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Submit your geotechnical project for the Year in Infrastructure (YII) 2020 Awards

The Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, to be held from October 12-15 in Vancouver Conversion Centre will conclude with the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards gala and ceremony, where the winners...

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Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera

A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad stretching for more than 35,000 kilometers in 22 st...

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India's first railway station inside a tunnel

India is about to acquire its first railway station inside a 27-km-long tunnel. The Keylong station will be constructed at a height of 3,000m. on the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line which is near the Sino...

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Portageville project winner of ENR Award

Hayward Baker cooperated with Norfolk Southern Railway to replaced its aging wrought iron truss railway viaduct.  The new $75 million spandrel-braced steel arch railroad single-track bridge in Let...

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$36 billion railway plan for Melbourne

A 90km. underground railway that will connect stations on the existing suburban rail of Melbourne has been announced by Victoria state government. The subway would carry passengers from the southea...

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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks

An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...

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Paris Metro Expansion Estimated to Cost $31.6 Billion

Plans have been unveiled to expand the Paris metro system to connect the city with the greater Ile de France area. The expansion will include 200 kilometers of new railway. The project is being cal...

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Keynetix's HoleBASE SI for use on the HS2 contracts!

Keynetix is proud to announce the cooperation with HS2 Contractors! High Speed 2 Phase 1, the new railway line between London and Birmingham, has been the talk of our industry for several years and we...

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Soil conditions challenge HSR in Singapore

Building the underground Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high speed rail (HSR) terminus is likely to be challenging, time-consuming and costly, mainly due to the soft soil conditions prevailing in the area,...

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Different tunneling methods applied in the SCL railway extension, Hong Kong

Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a major infrastructure investment currently under construction in Hong Kong and aims in connecting a number of existing railway lines passing through different district...

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