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Breakthrough for £100m Shieldhall Tunnel project
BBC NEWS   13 October 2017   UK   Scotland  
The giant boring machine, nicknamed Daisy the Driller, emerged beneath Glasgow's Queen's Park
<p>A giant boring machine has "broken through" to complete the initial construction phase of the &pound;100m Shieldhall Tunnel.<br />The project to create the biggest waste water tunnel in Scotland has seen a 3.1 mile (4.8km) tunnel created beneath the south ...
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Melamchi water project an open-ended mission
The Kathmandu Post   13 October 2017   Nepal   Kathmandu  
A file photo shows a breakthrough in the Sundarijal-Sindu section of the Melamchi tunnel.
<p>With a succession of deadlines to supply Melamchi water to parched Kathmandu Valley having passed without fruition, the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board told the parliamentary Development Committee on Thursday that they had stopped fixing target ...
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Super stable, earthquake resistant formwork design for the tallest cooling tower in Greece
highways.today   11 October 2017   Greece   Ptolemaida  
Ptolemaida – On site at one of the biggest projects in Greece in recent years, construction of the lignite-fired power
<p>On site at one of the biggest projects in Greece in recent years, construction of the lignite-fired power plant Ptolemais Block V needs cooling-tower formwork expertise from Doka, plus compliance with a very special structural requirement. This is the first ...
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Bricking it: BIG's Lego House opens for business
New Atlas   04 October 2017   Denmark   Billund  
The Lego House appears to be constructed from oversized Lego bricks(Credit: Lego)
<p>It's been a long time coming, but BIG's wonderfully whimsical Lego House (aka Home of the Brick) is finally open for business. Serving as the Danish toymaker's flagship building, the eye-catching premises looks like it was constructed from oversized Lego ...
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Turkish contractor Yapı Merkezi wins $1.9bn Tanzanian rail link
GCR News   02 October 2017   Tanzania  
Image: The Tazara line (Richard Stupart/Wikimedia Commons)
<p>The government of Tanzania has awarded the second phase of its strategic medium-speed rail system to Turkish contractor Yapı Merkezi. The line will run 422km between the city of Morogoro and Makutupora, on the northern outskirts of Dodoma, Tanzania&rsquo;s ...
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SEE IT: Old Kosciuszko Bridge comes down in controlled demolition
Daily News NY   01 October 2017   USA   New York  
The old span of the Kosciuszko Bridge was demolished Sunday. (DEBBIE EGAN-CHIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
<p>What remained of the old Kosciuszko Bridge was blown to bits early Sunday.</p> <p>Demolition crews imploded the span that&rsquo;s connected Brooklyn and Queens for 78 years after lawmakers formally bid it adieu in a press conference that kicked off just ...
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Lucknow Metro’s first TBM breakthrough
Tunneling Journal   27 September 2017   India  
Lucknow Metro’s first TBM breakthrough
<p>Workers and officials from the Gulermak-TATA Projects JV, representatives from TBM manufacturer, TERRATEC, and officials from the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) have witnessed the successful completion of Lucknow Metro&rsquo;s first TBM-driven tunnels ...
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Record-breaking observation wheel nears completion
Image by Meeras Projects Division
<p>Seven out of the eight sections are now in place for what is set to be the world&rsquo;s largest observation wheel.</p> <p>Mace is providing project management, cost consultancy services and construction advice on the Ain Dubai wheel to client Meraas. The ...
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Contractors hired for IKEA Norfolk construction; Opening planned for Spring 2019
WTKR   26 September 2017   USA   Norfolk, Virginia  
Architectural Rendering of future IKEA Norfolk, VA (opening Spring 2019)
<p>NORFOLK, Va. &ndash; IKEA has officially hired the contractors to build their Norfolk location, the company announced Tuesday. <br />The Norfolk location was announced in June of 2016. Once complete, it will be the store&rsquo;s second location in Virginia. ...
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Proposed timber tower would be a tall drink of water for NYC
New Atlas   25 September 2017   USA   New York  
The Central Park Tower would rise to a height of 712 ft (217 m), making it the world's tallest timber tower(Credit: DFA Studio)
<p>New York City's DFA Studio recently unveiled a blue sky proposal for an observation tower in Central Park. If built, it would be the world's tallest timber structure and offer excellent views of NYC. Interestingly, it would also filter the Jacqueline Kennedy ...
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