Balfour Beatty wins £83m contract to deliver new Forres Academy in Moray Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £83m contract to build the new Forres Academy in Moray, Scotland, marking another major education win for the contractor north of the border. The project will replace the existing school with a modern 12,143 square metre secondary campus designed for 1,120 students, along with a 3G sports pitch and new car park. Project overview Forres Academy is a major school replacem
Saudi Arabia launches private partner search for 50 public parks project Saudi Arabia has launched a private partner search for a major public parks programme covering 50 parks across three regions, with the project to be delivered under a 15-year rehabilitate, operate, maintain and transfer model. The move shows how the kingdom is increasingly using public-private partnerships to upgrade civic assets, improve urban liveability and bring private-sector operational discipline
HS2 cost to complete hits £102.7bn as government resets delivery plan HS2’s latest official estimate has pushed the cost to complete the railway as high as £102.7bn, with the first trains to Birmingham now not expected until 2039. The new figure underlines how badly the project has been affected by inflation, delays and delivery problems, and it marks another major reset for one of the UK’s most controversial infrastructure programmes. Project overview HS2 remains the UK’s fl