Caterpillar plans $1bn expansion of its North Carolina plant

US equipment maker Caterpillar plans to invest $1bn to expand its manufacturing plant in Sanford, North Carolina with a new facility producing compact track loaders and telehandlers to meet increased… The post Caterpillar plans $1bn expansion of its North Carolina plant appeared first on Global Construction Review.

PHP reports rental growth in Q3 update with JV deals on track

The healthcare giant generated an extra £5.8m of income in the first nine months of the year from 480 completed rent reviews. The post PHP reports rental growth in Q3 update with JV deals on track appeared first on Property Week.

Capture Continuous Jobsite Data With Autonomous Drone Services

As construction projects grow in scale and complexity, Drone as a Service delivers recurring, accurate aerial data that helps teams keep projects on track and avoid unplanned costs.

VolkerRail finishes month‑long track renewals on Croydon tram loop

Railway systems and infrastructure contractor VolkerRail has completed a month-long programme of track renewals on the London Trams network replacing more than 750m of embedded track through Croydon’s central tram loop. The post VolkerRail finishes month‑long track renewals on Croydon tram loop appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

£1.4M track renewal planned for Lincolnshire railway

Network Rail is investing £1.4M to replace more than 730m of track between Hubbert’s Bridge and Swineshead in Lincolnshire. The post £1.4M track renewal planned for Lincolnshire railway appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tom Scott - I finally found a useful monorail, 03102022

The Doppelmayr Garaventa Monorack is a decades-old product, but a monorail that can traverse up and down steep terrain and handles tight corners without risk of slipping

Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme marks completion of Elizabeth line track

With the Elizabeth line track fully laid, the £14.8 billion project has entered a new phase as construction trains are now able to travel the full length of both new tunnels from end to end. Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme highlights some key upcoming milestones in the coming year.

Crossrail railway systems: Elizabeth line permanent track installation complete

The completion of the permanent track is a significant milestone in the delivery of the Elizabeth line. More than 50km of new, permanent track has been installed between Westbourne Park in west London and through to Plumstead and Pudding Mill Lane in the east. The final section of the track was completed in the eastbound tunnel of the new Whitechapel station earlier this summer.

Crossrail railway systems: Track installation update, December 2016

Crossrail railway systems: Track installation update, December 2016

Crossrail Breakthrough 2015: From tunnelling to track

Crossrail tunnelling began in 2012 and ended at Farringdon in May with the break through of tunnelling machine Victoria. Eight 1,000 tonne tunnelling machines bored 26 miles or 42 km of new 6.2m diameter rail tunnels under London. Crossrail, Europe’s largest infrastructure project, won the Judges’ Supreme Award at the 2015 New Civil Engineer International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards.

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