development program will help more women participate in the megaproject and get a start in the construction trades. “Women in British Columbia currently represent just... read more →
After four years of construction, work on the new $4.2-billion Samuel De Champlain Bridge has entered its final weeks. Infrastructure Canada confirmed June 17 that the northbound lanes of the 3.4-kilometre... read more →
An agreement between Canada and the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum is receiving universal approval from construction employers from coast to coast as well as steel manufacturers... read more →
2011- Oil is $93/barrel.
Kidd Operations has confirmed it is investing a lot of time and effort to try to find a way to extend the life of the massive underground Glencore Kidd copper-zinc... read more →