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Jakarta’s Traffic Problems Expected To Worsen in 2014
- Jan, 31, 2014
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- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The infrastructure and gridlock problems facing the city of Jakarta, Indonesia are expected to worsen this year. The Indonesian government expects 1.2 million new cars will be purchased in the country...
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Sochi Olympics Feature New Infrastructure and Stadiums
The 2014 Winter Olympics will begin on February 7th in Sochi, Russia. The resort town of Sochi is located over 1,600 kilometers from Moscow along the Black Sea. Sochi had very little infra...
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World’s Largest Solar-Powered Bridge Opens in London
The Blackfriars Railway Bridge in London, England is now the largest-solar powered bridge in the world. Network Rail, the company in charge of London’s rail system, unveiled the bridge at a ribb...
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Minneapolis Green Line Nearly Complete
- Jan, 27, 2014
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The 26.8-mile METRO Green Line project, connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, is nearly complete. Construction on the $957 million light-rail line started in 2010 and is now 98 percent...
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Pennsylvania To Use P3 Contracts To Fix Aging Bridges
- Jan, 24, 2014
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- Pennsylvania, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to replace 500 bridges in the state starting in 2015, and the majority of these bridges will be built under public-private partnership contracts. ...
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Construction to Start on Los Angeles Hotel
Construction will start February 15th on the Wilshire Grand Hotel development in Los Angeles, California. When built, the 1,110-foot hotel will be the tallest structure in the western United States. P...
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5 Things Jenga Can Teach People About Structural Engineering
Jenga is a game that debuted in 1983 that has players stack 54 rectangular pieces each cut to slightly different dimensions in perpendicular rows to form a tower. During each person’s turn, he o...
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Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project Underway
- Jan, 20, 2014
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- Hudson Yards, New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group officially broke ground on the Hudson Yards redevelopment in New York City in December 2012. The West Side Yard, commonly referred to as Hudson Yard...
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Comcast Announces Plans to Build 59-Story Skyscraper
- Jan, 17, 2014
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts unveiled on Wednesday the new Comcast Innovation and Technology Center that will be built in downtown Philadeliphia. The 59-story tower will cost around $1.2 billion to build...
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Bayonne Bridge to be Raised
- Jan, 15, 2014
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- Bayonne Bridge, Staten Island, New York, NY
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The existing Bayonne Bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York will undergo an amazing feat of engineering. The road bed will be raised while the existing road is still o...
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