Peter Reina

Norway TBMs' Hard Rock Concert

August 21, 2019

Two pairs of double-shield tunnel-boring machines break the mold in shaping Norway’s new high-speed railroad between Oslo and Ski.

Offshore wind power design and construction

There's a Global Gust in the Offshore Wind Energy Market

July 24, 2019

Renewable energy sector advances worldwide as new technology and regional demand add scale—and costs get competitive.

ENR 2019 Top 225 International Design Firms: Market Is on an Uncertain Path

Gary J. Tulacz

Peter Reina

July 24, 2019

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Geopolitical tensions and economic nationalism are now posing a threat to the slowly recovering global design market.

Unusual Footbridge Will Link To Remote English Island

Crossing will provide access to King Arthur-related artifacts.

Peter Reina

June 25, 2019

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Project Financing

Riverlinx Consortium Wins Contract for $1.3B River Thames Tunnel

One of the UK's last privately financed infrastructure projects is to finish in 2025

Peter Reina

May 30, 2019

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Silvertown will likely be the last major privately financed infrastructure project in the UK for quite a while, with the PFI method falling from favor.

International Projects

Crossrail Audit Blames Busted Budget and Schedule on Mismanagement

Originally set to open in 2018 for $19.4 billion, project's new benchmarks are 2020 and $23.1 billion

Peter Reina

May 9, 2019

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Despite last December’s deadline, CRL “did not start to produce a sufficiently detailed delivery plan…until late 2018,” the report adds.

International Projects

New Crossrail Boss Pushes To Get Late, Costly Program Back on Track

Revised deadline for $22.7-billion UK project now set for October 2020 - March 2021

Peter Reina

April 26, 2019

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Two new official reports have identified management failures as the root cause for poor performance

French Vow Rapid Notre Dame Rebuild

Peter Reina

April 24, 2019

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Donors have pledged more than €1 billion to rebuild the cathedral despite no official plan or cost estimates in place.

French President Vows to Rebuild Fire-Collapsed Notre Dame Roof and Iconic Spire

Scott Blair

Peter Reina

April 16, 2019

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But UK and US experts are concerned if the stability of the cathedral's masonry is at risk.

International Contracting

European-Controlled Teams Land Two Big Australian Tunnel Projects

Peter Reina

April 5, 2019

One Comment

Projects to build a hydropower water tunnel in New South Wales and a rail tunnel in Queensland total $7.4 billion

Articles by Peter Reina

Norway TBMs' Hard Rock Concert

There's a Global Gust in the Offshore Wind Energy Market

ENR 2019 Top 225 International Design Firms: Market Is on an Uncertain Path

Unusual Footbridge Will Link To Remote English Island

Riverlinx Consortium Wins Contract for $1.3B River Thames Tunnel

Crossrail Audit Blames Busted Budget and Schedule on Mismanagement

New Crossrail Boss Pushes To Get Late, Costly Program Back on Track

French Vow Rapid Notre Dame Rebuild

French President Vows to Rebuild Fire-Collapsed Notre Dame Roof and Iconic Spire

European-Controlled Teams Land Two Big Australian Tunnel Projects

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