How a 1,900-year-old latrine helps explain why Roman concrete lasts

Consumer spending records mixed performance in quarter one 2026, cement sales declined by 10.7%

Activity in the construction sub-sector, proxied by the volume of cement sales, declined by 10.7 (year-on-year) in March 2026 to 226,629.10 tonnes. This is down from 253,754.47 tonnes recorded a year ago.

Quebec launches task force to overhaul South Shore’s Route 132

After several years of waiting and complaints from municipal officials, redevelopment work will begin on a section of Route 132, between the municipalities of Saint-Constant and Delson, on the South Shore (Montreal). While in Saint-Constant, Premier Christine Fréchette announced Saturday morning the establishment of a project office for the redevelopment of this section of road [] The post Quebec launches task force to overhaul South Shore’s Route 132 appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.

Vatican begins 5-year, 5-million-euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael

The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta. [...]

Federal grant finishes a Route 7 rebuild three decades in the making

19.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law completes the Pittsford-to-Brandon reconstruction — a project whose roots run to 1996, and to bypass talk from the 1950s. The post Federal grant finishes a Route 7 rebuild three decades in the making first appeared on Vermont Daily Chronicle. The post Federal grant finishes a Route 7 rebuild three decades in the making appeared first on Vermont Daily Chronicle.