Station design contract awarded on Gurgaon Metro Phase II project
Mott MacDonald is to provide the design for six new metro stations on Phase II of the rapid metro rail network in Gurgaon, India. The metro is being developed by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon to help meet the growing transportation requirements between Gurgaon and Delhi.
KFC only a tunnel away
A delivery company is offering Gaza residents a chance to indulge in KFC. The underground tunnels that connect Egypt and Gaza are now being used to smuggle food from the fast food chain.
Tyne pedestrian tunnel to close for revamp
The Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel is to close later for GBP 4.9M (USD 7.4M) refurbishment, which is expected to take a year to complete, local news reported yesterday. All four of the tunnel's ageing escalators will be replaced with lifts.
SR 99 tunnel’s launch pit complete in Seattle
Crews have finished building the 80ft deep (24m) launch pit for the world's largest tunnelling machine, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. It has taken nearly a year to build its underground walls, remove soil and build the infrastructure needed to support the nearly 7,000t machine.
Work starts on tunnels in Thua Thien-Hue province
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued an order on 18 May to kick off construction of two tunnels in Phu Loc district, central Thua Thien-Hue province.
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