The two-tube Hallandsås Tunnel for the upgrade of the rail link between Göteborg and Malmö along the Swedish west coast is one of the most challenging tunnel projects worldwide.…
Read moreThe San Andreas Fault is the place where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate meet. While most tectonic boundaries are found in the depths of the oceans, the San Andreas…
Read moreThe new urban motorway M-30 was planned to relieve major traffic congestion in Madrid. Its construction entailed boring a 3.5-kilometer three-lane road tunnel through demanding…
Read moreLos Angeles' metro and LRT network had six lines. The Gold Line connects Pasadena with the Union Station in downtown LA. What was missing is the extension of the LRT to East Los…
Read more"Société de Construction de l’Autoroute de la Traversée de l’Ouest Parisien" - that is the fully spelled out name of the joint venture that took up the challenge of an outstanding…
Read moreThe Queens Bored Tunnels are a part of the East Side Access Project, and are the last major tunnel connection between Queens and the Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. After…
Read moreSingapore has experienced an enormous economic growth during the last few years. Due to the number of inhabitants, five million, traffic infrastructure requirements have increased,…
Read moreThe Italian gas supply company, Snam Rete Gas S.p.A., aimed to permanently increase the flexibility, capacity and reliability of gas transport in the Po plain by constructing a…
Read moreThe idea was for a number of supply lines to canalize the water coming from the mountains around Madrid to prevent flodding. Planning envisaged, for instance, a 3.51-meter-diameter…
Read moreSpain suffers from a shortage of water. To improve the supply of fresh water in Madrid, another one of the numerous reservoirs in the mountains around the metropolis – in the form…
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