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Virginia funds the expansion of the Long Bridge with $729 million
- Dec, 07, 2023
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- United Kingdom
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Virginia officials declared that the state secured $729 million in federal funds to support the expansion of the Long Bridge, a century-old two-track span over the Potomac. Governor Glenn Youngkin st...
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India’s longest sea bridge to open on December 25
- Nov, 21, 2023
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- India
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The Maharashtra BJP released a video on Monday claiming that the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), India's longest sea bridge, would be accessible to the public on December 25. The Mumbai Metropolita...
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The history of the Phillips Street Bridge: it was completed in 1904 and was collapsed in 1935 and 1963
- Nov, 01, 2023
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- United States, Wisconsin, Rhinelander
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Several construction projects were completed in Rhinelander this year. One of these projects involved the repair of a water main located behind the Rhinelander Paper Mill, that led to the temporary c...
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AI and virtual reality to monitor the structural safety of buildings and bridges
- Nov, 08, 2023
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- United States, Florida, Orlando
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The structural health and safety of a nation's bridges and buildings is crucial for preventing disasters like the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021. To improve the structural health monitoring of...
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A 30-foot high glass bridge shatters in Indonesia resulting to one fatality and three injuries
- Oct, 26, 2023
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- India, Geong
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A tourist died and three others sustained injuries when a glass-bottomed bridge suddenly shattered in Indonesia. The incident took place on Wednesday morning on the Geong Bridge in Central Java. The...
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An under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat: at least 2 fatalities
- Oct, 23, 2023
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- India, Palanpur
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Two people lost their lives when the girders of an under-construction bridge along National Highway 58 in Palanpur city, Banaskantha, collapsed on Monday afternoon. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, wh...
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Italy is set to dispense 12 billion euros for a mega bridge project
- Oct, 16, 2023
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- Italy, Messina
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The Italian government plans to dispense 12 billion euros for the construction of what would become the world's longest suspension bridge. This ambitious bridge project has been in the planning phase...
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China bridge construction project: a crane collapsed causing 6 fatalities
- Sep, 13, 2023
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- China, Nanping
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An accident occurred during a bridge construction project in southwest China, where a tower crane collapsed. The collapse caused the loss of six lives and the injury of five people, according to offi...
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Bridge collapse in India: Over two dozen fatalities in construction site incident
- Aug, 23, 2023
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- India
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An under construction railway bridge collapsed in north-eastern India on Wednesday. The incident resulted in the tragic death of at least 26 people while concerns about missing persons are growing, a...
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World’s largest and longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge: some observations 4 years after its construction
- Aug, 11, 2023
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- Netherlands, Nijmegen
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The BAM construction group constructed the largest and most extensive concrete bridge using 3D printing technology. According to available information, the world's longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle...
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