Skanska to replace Portage Bay Bridge in Seattle for $1.4bn
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Seattle’s Portage Bay Bridge (Image courtesy of Skanska) Swedish contractor Skanska has signed a contract…
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Designs complete for $2.5bn Baghdad Metro as 26 bidders express interest
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The proposed layout of the system (National Investment Commission) The government of Iraq has announced…
Turner wins $184m research-building contract at University of Kentucky
This post was originally published on this site The 190,000-square-foot building will contain laboratory teaching space, office space, and a 250-seat auditorium (Courtesy of Turner…
Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils extension to The Broad art gallery in Los Angeles
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Images courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro has…
Japan’s $64bn maglev train delayed ‘at least seven years’
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers A maglev train undergoing testing in 2020 (Saruno Hirobano/CC BY-SA 4.0) Central Japan Railway (JR…
World’s biggest collection of Scandinavian art to open in grain silo
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The silo-turned-gallery occupies an enviable site on the Odderøya peninsula in Kristiansand (Mestres Wåge/BAX/Mendoza Partida)…
Iberdrola to spend €41bn electrifying the US
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The US grid consists of 190,000km of lines operated by 500 companies (Public domain) Iberdrola,…
Chinese train maker pulls out of Bulgarian bid after EU investigation
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers CRRC’s CR400AF Fuxing locomotive has a maximum speed of 420km/h (N509FZ/CC BY-SA 4.0) A Chinese…
Rheinmetall builds car-and-military factory in Hungary
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Hungarian defence minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky is shown Rheinmetall’s Luna drone by Christoph Müller, head of…
China starts $3.9bn project to bring green power from remote northwest
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers China is struggling to keep up with power demand in its industrial economy. As well…