What is the UK-English equivalent of "Public Works"?

The term "Public Works" to denote the construction of public buildings and infrastructure may seem un-British because the Ministry of Public Building and Works was absorbed into other ministries and agencies in 1970. (And its predecessors the Ministry of Works and the Office of Works were mainly concerned with royal properties and military and government buildings.)

However, the term "Public Works" is still in use in official documents and on UK government websites, e.g.:

• "Machinery for public works, building or the like" from www.gov.uk
• "Public Works Loan Board" from www.dmo.gov.uk

Other British sources will often use the phrase "public works sector", e.g.:

• "Case study of the public works sector in the UK and Greece", a dissertation for the University of Nottingham.
• "Underestimating costs in public works projects: error or lie?", an essay by a British researcher.