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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...
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...
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...
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...
Infrastructure
£43m capacity expansion for Peterborough station
A £43m upgrade of Peterborough station to improve facilities and accommodate longer trains has been announced by Network Rail. The scheme includes platform lengthening, two new platforms, the footbridge extended and lifts installed. Work...
Transport
Sterling Construction wins $79 million highway project in California
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. has announced that its California affiliate, Myers & Sons Construction, LP, was apparent low bidder on a $78.7 million highway project for the California Department of Transportation in Turlock, California. The scope...
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