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John Holland wins $600m Melbourne rail project
The construction index   17 November 2016   Australia   Oceania  
Mernda Rail Extension (source: TCI)
<p>The Mernda Rail Extension &ndash; which will cost nearly AU$600m (&pound;365m) to build - will include a new station near Hawkstowe Parade in South Morang. The new Hawkstowe station is in addition to two new stations that had already been announced in Mernda ...
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Japan fixes vast Fukuoka city sinkhole – in two days
The Guardian   15 November 2016   Japan   Asia  
This combination of two photos show a sinkhole on a road in Fukuoka on 8 November and the repaired same road on 15 November. Photograph: AP
<p>The 30 metre hole was repaired in 48 hours, although health and safety checks delayed the reopening.</p> <p>A section of road in the centre of the Japanese city of Fukuoka has reopened just days after a sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station ...
UDC inks $196m Pearl Qatar project deals
ME Construction News   15 November 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Al Mutahidah Towers (source: ME Construction News)
<p>United Development Company (UDC) has announced the signing of three contracts, worth a total of 716 million Qatari riyals ($196.6m), to develop three new construction projects at The Pearl &ndash; Qatar.</p> <p>The agreements will see UDC develop the Abraj ...
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Vinci and Bouygues move Chernobyl containment arch into place
The construction index   15 November 2016   Ukraine   Europe  
Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The world's largest land-based moveable object is currently being slid into place by a team from Vinci and Bouygues.</p> <p>The start of the slide marks a key milestone in the ambitious project to position an arch as a shield to protect against the radioactive ...
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New Zealand quake causes extensive damage
The construction index   15 November 2016   New Zealand   Oceania  
Landslide in Kaikoura (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Aerial images of the area affected by yesterday&rsquo;s earthquake and aftershocks in New Zealand have revealed damage to essential connections and basic infrastructure, said acting civil defence minister Gerry Brownlee.</p> <p>The popular tourist spot ...
Aldar awards $8m contract for Mayan project in Abu Dhabi
Mayan project (source: ALDAR)
<p>Aldar Properties, the Abu Dhabi-listed property development, investment and management company, has awarded the early works contract for Phase 1 of Mayan to Dutch Foundation &amp; Concrete Rehabilitation Company, it has announced.</p><p>A luxury residential ...
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New Zealand hit by second strong quake (video)
BBC NEWS   14 November 2016   New Zealand   Oceania  
The first earthquake warped and cracked a highway on the South Island (source: Reuters)
<p>An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude has hit New Zealand's South Island, hours after an initial quake killed two people.</p><p>The new tremor struck at 13:45 local time (00:45 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6 miles), northeast of Christchurch.</p><p>A 7.5-magnitude ...
BAM JV picked for Panama jetty
The construction index   14 November 2016   Panama   Americas  
Panama jetty (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A joint venture of BAM International and marine construction company Iconsa has won a subcontract for the design and construction of an LNG import jetty in Panama.</p> <p>he contract at the Costa Norte LNG Terminal also includes an intake/outfall structure. ...
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Awesome show on Dubai Water Canal grand opening
Gulf News   10 November 2016   United Arab Emirates   Middle East  
The waterfall along Dubai Canal illuminates in spectacular fashion at night. (Image Credit:Cleofe Maceda)
<p>As the grand opening ceremony of the Dubai Canal got underway on Wednesday night, <em>Gulf News</em> took a closer look at the waterfall, one of the main attractions of the Dh2 billion project.</p><div class="container-2-columns"><div class="container-2-columns"><p>Once ...
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Seven houses evacuated in Ripon after huge sinkhole appears
The Guardian   10 November 2016   United Kingdom   Europe  
Sinkhole (surce: the Guardian/Andrew Jackson)
<p>Seven houses have been evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in gardens in a North Yorkshire market town dubbed the sinkhole capital of Britain.</p> <p>Emergency crews were called to the 20-metre wide (66ft) hole in Magdalen&rsquo;s Road, Ripon, on Tuesday ...