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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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Lawsuit Threatens to Delay I-5 Expansion Project
The Cleveland National Forest Foundation, a small group of environmental advocates, filed a lawsuit against Caltrans on Wednesday over the plans to expand I-5 in the San Diego area. The lawsuit...
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World Trade Center’s Retail Space Sales Will Help Fund Infrastructure
- Dec, 11, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry
- 120 Liberty Street NY, NY 10006
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Westfield Group paid $800 million last week to buy 50% of the retail space in the new World Trade Center. The company had previously purchased the other 50% of space for $600 million two years a...
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1,000 Foot Bay Front Tower in Miami Proposed
In late November, a Miami developer announced his plans for an observation and amusement tower on the Miami bay front. The tower, referred to as the SkyRise Miami tower, would be 1,000 feet tall and i...
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California High Speed Rail Project Hits More Delays
The federal Surface Transportation Board rejected the California High Speed Rail Authority’s approval request for a 114-mile section of the rail line between Fresno and Bakersfield on Wednesday. ...
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Minnesota Vikings Break Ground on New Stadium
- Dec, 05, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry
- 900 South 5th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Minnesota Vikings broke ground on Tuesday on the new $975 million Vikings Stadium. The stadium will be built by Mortenson Construction and Thor Construction and will replace the aging Metrodome in...
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Old Bay Bridge Demolition Underway
- Nov, 18, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Bridges
- Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Workers began tearing down the east span of the old Bay Bridge on Tuesday, nearly two months after the new bridge opened. The demolition of the old bridge is expected to be a long, tedious proce...
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One World Trade Center Officially Tallest US Building
- Nov, 15, 2013
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- 72 Vesey Street New York City, NY 10048
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced Tuesday that One World Trade Center is now the tallest building in the United States, at 1,776 feet tall. Previously the tallest building hono...
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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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77 Story, $490 Million Skyscraper To Be Built In Dubai
- Nov, 11, 2013
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- 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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