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The Netherlands exceed 2023 offshore wind target as Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park nears completion

It was recently announced that the Netherlands are going to exceed their offshore wind target set for 2023, while also marking another significant milestone with the installation of the final turbine...

Sydney Opera House turns 50 and here are 7 visualized rejected proposals

The iconic Sydney Opera House was inaugurated exactly 50 years ago, on October 20, 1973, by Queen Elizabeth II, and here are presented 7 visualized proposals that were rejected during the internation...

A case study on the repair of West Seattle Bridge

The West Seattle Bridge is a cantilevered segmental bridge with a maximum clearance of 140 ft (43 m) and a total length of 2,607 ft (795 m), that connects West Seattle to the city’s greater metropoli...

HS2 parts other than London-Birmingham route officially cancelled

The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced on the 4th of October that the second phase of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project is officially cancelled. This decision comes months after the British gov...

First model house completed in world’s largest 3D printed neighborhood in Texas

Last Saturday, prospective buyers had the chance to tour around the first completed house in the world’s largest 3D printed neighborhood. The house is part of a 100-property complex located in the W...

Largest 3D printed building in Europe constructed in Heidelberg, Germany

Construction of Europe’s largest 3D printed building in Heidelberg, Germany started on March 31 and is expected to end in late July. The building is 55 meters long, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high,...

$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....

Memorandums of Understanding signed for underwater renewable energy interconnection between Greece and Egypt

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed during the previous month, regarding the development of an underwater renewable energy cable interconnector between Greece and Egypt. The project it...

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