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Reconstruction of Desert Line Railroad Approved

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A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for repairs to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States by 2018.

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2018 Reconstruction Awards: Honorable mentions

BD+C

For more than 30 years, the Dansville-Mount Morris Railroad (D&MM) train depot sat abandoned, slowly rotting, in the heart of this Western New York town of 5,300. The building served as a commercial stop for 90 years for this short-line railroad, which still operates today as part of the Rochester and Southern Railroad.

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Railroads Meet Train-Systems Deadline

ENR Construction

Freight and commuter railroads across the U.S. 31, 2018, federal deadline for installing automatic train control systems to avoid potential federal penalties. achieved enough milestones by a Dec.

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Pump Station Will Cut Town’s Sewage Overflow

ENR Construction

When Daniel O’Connell’s Sons won the construction contract in 2018 for the $122-million York Street Pump Station and Connecticut River Crossing project in Springfield, Mass.,

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Portageville Bridge Replacement: Highway/Bridge Award of Merit 2018

ENR Construction

The Portageville Bridge is the first true arch bridge built for the railroad industry since the 1940s.

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World's Largest Ongoing Construction Projects

Construction Cost Estimating

Booked for fulfillment in 2018, the office is intended to deal with 200 wide-body airplanes at once. Al Maktoum Airport, Dubai Different airports don't set you up for the size of Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, which reaches out over in excess of 21 square miles. The whole project is scheduled to be done in 2024.

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Top Ten Construction Projects in World

Construction Cost Estimating

While the construction has been scheduled to finish in 2018, it has been delayed indefinitely. The grounds of this project will be crisscrossed with miles and miles of highways, railroads, and streets to connect it with the rest of the country. The monstrous project will eat up $32 billion in the second phase only.