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The Manhattan Connection
02 December, 2001
With commuter numbers in Midtown Manhattan set to rise over the next 20 years, pressure is being put on the already crowded Long Island rail service. The $4.3bn East Side Access Project is the largest and most ambitious of its kind ever to be undertaken. Nasri Munfah, vice president and senior professional associate of Parsons Brinckerhoff, takes at look at the challenges to be faced

Taking control
01 October, 2001
Today's road tunnels contain many sophisticated systems that must be controlled if the tunnels are to be operated effectively and safely during both normal and non-normal operation of the tunnel. So says Arthur Bendelius PE, senior vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, in this overview of tunnel operational systems.

To learn from disaster
01 October, 2001