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Street furniture scheme launched in Mumbai
After months of setbacks, Mumbai is now launching a scheme to spruce up its streets with a wide array of street furniture. Subodh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai has approved plans to enable private developers to create experimental and/or...
Architecture
Ashley Thrall wins 2011 SOM Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship
The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Foundation has announced that the $10,000 SOM 2011 Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship has been awarded to Ashley Thrall, who will receive her PhD this month from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering...
Infrastructure
Nuclear report could raise costs of new build power plants
Costs for nuclear new build could rise in the wake of the findings of a report by the chief nuclear inspector assessing the implications of the nuclear crisis in Japan.However, sources close to the process said the report...
Infrastructure
Network Rail to ease crowding
Network Rail is considering undertaking construction work to ease overcrowding at 12 major stations including London Charing Cross, London Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street. Network Rail’s Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) considers planning issues that...
Transport
Oregon to open Willamette river bridge section
The Oregon Department of Transportation in the US will open the first section of the new Willamette River Bridge on Interstate 5 by the end of August this year, ahead of the October deadline. The...
Architecture
AIA launches Architect Barbie Dream House Design Competition
The American Institute of Architects and toy manufacturers Mattel have announced a playful design competition for a Dream House for I Can Be…Architect Barbie. Available from American toy stores from August this year, Architect Barbie comes accessorised with a...
Transport
Texas begins LBJ Freeway extension work
Construction work has commenced on the LBJ Freeway extension project in Texas, US.The $2bn project involves completely rebuilding the section of I-635, known as LBJ Freeway, between I-35E and North Central Expressway. Contractor Trinity Infrastructure...
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