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Video: Digging smart tunnels under London - an underground high-tech lab!

Crossrail - the largest infrastructure project currently under construction in Europe - will run for 42kilometers underneath London, and is being developed underneath an existing enormous ne...

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Amtrak executive chief warns about storm Sandy damaged tunnels in the Hudson river

Two major rail tunnels connecting New York and New Jersey are becoming a burning issue for politicians and local authorities and may even cause Amtrak to suspend its operation along the rail network,...

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SR500 million worth of tunnels and bridges to change the face of Jeddah

In the last five years, the city of Jeddah is undergoing a series of infrastructure projects aiming in decongesting the city's heavy traffic flow. According to Jeddah Municipality spokesman ...

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The California Delta tunnel system: latest news on its planning

Construction of the tunnel system on the California Delta is about to change hands and pass over to a new Enterprise, consisting of the California Department of Water Resources, the Metropol...

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The Port of Miami tunnel is on time and expected to open by the end of May

After four years of work, with 400 workers on site working 24/7, the Port of Miami Tunnel is about to open to public by the end of this month. With a budget of $915 million the tunnel will connec...

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London Mayor supports new road tunnel to decongest traffic

The option of a new 22-mile inner London orbital road tunnel is under investigation, after the initiative of London Mayor, Boris Johnson. The construction of such a tunnel would significantly deconges...

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The success story of the Calcutta underground sewage network.

The underground sewage network spreading under Calcutta, built back in 1875 by the British settlers, was equivalent to the systems of European cities like London and Hamburg, Germany. Being in operati...

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Tom Lantos twin tunnels provide a sustainable solution to the Devil's slide problem

Recurring landslides in Devil's slide resulting in nine closures in the past 28 years, 45-minute commutes for 7.5 miles of distance for over 20,000 motorists, 995 lawsuits and injuctions from environm...

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Hammersmith fly-over, West London: plans to be replaced by a tunnel

The flyover constructed back in the '60s, gives rise to serious debate between the continuous repair works, derailing associated costs and its replacement by a tunnel as a long-term solution. The H...

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$7million concrete tunnel under railroad lines at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.

The four-lane tunnel is constructed under the active Northern Southern Railroad Tracks - also used by Amtrak - applying a pioneering placement method, in which the tunnel sections are being jacke...

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