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Elon Musk Fills Out His Transportation Tunnel Team

The Boring Co. is negotiating a contract after selection by The Chicago Infrastructure Trust

Scott Van Voorhis

September 4, 2018

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The 16-mile O'Hare Express would connect downtown Chicago and O'Hare airport.

Methane Explosion Injures 10, Collapses Roof at Chicago Area Water Reclamation Plant

UPDATE: Worker's torch set off methane explosion

Jeff Yoders

August 30, 2018

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The roof of the sludge concentration building at Chicago's Calumet Water Reclamation Plant collapsed at around 11 a.m. August 30. Ten people were hurt and successfully evacuated to area hospitals for treatment by the Chicago Fire Dept.

Judge Orders Additional EIS for Keystone XL's Neb. Route

August 22, 2018

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The cross-border Keystone XL pipeline was hit with another setback on Aug. 15 when a U.S. District Court judge in Montana ordered the U.S. State Dept. to perform a supplemental environmental impact statement on a new route through Nebraska.

Army Researchers Refine 3D-Printed Concrete Barracks

Nadine M. Post

August 14, 2018

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U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers' researchers, leading a team that recently completed the 3D printing of 9.5-ft-tall reinforced concrete walls for a 32-ft x 16-ft deployable barracks, are setting their sights on a future project--3D printing of concrete roof beams--even before they have put the precast concrete lid on the printed walls.