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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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Dudgeon wind farm foundation installation

The area east of England is invading dynamically in the offshore windpower market with major offshore windfarms like Greater Gabbard and Sheringham Shoal off the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts being...

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Hayward Baker to Participate in Elliott Bay Seawall Repair and Replacement Project in Seattle

Geotechnical construction contractor Hayward Baker Inc. has been awarded a $41 million contract involving the repair and replacement of a large section of the Elliott Bay seawall along Seattle’s down...

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Panama Canal expansion project resumes, but with significant delays.

At the beginning of 2014, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the consortium responsible for building the new set of locks on the system, disputed over the nine month delay of the project and the cos...

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The Røssåga, Norway Hydroelectric Project to initiate a new TBM-era in the country

The return of TBMs in Norway was celebrated with an enthousiastic ceremony in Røssåga, for the initiation of the reconstruction works of the hydroelectric facility in the area. The TMB technology...

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Pile-driving to blame for building cracks in Seattle [video]

Structural damages and noise are the reasons why residents at the Canterbury Shores Condos on Madison Park waterfront are upset. Pile-driving work during construction of the new 520 Bridge near t...

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New study reveals natural gas pipeline leaks all over Washington, D.C.

Scientists from Duke University measuring methane levels, the main component of natural gas, produced by leaks and contributing to global warming, have conducted a new research in Washington, D.C....

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World’s first variable density TBM makes breakthrough in Kuala Lumpur [video]

Τhe 51km long Sungai Buloh-Kajang line is the first MRT line of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project that began on July 8 2011, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9.5km of the line will be unde...

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Video: Double Crane Collapse in Venezuela

The video shows two cranes collapsing while attempting to move a 60-ton truss beam during the construction of a train station in Caracas, Venezuela.  The two crane operators survived the fall but...

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119ft long steel pipe is Bertha’s mystery object

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), crews on January 2 managed to remove enough soil from the cutter head and lower the water pressure, allowing for an inspection o...

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