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Architecture
SOM’s newest competition win in China defined by sleek aerodynamic design
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has announced that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358m supertall tower will...
Transport
LPA to develop plans for highway project in South Carolina
The LPA Group Incorporated (LPA), a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has secured a contract worth $5.1 million from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to develop construction plans for a highway project in the US state...
Infrastructure
Government approves HS2 in the face of fierce opposition
The government has given approval to plans for a £32bn high speed rail line linking London and Birmingham despite fierce opposition from local, mainly Conservative, MPs. Transport secretary Justine Greening said on Tuesday: "It is...
Transport
Construction begins on Miami’s I-75 ramp widening
Construction has begun on a $6.7 million project for widening the southbound I-75 ramp to the Palmetto Expressway in Miami, Florida, US. The project will be carried out in phases. The I-75 ramp will...
Construction Equipment
GRADALL XL3100 IV WHEELED EXCAVATOR
Gradall has updated its XL3100 IV wheeled excavator with a six-speed AutoDrive Allison automatic transmission and an undercarriage that allows the machine to be driven at speeds up to 60 mph. Operators can...
Infrastructure
Balfour Beatty wins £750m electricity upgrade contract
Builder Balfour Beatty today won a five-year contract worth up to £750 million to upgrade Britain's electricity transmission network. It's an extension of an existing deal for the infrastructure group, after it formed the Electricity...
Architecture
Construction begins for mixed-use Riviera scheme shaped to ancient Lakatamia wells
Work on the infrastructure for the ‘Riviera’ scheme, predicted to eventually amount to £50m in costs, has finally begun. Determined to be built in the suburbs of Nicosia, Cyprus, this architectural masterplan was commissioned by Plaza...
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