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Chinese Skyscraper To Have World’s Fastest Elevators
The 111-story Guangzhou CTF Financial Center tower is under construction in Southern China. The building will feature the world’s fastest elevators when it opens in 2016. It will take just 43 seconds...
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Construction to Begin This Week on The Kingdom Tower
- Apr, 21, 2014
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- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Construction on the world’s tallest building, the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia, is scheduled to begin this week. The Kingdom Tower will measure 3,280 feet tall once completed and will feature a 98-fo...
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Brazil Unveils $10.76 Billion Infrastructure Budget for Rio 2016
- Apr, 17, 2014
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- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Brazilian officials unveiled their $10.76 billion legacy budget today for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. The money will be spent on projects relating to infrastructure, mobility, urb...
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Harmon Tower to be Demolished Floor by Floor
- Apr, 16, 2014
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- 3720 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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The Harmon Hotel and Condominium Tower was supposed to be the centerpiece of MGM Resorts International’s $8.5 billion CityCenter development. Instead, the building stands unfinished on the Las Vegas,...
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Video: Milton-Madison Bridge Truss Slide
- Apr, 15, 2014
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- Milton, Kentucky, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Milton-Madison Bridge spanning the Ohio River and connecting Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana made history last Thursday, as it became the longest bridge in North America to be slid laterally...
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Unveils $8.6 Billion Infrastructure Improvement Plan
- Apr, 11, 2014
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- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn unveiled his six-year, $8.6 billion infrastructure plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state on Wednesday. The six-year program allocates $5.82 billion f...
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Texas High Speed Rail Line Receives Important Endorsement
- Apr, 10, 2014
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- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The potential high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, Texas received a major political endorsement last week from the Mayors of Houston, Dallas, and Forth Worth. The three mayors expressed th...
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Construction on 1000 Museum Tower to Break Ground in June
- Apr, 08, 2014
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- Miami, Florida, United States
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Architect Zaha Hadid chose 1000 Museum Tower in Miami, Florida to be the first building she designed in the United States. The 62-story, 706-foot structure will be a super-luxury condominium that will...
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5 Companies Invited to Bid for Next Portion of California High Speed Rail Project
- Apr, 07, 2014
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- Fresno, California, United States
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority has invited five companies to submit bids for the second contract to build part of the state’s high-speed rail line. The winning bidder will be expected to com...
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Pulaski Skyway Rehabilitation to Reroute 34,000 Cars Daily
- Apr, 04, 2014
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- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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The Pulaski Skyway Bridge rehabilitation project will begin on April 12, and some New York and New Jersey Residents are already dubbing it “carmaggedon.” Once construction begins, 34,000 of the 74,000...
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