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Tide vs. Time: Reinventing Ports in the Age of Climate Change

San Antonio, Chile’s busiest port, is under siege. Each year, towering waves crash over its sea wall, forcing operations to halt and leaving vessels stranded. With 270 ships affected annually and lo...

Heathrow Meltdown: What Caused the Fire, the Aftermath, and How It Could Be Prevented

When Heathrow Airport—the busiest airport in Europe—came to a halt on March 20, 2025, the disruption was global. Flights were grounded, thousands of passengers stranded, and questions immediately fol...

When History Cracks: Ancient Roman Bridge Succumbs to Modern Floods

In a heartbreaking turn of events, a 15th-century Roman bridge in Talavera de la Reina, central Spain, partially collapsed on March 23 due to severe flooding. Built atop Roman foundations and standin...

Structures Falling, Standards Failing: The Governor Who Said ‘Enough’

For decades, Nigeria has battled a quiet epidemic—construction failures. These aren’t isolated events but part of a dangerous pattern rooted in poor construction practices, regulatory failure, and a...

Civil Engineering News Recap of March 2025

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of March 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Hydro...

Beyond Recycling: The Future of Bridge Component Reuse

With the global push for sustainability in construction, the Netherlands is leading the charge—not just by recycling concrete but by reusing entire structural components. A groundbreaking project, ha...

Urgent Evacuations in Notting Hill After Midnight Building Collapse

Residents of McGregor Road in Notting Hill woke up to a terrifying scene as parts of three buildings collapsed in the early hours of March 19, 2025. The front gable end of a row of three terraced hou...

From Emissions to Solutions: The Rise of Carbon-Storing Highways

The UK is at a turning point in road construction. As the government shapes its Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), the focus must shift towards sustainable and carbon-neutral roadbuilding. Traditional...

After the Recent NTSB Report: 68 U.S. Bridges Now Flagged for Collapse Risk

When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore catastrophically collapsed in March 2024 after being struck by a cargo ship, it didn’t just send concrete tumbling into the Patapsco River—it also shook...

Europe’s Tube-Like Train Network: Starline Set to Redefine High-Speed Travel

Imagine boarding a train in Helsinki and arriving in Berlin in just three hours. That’s not a far-off fantasy anymore. A futuristic project named Starline is laying the groundwork for a metro-style,...