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Construction of the CA$ 956 million (US$ 770 million), 970 m-long Golden Ears Bridge, close to Vancouver, Canada started in July 2006 and is due for completion later this year, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in February.
In South Africa Vanguard has completed a series of specialized transport projects for the Gautrain infrastructure project
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The final deck section of the 1.02 km Stonecutters Bridge's central span is being welded into place after being lifted into position last week.
Barack Obama and Gordon Brown have unveiled plans for a 5600 km Trans-Atlantic road/rail bridge to be built by 2040.
Italy's president Silvio Berlusconi has revived plans to construct a suspension bridge linking the island of Sicily to the Italian mainland, pledging € 1.3 billion towards its projected cost of € 6.1 billion.
Bangladesh has announced plans to build a BDT 20 billion (US$ 290 million), six-lane tunnel under the Karnaphuli River.
Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) new cost estimate for the Knik Arm Crossing has been set at US$ 686 million.
Construction of the new, 10 lane Port Mann Bridge over the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada has started with the driving of the first foundation pile.
Undertaking some jobs at height is more difficult and potentially dangerous than others and these projects can benefit from the experience and expertise of a specialist access rental company. System Lift partner, Arbeitsbühnenvermietung Berteit, from Herne, Germany, was able to contribute its knowledge to building company Vössing in a motorway bridge redevelopment.
The main river bridge concept for the Golden Ears project is an adaptation of the Alex Fraser cable-stayed bridge, designed by Buckland & Taylor Ltd.
The Golden Ears Bridge will be the most significant improvement to the Greater Vancouver road system since the completion of the Alex Fraser Bridge in 1986.
The Golden Ears Bridge project is an initiative of TransLink, the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority. The scheduled opening date for the bridge is mid-2009. The timing of all construction activities is subject to permitting and approval by government authorities.
Construction of the CA$ 956 million (US$ 770 million), 970 m-long Golden Ears Bridge, close to Vancouver, Canada started in July 2006 and is due for completion later this year, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in February. Richard High reports.
"Fast Facts" about construction of the Golden Ears Bridge
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration - Region West has awarded Veidekke Entreprenør the NOK 331 million (€ 37.2 million) Construction Project BRU 01 Concrete Work contract for construction of the Hardanger Bridge.
Spider, a division of SafeWorks, recently used its ST-17 Air Spider to renovate a 1931 bridge.
A joint venture led by Italy's Astaldi Group has won the € 147 million (US$ 189 million) contract to construct Turkey's Golden Horn, or Hãlic Bridge.
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