Building on advances at similar tunnels in China, the Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel team had to solve numerous technical challenges and adapt to cold site conditions to complete the first cross-sea immersed tube tunnel in the northern reaches of the country.
Host UAE, now completing its first nuclear plant at 5.6 GW, is one of 22 countries that agreed to triple capacity by 2050—but construction cost, supply chain and permit realities are hurdles, sector experts say.
After long delays in receiving funding from the Exim Bank of China for a $2.2-billion rail line, Uganda recently ended its contract with China Harbour Engineering Co., opting instead to invite Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi to exploring building the project.
The new bridge stretches across the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The 10.33-km project includes a 4.14-km bridge, the 1.75-km Jiajiang Tunnel and 4.4 km of other roadway sections with three lanes in both directions.
The fast-growing city of Zhengzhou, a major transportation hub in the heart of China, was in need of an additional elevated expressway to increase traffic capacity to 18 lanes from 10 lanes on the fourth ring transportation corridor.
The team behind China’s first malt whiskey distillery overcame challenges posed by the 32-acre site’s remote location and COVID-19 to build a manufacturing facility and visitor center that aims to be the center of a nascent local tourism industry.