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First design and build contract awarded for the Grand Paris Express
- Jul, 13, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- France, Paris
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first design and build contract for the Grand Paris Express was awarded by the Société du Grand Paris to a mainly French encompassing consortium on July the 13th. The Grand Paris Express is a pr...
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Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan
- May, 10, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan, Taichung
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...
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Bridge demolition for metro’s construction in downtown LA (video)
A short bridge was demolished in downtown LA, as it was standing in the way of the Regional Connector project, the city’s metro line extension. The bridge, leading to Hope Street, was built in the are...
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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. Plans have been unveiled to expand the Paris metro system to connect the city with t...
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