HS2 has started the production of 2,742 huge concrete segments that will be used …
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HS2 completes Copthall Green Tunnel’s western portal
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsEngineers working on the huge HS2 rail project have completed the western portal of …
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Japanese start-up shares plans for ‘floating city’ with medicine at heart
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsJapanese firm N-ARK has announced plans for a floating city as part of a …
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China starts drilling deep beneath Earth as part of huge exploration project
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsChina is drilling thousands of metres beneath the surface of the Earth in an …
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Infrastructure and TransportationMegaprojectsNews
HS2 hits milestone on UK’s longest railway bridge as first ‘v-piers’ installed
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsHS2 has made further progress on the UK’s longest rail bridge following the completion …
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HS2 wins approval for ‘iconic’ Birmingham bridge
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsHS2 has won approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s …
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HS2 supersizes offsite manufacturing for Kent Viaduct, hails a ‘major step forward’
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsHS2 has revealed the first of 68 giant piers that will support the high-speed-rail …
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Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant goes live
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsRegular electricity production has started at Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant, now Europe’s …
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Rothera Research Station: Exterior added to new Antarctic facility
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsA new scientific and operational support facility at Rothera Research Station has been fitted …
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HS2 launches third tunnelling machine, ‘Lydia’
by Simon Fouldsby Simon FouldsInstead of being used by HS2 trains, the tunnel will deliver materials and remove …