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Senate Passes Bill to Address Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites
- May, 07, 2024
- Mining Engineering Geology Forensic Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a significant legislative move, the U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act to address the widespread issue of abandoned hardrock mining sites, which pose serious threats to...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after collision with container ship
- Mar, 26, 2024
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Bridges General Civil Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, March 26, resulting in a significant part of the bridge plunging into the water a...
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Historic church collapses in Connecticut
- Jan, 25, 2024
- Structural Failures Other Structural General Civil General Construction Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Connecticut, New London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A historic church collapsed in New London, Connecticut, on Thursday, January 25. Furthermore, the collapsed building was the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival-style church that was built...
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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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University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital breaks ground on $650M expansion
- Sep, 08, 2023
- General Construction General Civil Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York, Rochester
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital held a groundbreaking celebration for its $650 million expansion project on Friday, September 8. At the time of the event, enabling projects and ne...
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