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Construction for Singapore’s end of HSR to start in 2019
The Star   16 April 2018   Republic of Singapore   Singapore  
Construction for Singapore’s end of HSR to start in 2019
<p>SINGAPORE: The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called for tenders for the design and construction of tunnels and associated facilities for Singapore&rsquo;s end of the high-speed rail (HSR) project connecting with Kuala Lumpur, The Straits ...
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With final piece of roadway in place, the SR 99 tunnel begins to take shape
Seattle Curbed   27 March 2018   USA   Seattle  
The southbound deck of the State Route 99 tunnel, pictured in January 2018. Courtey of WSDOT
<p>It&rsquo;s been almost a year since Bertha the tunnel-boring machine completed its job drilling the tunnel that will eventually replace the State Route 99 Viaduct, and in the drill&rsquo;s wake, crews have been busy building a road. Now, that work is largely ...
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Are the bridges you cross safe in an earthquake?
KING 5   26 February 2018   USA   Washington  
<p>Hundreds of bridges were slated for seismic retrofit in the 1990s, but so far, only a third have been fixed.</p><p>The state of Washington is now more than two decades into a program to retrofit the state’s vulnerable bridges.</p><p>In the 1990s, as the ...
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New vertical forest to be built in Eindhoven
Climate Action   12 February 2018   Netherlands  
New vertical forest to be built in Eindhoven (Image Credit: Stefano Boeri Architetti)
<p>The Dutch city of Eindhoven will play host to new apartments designed to provide a model for sustainable residential buildings.</p> <p>The Trudo Vertical Forest Tower will be a 75-meter high skyscraper, which will include space for 125 trees, and 5,200 ...
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Developers plan to turn Auckland underground tunnels into subterranean city
Newshub   30 January 2018   New Zealand   Auckland  
<p>The developers of what's been dubbed the biggest tourist attraction in New Zealand say it could open in six months, if Auckland Council get its act together.</p> <p>Four kilometres of tunnels sit unused under the CBD's Albert Park, with plans to develop ...
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The big dig: how the high cost of land is forcing Hong Kong into caverns
The Guardian   22 January 2018   Hong Kong  
An illustration of Hong Kong’s strategy to shift new developments into caverns and subterranean tunnels. Photograph: Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department
<p>There is a particular bridge in Hong Kong that offers spectacular views: the mouth of a river on one side, and near-identical rows of white apartment blocks and mountains on the other.</p> <p>No matter where you look, though, you can&rsquo;t escape the ...
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Abu Dhabi to build world’s largest desalination plant
Abu Dhabi to build world’s largest desalination plant, IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK
<p>Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) plans to invest $1.2bn into the construction of the world&rsquo;s largest water desalination plant. The plant will be located 45km north of Abu Dhabi and operations are expected to begin in October 2021, ...
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Carillion crisis deepens amid scramble to save jobs after firm collapses
The Guardian   16 January 2018   United Kingdom   Europe  
Workers locked out of Carillion’s Midland Metropolitan hospital construction site. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
<p>Thousands of private sector workers at risk and 30,000 small firms owed money may lose out.</p> <p>Thousands of staff who worked for the collapsed construction firm Carillion inside private sector companies will have their wages stopped on Wednesday unless ...
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Final breakthrough in gigantic road tunnels at the Suez Canal
highways.today   05 January 2018   Egypt  
On December 14, 2017, the Herrenknecht Mixshield S-959 celebrated its final breakthrough. It drove one of the tunnel tubes at Port Said with top performances of up to 128 meters per week.
<p>On the Christmas weekend, Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rang in a new era for the Sinai Peninsula: on Saturday, December 23, 2017, S-960 (&Oslash; 13,020 mm), the third of four Herrenknecht Mixshields, completed tunnelling for the first of ...
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London Bridge station reopens platforms in £1bn project
BBC NEWS   02 January 2018   UK   London  
Engineers have remodelled tracks through and around the station to allow more trains through the capital and reduce delays_NETWORK RAIL
<p>One of Britain's busiest railways stations has almost doubled its passenger capacity with the reopening of five platforms.</p> <p>London Bridge will now serve 96 million people a year, up from about 50 million.</p> <p>The works form part of a &pound;1bn ...
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