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PM Mitsotakis in the largest Greek energy storage investment in Amfilochia (photos)
themanews.com   31 January 2024   Greece   Amfilochia  
<p>On Wednesday morning, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the construction site where the Amfilochia pumped storage unit is being built, which is the largest large-scale energy storage investment in Greece, amounting to 650 million euros, with the aim of supporting ...
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Taller than the Eiffel Tower, India constructs world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir
CNN   02 May 2023   India   Kashmir  
The Chenab bridge is being hailed by Indian officials as an "engineering marvel".
<p>India is now home to the world&rsquo;s tallest railway bridge. Some 35 meters (over 10 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower, the Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in India&rsquo;s contentious Jammu and Kashmir region.<br ...
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Tunnel borer being assembled to start work on new Athens metro line
ekathimerini-com   28 March 2023   Greece   athens  
[Nikos Tachiaos/Facebook]
<p>The first of two massive tunnel borers that will be put to work on the extension of the Athens metro is being assembled, the president of Attiko Metro SA announced on Tuesday.</p>
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The World’s Longest Bicycle Tunnel Opens in Norway Next Month
Jalopnik   16 March 2023   Norway  
Photo: Arild Tveit / Bybanen Utbygging
<p>When most cities explore methods of making their streets friendlier for cyclists and pedestrians, government agencies usually propose installing protected bike lanes or maybe closing down a street to vehicle traffic. Almost no municipality is ever ambitious ...
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Ingenious and life-enhancing: a tale of two new London footbridges
The Guardian   19 February 2023   UK   London  
Photograph: Jim Stephenson
<p>All the world loves a bridge that moves. Usually, the point of a bridge is that it is fixed &ndash; when so much trouble has been taken to overcome gravity and tame nature, instability is the last thing that you want &ndash; so there is surprise and delight ...
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The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender BOAK for the part from Chania to Heraklion
Real Estate and Development   07 December 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender for construction project of the Northern Road Axis Crete (B.O.A.K.) from Chania to Heraklion to the Invitation to Submit Binding Offers.<br />This is the largest part of the BOAK, 157.5 ...
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Opening soon: Delhi to Kashmir route, comprising world’s tallest railway bridge
Mint   08 August 2022   India  
A view of the almost-complete Chenab bridge, in Reasi on Thursday. With 88% completion of deck launching, Chenab bridge will soon bring all-weather rail connectivity to Kashmir. (ANI Photo) (Shilpa Thakur
<p>The Central government and Indian Railways will soon open the Delhi to Kashmir rail route for public travel since the project is nearing completion and the railway bridge over the Chenab River in the district of Reasi on the Baramulla railway line is also ...
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In pictures: 40 years of the Kessock Bridge
BBC NEWS   05 August 2022   UK   Scotland  
One of the bridge's construction crew won a bet by hitting a golf ball between the two spans (Scottish Roads Archive)
<p>The Kessock Bridge in the Highlands is 40 years old.<br />"One of the beauties of being a civil engineer is you are often building things which are of benefit to the area in which you are building them," says Ken Wilson, who helped to supervise the construction ...
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Silvertown Tunnel cutter head lowered into shaft
Construction Enquirer   01 August 2022   UK  
<p>The Silvertown Tunnel project reached another major milestone last week as the cutter head for the Tunnel Boring Machine was lowered into the shaft</p>
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Croatia opens long-awaited bridge bypassing Bosnia
Aljazeera   26 July 2022   Croatia   Dubrovnik  
<p>Croatia has opened a long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast, including the popular tourist destination of Dubrovnik, with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory.<br />The 2.4km (1.5-mile) span reaches out ...
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