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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

Apr, 01, 2025
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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...

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...

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...

The Fatal Collapse That Stopped Rama II Construction and it's Dangerous Legacy: 2,500 Accidents and Counting

In the early hours of March 15, 2025, tragedy struck yet again on Bangkok’s Rama II Road. A concrete beam from the under-construction Dao Khanong expressway bridge collapsed near Soi 25, killing five...

One Dead, Three Injured in E42 Bridge Collapse in Belgium

A tragic incident occurred on March 6, 2025, when a bridge under demolition collapsed on the E42 motorway in La Louvière, Wallonia. The collapse resulted in the death of one worker and injuries to th...

Telangana Tunnel Collapse: A Battle Against Time and Terrain

The Telangana tunnel collapse at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on February 22, 2025, has triggered one of the most complex and dangerous rescue operations in recent history. The collaps...

Lagos' Building Collapse Epidemic: Who Is to Blame?

Yet again, Lagos has witnessed another devastating building collapse—this time in Lekki Phase 1, where a three-story building under construction crumbled, leaving four dead and at least 15 injured. E...

Civil Engineering News Recap of February 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 February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) AI...

Structural Failure in Yobe: One Dead, Several Injured in School Collapse

A devastating incident struck Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, when a classroom corridor collapsed, leaving one student dead and four others injured. The collap...