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Budget Finalized for $1.5 Billion Goethals Bridge Replacement
A deal was finalized between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a team of private companies to replace and demolish the existing Goethals Bridge connecting Staten Island and New Jersey....
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Philippines Devastated After Typhoon Haiyan
- Nov, 11, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Manila, Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on Friday as one of the strongest storms on record. Sustained winds of 145 mph with gusts up to 235 mph, as well as waves topping 40 feet in heigh...
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77 Story, $490 Million Skyscraper To Be Built In Dubai
- Nov, 11, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Upon completion, the 369-meter tower will be the 26th tallest building in the world and one of the top ten tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates. Arabtech construction, the same company t...
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1900+ km Long, $15.5 Billion Gulf Rail Project to Link 6 Gulf Nations
A start date of late 2014 was announced on Tuesday for the construction of the Gulf Railway Network Project. The rail line will connect the six gulf nations of Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain,...
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US Infrastructure Spending Drops Dramatically Over Last 4 Years
A new chart released by BCA, an independent investment research company, shows that infrastructure spending on non-defense structures has seen a significant drop from roughly $325 billion in 2002 to u...
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4 Dead in Nigerian Building Collapse
- Nov, 09, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A four-story residential building under construction in one of the most expensive communities in Africa collapsed on Tuesday. Four people are confirmed dead and it is believed that as many as 50...
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