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Pool Deck Initiation and Progressive Collapse Path on the Surfside, Florida, Condo Building

Federal investigators report that the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside likely initiated in the pool deck rather than the tower superstructure. Based on large-scale structur...

Britain Completes Construction of Its Longest Rail Bridge

The civil engineering works for the Colne Valley viaduct, now the UK’s longest rail bridge, have officially been completed. Spanning 2.1 miles (3.4 km), the structure will carry HS2’s high-speed rail...

Nearly 70 Containers Fall from Mississippi Vessel in California Port

On September 9, 2025, nearly 70 shipping containers fell from the cargo vessel Mississippi while berthed at Pier G of the Port of Long Beach. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when the Portugal-fla...

$6 Billion Hydroelectric Project to Reshape Mozambique’s Energy Grid

Mozambique has secured World Bank support for the $6 billion Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project, the largest of its kind in southern Africa in half a century. Located 60 km downstream from the Cahor...

Offshore Wind in Turmoil: The Halt of Revolution Wind

In late August 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered a stop to construction on the Revolution Wind offshore project, located 24 km south of Rhode Island. The £1.1bn ($1.5bn) scheme was de...

Magnetic Propulsion Technology to be Trialed for Port Cargo

A new pilot project is set to evaluate an autonomous magnetic rail system for freight movement at a major port in Gujarat, India. The initiative involves constructing a 750-meter test track to assess...

Hybrid Wood-Steel Systems Deliver Tall Timber Success: The BCIT’s Student Housing Tower

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby has delivered a milestone in tall timber design with the completion of its 12-story Tall Timber Student Housing tower. Building on the e...

Nepal’s First Highway Tunnel Nears Completion: The Nagdhunga–Sisnekhola Project

The Nagdhunga–Sisnekhola tunnel, Nepal’s first highway tunnel, is scheduled to open in January 2026. Project chief Saujanya Nepal confirmed that construction has reached its final stage, with only sl...

1,631-Tonne HS2 Bridge Successfully Installed in Birmingham, Ahead of Schedule

HS2 has achieved a significant milestone in Birmingham with the successful installation of a 1,631-tonne, 112-metre-long steel bridge over Lawley Middleway. The structure, part of a one-mile sequence...

Five Dead, Nine Injured in Virar Apartment Collapse

On August 26, 2025, tragedy struck Virar East in Maharashtra’s Palghar district when part of the Ramabai Apartment collapsed, killing five people and injuring nine others. Rescue teams from the fire...

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