Hospital in England Completes, Opens in Less than 3 Weeks to Respond to Pandemic

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Less than three weeks since BAM Construction and its partners began construction, NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber opened. Based in Harrogate Convention Centre, located in England, it will provide approximately 500 additional beds for coronavirus patients, if local services need them. The new facility is one of seven Nightingale hospitals to be set up around the country as part of a massive NHS effort to respond to the greatest global health emergency in more than a century. This extra capacity is on top of the 33,000 additional beds freed up across NHS hospitals – the equivalent of building 50 … Read more

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China-Laos Railway Project Pushes through Tunnel

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The Dalong No. 2 tunnel of the China-Laos Railway, being built by Sinohydro Bureau 3 Co, a subsidiary of POWERCHINA, was recently drilled through. This is the third tunnel to complete drilling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The tunnel, located in the Luang Prabang Province in Laos, has a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour and is 2,321 meters long. Officials said the tunnel area is a structurally eroded alpine landform with large terrain relief and a relative height difference of more than 100 meters. The lithology is mainly carboniferous slate with sandstone, marlstone and limestone slate, which developed joint … Read more

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Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus Transforms into NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital

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Balfour Beatty recently completed the new temporary NHS Scotland Hospital, NHS Louisa Jordan, at Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus, on behalf of the Scottish Government. Acting as principal contractor, Balfour Beatty completed construction, along with its local supply chain and partner contractors, in just 20 days. The clinical facility, which has been constructed to provide extra patient capacity, will provide 1,036 beds for COVID-19 patients, should NHS Scotland require additional flexibility during the pandemic. Construction included the building of sterile temporary wards, installing and commissioning life-saving oxygen and gas systems, as well as laying 23,000 square meters of vinyl flooring. Balfour … Read more

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Cairo Governor Inaugurates Pedestrian Bridge of the National Cancer Institute

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Major Gen. Khaled Abdel Aal – Greater Cairo governor recently inaugurated the pedestrian bridge of the National Cancer Institute at Qasr Al Aini Street (Cairo). Serving a wide range of the NCI’s patients and citizens, it enables safe road crossing and eases traffic movement. This was in the presence of Eng. Ashraf Helmy, manager of roads and transportation directorate in Cairo Governorate; Eng. Hassan Moustafa, manager of bridges and specialized structures carrying out the works; Eng. Mohammed Gamal El Din, managing director and Eng. Ahmed Awad, project manager. While the pedestrian bridge includes two elevators and is located in an … Read more

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Work Begins on Next Segment of San Pedro Creek

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Sundt Construction has started work on a new segment of San Pedro Creek in San Antonio, Texas. The transformation of the creek into a linear park began in 2017. The project for the San Antonio River Authority is spread over multiple phases. The new segment of work includes continued excavation, installation of utilities and walls to create an envelope of the park and to complement the new federal courthouse in development. Meanwhile, Sundt is continuing to build three components of the park scheduled to be complete in 2021: a performance plaza adjacent to Alameda Theater, additional greenspace and a five-piece … Read more

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