Bechtel International Team Completes Chernobyl Arch Project

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Bechtel ‘s international team at Chernobyl (Ukraine) has successfully concluded a critical test that signifies the completion of a decades-long effort to protect the environment. The massive containment arch is now complete and in place over the damaged reactor – 33 years to the day after the 1986 accident. The arch, known as New Safe Confinement, will protect the environment from further releases of radioactive materials, and protect the damaged reactor from weather, tornado and seismic events. Bechtel led the consortium that designed the sports-stadium-sized arch that was slid over the reactor in 2016. Today, Bechtel is the project management … Read more

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PCL Project Receives International Living Future Institute Petal Certification

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The PCL family of companies has received its first International Living Future Institute’s Petal Certification for the Calgary Zoo’s Panda Passage, located in Alberta, Canada. The Petal Certification, from the ILFI Living Building Challenge, makes it the most advanced constructed habitat in the world. The Panda Passage is the first-ever Petal-certified project for PCL and the first in Alberta; it is also the second zoo facility to receive the certification. Focused on innovation and sustainability, the Living Building Challenge provides guidelines for design and construction that promote the relationship between people and the environment. Based on the ILFI and the … Read more

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Hill International Selected for Project, Construction Management Services for Qatar Airport Expansion

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Hill International was recently selected to provide project management and construction management services for the expansion of Hamad International Airport in the state of Qatar. The project features the expansion of the existing passenger terminal complex, additional e-gates, a remote transfer baggage facility, new duty-free and passenger amenity areas, new lounges and a hotel fit-out, additional taxiways, stands and aprons, new and expanded fuel farms, support facilities and associated infrastructure. According to the Hamad International Airport Expansion Project Steering Committee, HIA’s project will increase the capacity of the airport to more than 53 million passengers annually. Positioned at the edge … Read more

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CIMIC’s CPB Contractors Wins $107M Wagga Wagga Health Services Project

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CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors has been selected by the New South Wales Government in Australia to design and construct the Wagga Wagga Health Service Stage 3 Redevelopment Project. The project will generate revenue of $107 million to the CIMIC Group. Construction commenced in February 2019, with operational commissioning scheduled for late 2020. The WWHS3 Redevelopment Project will consolidate important sub-acute, ambulatory, community and primary health services on a single site, meeting the needs of communities in the wider Murrumbidgee Local Health District into the future. The project includes: New five-story ambulatory care building adjacent to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital 28 … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Bridges to Prosperity Team Celebrates Completion of 430-foot Suspended Footbridge Project in Bolivia

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In coordination with Bridges to Prosperity, Balfour Beatty recently celebrated the completion of a 430-foot suspended footbridge in the isolated rural Espiritu Santo community near Cochabamba, Bolivia. Planned for months and constructed by Balfour Beatty’s 10-member, volunteer team over two weeks, the new footbridge helps support B2P’s dedication to building footbridges over impassible rivers so that isolated communities can access healthcare, education and economic opportunities. Located in a mountainous region at an elevation over 8,000 feet, the Espiritu Santo community is situated within the Andes mountain range. The residents of Espiritu Santo are fishermen and farmers who grow various crops including … Read more

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