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China successfully tests new high-speed trains at top speeds of 453 km/h

China Railway announced on the first of July that successful performance tests had been conducted on their new high-speed trains, reaching a top speed of 453 km/h (281 mph). The trains tested are pa...

Braila Bridge: Romania’s largest suspension bridge inaugurated

The Braila Bridge, Romania’s largest suspension bridge, and largest bridge over the Danube, was inaugurated on July 6. Braila sits 38 meters high above water and has a total length of 1,975 meters,...

Part of the highest cable car in Europe opens connecting Italy and Switzerland

Europe’s highest cable car, Matterhorn Glacier Ride II, is now connecting the Swiss Matterhorn Glacier Paradise mountain station and the Italian Testa Grigia at 3,883 and 3,480 meter altitudes respec...

Orlando high-speed rail extension completed

Completion of the Orlando high-speed rail extension was celebrated by station city mayors and Brightline Orlando construction team members on June 21st. The 170-mile Orlando expansion runs from Orla...

$400m North Split reconstruction project in Indianapolis nears completion

The I-65/I-70 North Split Interchange project’s final ramp from Ohio Street to College Avenue reopened on May 26. North Split is located in Indianapolis and is the second busiest interchange in Indi...

Webuild-led consortium wins €1.32 billion contract for Sicilian railway

A Webuild-led consortium has recently won yet another tender on the Sicilian high speed railway project. Furthermore, the awarded contract concerns the construction of the 30-kilometer Fiumetorto-Le...

Norwegian Public Roads Administration awards €1 billion highway contract

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded the contract for the construction of the €1 billion E10/rv85 Tjeldsund-Gullesfjordbotn-Langvassbukt highway to a Skanska-led consortium....

China tests first driverless sky train

China’s first driverless sky train had its first trial run on May 9, in Wuhan’s hi-tech park. This is the country’s first commercial sky train, and it is expected to open to the public in 2023. Const...

Water main pipeline burst causes heavy damage in Guahati, India

A water main pipeline burst in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India, on May 25. The pipeline appears to have been operating under heavy high pressure, as the water can be seen on video...

Albanian parliament approves bridge connection to Montenegro

The Albanian parliament unanimously approved the construction of a new bridge, which will connect the country to Montenegro over the Buna River. A draft law for the project was signed earlier in Mar...

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