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New Bridge Part of CDOT's $66M I-25 Project

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CEG - Construction of a new bridge is part of the $66 million I-25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange Improvements Project in the Colorado cities of Centennial and Greenwood Village south of Denver. The site is considered one of the busiest parts of Interstate 25.The project includes construction and...

Qatar Stadium Leads to New Cooling Technology for Construction Industry

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Natalie Rauch - As work continues on the FIFA World Cup soccer stadium in Qatar, the obvious question for anyone observing construction activities is how will the workers be able to work under the penetrating sun of the Arabian desert? Engineers from Qatar University have provided an interesting solution...

Legoland Represents First Brick in Dubai's Southern Desert Expansion

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Jon Gambrell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A massive amusement complex in Dubai's southern desert opened its first park on Oct. 31 — a Legoland with interlocking plastic blocks that both model the sheikhdom's architectural wonders and represent the first bricks laid in developing the expanse....

Legoland Becomes First Brick in Dubai's Southern Expansion

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Jon Gambrell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A massive amusement complex in Dubai's southern desert opened its first park on Oct. 31 — a Legoland with interlocking plastic blocks that both model the sheikhdom's architectural wonders and represent the first bricks laid in developing the expanse....

Futuristic Dubai Dreams of Hyperloop Transit Tubes

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Jon Gambrell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A network of tubes whisking passengers across a country at close to the speed of sound may seem like a sci-fi pipe dream, but in the already futuristic city of Dubai it would fit right in.The city-state just hosted a two-day competition for designs related ...

Country May Build Mountain to Control Weather

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CEG - The website Newser is reporting that even with a major downturn in the oil business, the United Arab Emirates still has enough money to look at a few modest construction projects—including building a mountain in the desert.The Gulf nation, which is desperately short of rain, has paid...

Dubai Construction Giant Posts $627M Loss, Plans Further Cuts

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CEG - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The Dubai construction company that helped build the city's record-breaking Burj Khalifa and many other buildings in the United Arab Emirates said it lost more than $600 million last year as building slows amid a slump in oil prices.Arabtec Holding'...

Dubai Tower Blaze Shows Risks in Common Building Material

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CEG - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) _ Within minutes, the revelry of New Year's Eve in Dubai turned to horror as those gathered for fireworks downtown watched flames race up the side of one of the glistening city's most prominent luxury hotels.But the fire at the 63-story The Address ...

Qatar Bans Contractors Leaving Country

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CEG - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar has banned contractors from leaving the small, oil-rich country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways.An article late Friday on the state-run Qatar News Agency announced the travel ban. It said ”owners o...

Violent Rainstorm Brings Crane Crashing to the Ground in Mecca

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Abdullah Al-Shihri and Adam Schreck - ASSOCIATED PRESS - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) A towering construction crane toppled over on Sept. 11 during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month....