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Panama Canal Expansion May Face Delays
Spanish construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso announced Wednesday that the Panama Canal Authority has 21 days to pay for the nearly $1.6 billion in cost overruns on the canal expansion project. ...
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Toll Revenue Needed to Fund Brent Spence Bridge Project
The Kentucky and Ohio Departments of Transportation announced that toll revenue would be required to fund the design and construction of a new Brent Spence Bridge. Current estimates place the cost of...
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Florida SunRail Phase 1 Almost Completed
Phase 1 of the Central Florida SunRail project is almost finished and service on the route will begin once all 12 stations are completed. Construction began on the 32-mile route connecting Volus...
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New Tech Company Headquarters Built in 2013
Many technology firms started designing and building ornate headquarters from the ground up this past year. These companies are straying from the normal office building and designing them to enhance p...
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December's issue of TheStructuralEngineer newsletter is out!!!
We are pleased to announce the 78th issue of our newsletter! In this issue, you will find the latest key industry news, from our news center, which features daily articles written by structural eng...
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Apollo Theater Ceiling Collapse Injures 80
- Dec, 23, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- London, England
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A portion of the Apollo Theater ceiling collapsed Thursday night during a show and 80 people were injured including seven people who were seriously injuries. The theater is located in London and...
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Bay Bridge Fix Complete
The $25 million fix for the broken rods on the Bay Bridge’s east span was finally finished last week. After only being in place for two weeks in March, 32 of the 96 galvanized steel rods used to...
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Workers Delicately Fix Leo Fridge Bridge
- Dec, 18, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry
- Green Bay Wisconsin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On September 25, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation closed the Leo Fridge Bridge near Green Bay after noticing a two-foot dip along the bridge. Work began Tuesday to fix the sagging pave...
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Pertamina Energy Tower to Generate Own Power
- Dec, 17, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry
- jakarta, Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Pertamina Energy tower located in Jakarta, Indonesia will become the world’s first skyscraper for which energy generation is the primary focus of the design. Pertamina is Indonesia’s state-o...
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Construction Begins on Louvre Abu Dhabi Dome
The first piece of the 180-meter diameter Louvre Abu Dhabi dome was lifted into place on Wednesday. The section was one of 85 preassembled structures needed to be raised in order to complete the...
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