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• Historic bridge goes boom - VIDEO

  Just because demolition videos rock, today I'm bringing you the implosion of a 104-year-old bridge in Minneapolis. The historic Lowry Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River came down with a bang over the weekend to make way for a modern version... Posted Jun 24 2009, 09:42 AM by World Construction Filed under: infrastructure, demolition, America, Minneapolis, bridge

• 8000 workers, 4 million man hours gets eco-motorway finished - VIDEO

  France's first eco-motorway and biggest road infrastructure project to date has been finished following 4 million man hours put in by more than 8000 workers. The 101km A19 Artenay-Courtenay was completed this week, four months ahead of schedule. Linking... Posted Jun 19 2009, 08:42 AM by World Construction Filed under: sustainability, France, infrastructure, A19 Artenay-Courtenay, eco-motorway

• Chinese construction bothered by bribery and suicide bomber

  If the global financial crisis isn't enough, China has now been rocked by a suicidal construction worker and allegations of bribery in the award of highways contracts. Disgruntled migrant worker Han Wushun, of Sichuan Province, blew himself up last... Posted Apr 08 2009, 09:55 AM by World Construction Filed under: arrests, infrastructure, China, Hong Kong, Independent Commission Against Corruption

• 260km freight railroad planned to China from Mongolia

  Germany's state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) is planning to build a 260km railroad for coal between China and Mongolia. Construction work will begin later this year, with the first trains expected to start running on the single-lane railway by... Posted Mar 30 2009, 10:49 AM by World Construction Filed under: infrastructure, railroad, Mongolia, China, freight, Deutsche Bahn

• Dubai metro on the skids?

  Doubt has been thrown on the future of the Dubai Metro as the emirate battles the economic downturn. Transport officials have told sources that the 70km driverless network is being reconsidered in light of the number of major construction projects mothballed... Posted Mar 23 2009, 08:43 AM by World Construction Filed under: under construction, Dubai, metro, infrastructure