Esh Construction, Aarsleff Ground Engineering and Sunderland City Council have worked in collaboration to deliver four significant retaining structures in a geotechnical engineering feat on Phase 3 of the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor, located in England. In just over 12 months, a soil nail wall formed at a 70 degree angle up to 12 meters high and 250 meters in length, a large kingpost retaining wall 250 meters in length, 85 meters of contiguous bored pile reinforced concrete retaining wall, and a 65-meter reinforced concrete L-shaped wall supported on continuous flight auger-piled foundations, have been installed. The £40m SSTC3 project … Read more
Largest International Airport in Southeast Asia Celebrated with ‘Witness Happiness’ Event
CSCEC recently held a “witness happiness” cloud open day event at the new Phnom Penh Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Covering an area of 2,600 hectares, the airport, when completed, will be a 4F-class airport, the highest-class airport in the world. The new Phnom Penh Airport will be able to accommodate the takeoff and landing of the Airbus A380 (with a takeoff weight of up to 560 tons), the world’s largest wide-body passenger aircraft. As the 2023 Southeast Asian Games will be held in Cambodia, the airport will serve as the national gateway of Cambodia to receive tourists from all … Read more
AECOM to Develop Sydney Gateway Road Project in Australia
AECOM has been selected to provide the civil engineering design for Sydney, Australia’s $2.6-billion Gateway Road Project, a new 5-kilometer, above ground, toll-free connection from the recently opened St. Peters Interchange to Sydney airport, Port Botany and beyond. Completing this missing link in the Sydney motorway network will improve traffic flow around the airport and toward New South Wales’ busiest container port, taking thousands of large trucks off local streets and providing a more efficient and safer connection to the domestic and international terminals for visitors and workers. Alongside Arcadis in a design joint venture, AECOM will support the John … Read more
PCL Construction Celebrates Grand Opening of Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge
The grand opening of the $35-million Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, was recently celebrated with a fireworks show. PCL Construction served as the general contractor. Named after the longtime Cochrane resident, the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge does what he was best known for: connect the community. The new three-span bridge provides a second connection across the Bow River, providing an alternative route for Cochrane residents traveling from the north and south sides of the town. To ensure the successful construction of the Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge, the project team took to the water. The team installed in-river … Read more
International Tunnelling, Underground Space Awards 2020 Winners Announced
Since 2015, the international competition, ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards, rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunneling and underground space use. After a challenging year, especially on safety issues, the event went digital and awarded the best achievements in the industry in eight categories. After editions in Switzerland, Singapore, France, China and the USA, this year’s virtual edition allowed more than 700 attendees to attend during the first two days. The event will be available through Dec. 18.The winners include: Major Project of the Year (over €500M) – John Holland CPB Ghella Joint Venture Tunnelling and … Read more