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Bouygues team launches BIM guide
The construction index   29 March 2017   France   Europe  
BIM model (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Four construction businesses have teamed up to develop a guide to verification processes in building information modelling (BIM).</p> <p>The work by the four - Bureau Veritas, Setec B&acirc;timent, Agence Coste Architectures and Bouygues Construction &ndash; ...
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Vinci JV lands €926m Paris metro contract
The construction index   24 February 2017   France   Europe  
Tunnelling is already under way for Line 14 (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A joint venture led by Vinci Construction has won a &euro;926m (&pound;782m) tunnelling contract on Line 15 South of the future Grand Paris Express transport network in France.</p> <p>Vinci and Spie Batignolles will build an 8.2km tunnel between Fort d&rsquo;Issy-Vanves-Clamart ...
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The Channel Tunnel is to be extended for the first time since it opened with a 600m covered section near Calais to keep migrants out
Daily Mail   19 February 2016   France   Calais  
The £4.7million project will see the tunnel encased in concrete for a third of a mile from the opening in Coquelles near Calais to the Eurotunnel terminal
<p>The Channel Tunnel is to be extended for the first time since it opened 22 years ago with a 600metre covered section being built near Calais to stop migrants stowing away on trains to Britain.<br />The &pound;4.7million project will see the tunnel encased ...
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Landslides may mean the Galibier is cut from the 2015 Tour de France
Cycling Weekly   22 June 2015   France   Col du Galibier  
Cyclists climbs the Col du Galibier in the 1986 Tour de France
<p>Tour de France organisers ASO have found themselves with a bit of a headache less than two weeks before the start of the race as the Galibier looks likely to be scrapped from the penultimate stage.</p> <p>A landslide that occurred on April 10 has led to ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Explained: The Supertide that Swallowed a French Abbey
Scientific American   23 March 2015   France   Normandy  
Mont Saint-Michel / Associated Press
<p>A stunning photo went viral over the weekend, revealing a supertide that turned an 11th-century French abbey that is usually surrounded by sheep into an island swallowed by the sea. The image, from AP (Associated Press), is shown here.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Gazost: an impressive landslide in the Hautes-Pyrenees
The Landslide Blog   02 March 2015   France   Pyrenees  
Landslide Pyrenees
<p>Gazost is a tiny village located high in the Hautes-Pyrenees region of France. On Friday afternoon a reasonably large and quite mobile landslide removed 150 m of the only access road to the village, leaving the 20 or so inhabitants stranded. Reports suggest ...
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Thousands of Brits stranded in the French Alps after giant boulder blocks the road
Mirror   28 February 2015   France   French Alps  
Huge Rockfall
<p>Falling rocks partially blocked a mountain-side road early yesterday morning, cutting off the resorts of Val Thorens, Les Menuires and St Martin</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards