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15-year plan to rebuild the Northeast Corridor rail network released
- Nov, 16, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Construction Management Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A $136-billion plan on the state-of-good-repair and improvement of the Northeast Corridor rail network was released on November 16 by the Northeast Corridor Commission. Furthermore, the 15-year plan...
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Webuild-led consortium wins €1.32 billion contract for Sicilian railway
- Jun, 06, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering Tunneling Sustainable Development Railway Geotechnics Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Webuild-led consortium has recently won yet another tender on the Sicilian high speed railway project. Furthermore, the awarded contract concerns the construction of the 30-kilometer Fiumetorto-Le...
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London's Crossrail: the largest construction project ever undertaken in Europe
This massive upgrade of the existing Underground system involves 40 Crossrail stations including 10 new ones, connected via brand-new tunnels. It will start its service in late 2018, and be fully oper...
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World's Longest Tunnel Running Under Swiss Alps Opens
On June 1st, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was officially opened, making it the longest and deepest tunnel. Nearly 20 years after work began, the tunnel connects Erstfeld to Bodio, Switzerland before conti...
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California Governor Launches High-Speed Rail Construction
Six years after California voters approved a $9.9 billion bond act to help finance a high-speed rail line between that eventually will carry riders from San Francisco to Los Angeles. California Govern...
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