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Lake Williams dam construction is expected to start on April

York Water Co.'s Lake Williams Dam is set to be renovated throughout the end of this year and through much of 2023. “The existing earth dam, built in 1912, does not meet 21st-century engineering de...

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Houston, Texas: New Memorial Park land bridge tunnel opens for traffic

The wait is over for Houstonians who have been eagerly watching the construction of the Memorial Park land bridge tunnels. On Monday, March 28, the first phase of the tunnels - eastbound - will ope...

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Jordan: Construction of Ibn Hammad Dam has been completed

The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) has completed the construction works of Ibn Hammad Dam in Ghor Haditha area in the Southern Jordan Valley in the Karak governorate. The dam has a total storage ca...

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India’s longest highway road tunnel in Hyderabad

If things go as per plans, Hyderabad will have the country’s longest Highway Road Tunnel, tentatively about 10 km from Jubilee Hills Road No 45 Junction to Banjara Hills, Road No. 12 Junction. The pr...

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Peru landslide: at least 2 dead, including a one-month-old infant

A major landslide struck a community in Peru’s north. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of at least two people, including a one-month-old infant, as they continue to search for missing residen...

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Road safety improvement with the aid of smart geotechnical sensors

Geotechnical sensors that will monitor the condition of Australia’s coastal roadways are developed by a new manufacturing research collaboration. The project, which has secured A$420,000 (£235,000)...

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Novel methods for underground construction

Lateral thinking and technology transfer are set to revolutionise the construction of transportation and utilities tunnels, underpasses, car parks and other underground structures. Patrick Lane-Nott,...

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by Alireza Afkhami, M.A.Sc., M.C.P, P.Eng. We are living in a digital world. Technology's rapid progress in recent years has made our lives more digitized than ever. Entangled with smartphones, apps,...

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New York-New Jersey: Gateway rail tunnel work may start in 2023

The Gateway rail tunnel, a project of $12.3 billion, linking New York City and New Jersey has reached a major preconstruction milestone with the completion of geotechnical studies necessary for the e...

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Brazil landslides and storm (update): death toll rises to 186 one week on

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 186, authorities said, one week after torrential rains lashed the tourist town. More than 850 pe...

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