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WEBForeign investors start dipping their toes in Indonesia’s new capital. In one of his last acts as serving Indonesian president Joko Widodo this week officially broke ground on three projects by foreign investors at the from-scratch new …
CCCC wins $360m contract to build Singapore’s Jurong East …
WEB10.02.21. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the tender to design and build the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub (JE ITH) to China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) at a contract value of $360m (S$477.4m). The ITH will connect the city state’s North-South and East-West rapid transit lines with the ...
The century’s most troublesome construction projects
WEBOct 5, 2015 · Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under construction on Barrow Island, 60km off the northwest coast of Western Australia (Source: Chevron) Commenced: 2009. Planned Completion: 2014. Completed: Ongoing – First production estimated late 2015. Delay: Estimated 18 months. Planned Cost: US$37bn. Final Cost: Estimated US$54bn.
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WEBBaltics and Poland ask EU to help pay for fortifications against Russia. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have asked the EU to help them pay for new fortifications along their borders with Russia and its ally, Belarus. The defence ministers of the….
Fear of failure: Why bolts on London's Cheesegrater tower began …
WEBJan 16, 2015 · The news that a third bolt has fallen from the new Leadenhall Building (popularly known as ‘The Cheesegrater’) in the City of London has caused consternation among those involved, coupled with a surge of interest what’s causing it.
Young engineer invents brick made from waste plastic
WEB19.06.19. A young Indian entrepreneur and engineering student has been shortlisted for a global environmental award for his and colleagues’ efforts to commercialise a new kind of brick made from waste plastic. The bricks are made by shredding plastic retrieved from bins or recycling centres, heating the shavings, and cooling the mixture in ...
India to stop paving any more roads … with asphalt
WEBSep 24, 2014 · Cement manufacturers will be celebrating the news that the Indian government has decided to abandon bitumen (asphalt) in favour of more expensive concrete for paving all new roads, because the latter is more durable. In addition, road schemes in India will now be priced on lifetime costs rather than just the cost of construction. Bitumen can ...
Design unveiled for Panama Canal’s fourth bridge
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Two European engineering and architecture companies Sener and Greisch have won a contract to design and build the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal. The 965m-long cable-stayed bridge will have a 485m main span and a 75m-tall vertical clearance for passing ships. Work on the project includes interchanges at either side of …
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WEBSaudi Arabia set to be ‘world’s largest construction market’ by 2028. Saudi Arabia will be the world’s largest construction market, according to a report by property consultancy Knight Frank and covered in the business press. It said industry output reached $141bn….
China to build Papua New Guinea’s first national road system
WEBNov 24, 2017 · China Railway Group and Papua New Guinea (PNG) this week signed agreements for three projects worth about $4bn, a quarter of the tiny country’s GDP, to upgrade 1,600km of highways and give PNG its first modern road network. At present, the capital Port Moresby is not linked to any major towns, and most highland villages can only be reached by ...