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Green light for £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel

Construction Enquirer

The Department for Transport has approved plans for the vast A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade including a tunnel under the historic Stonehenge site. The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga.

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Volvo Trucks Shows Off Electric Heavy Truck

Construction Equipment

Volvo Trucks North America showed its battery-electric Class 8 truck at an event in Fontana, California. The Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) Innovation Showcase, held at Volvo Trucks’ TEC Equipment dealership, revealed the progress that has been achieved since the…

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Volvo's First All-electric VNR Truck Deployed in SoCal

Construction Equipment

Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric truck in Southern California as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project. The project is a collaboration with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) and 13 other…

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A Third Company Pilots Volvo Electric Trucks On-Road in California

Construction Equipment

Volvo Trucks North America has announced that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks. The Volvo…

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Electric Vehicles: Charging To The Top

Business Facilities

Electric vehicles are no longer the wave of a distant future: 2021 will be a breakout year for e-vehicles in the wake of General Motors’ announcement that it will end production of internal combustion engines in 2035. Read: Electric Vehicles: Charging To The Top at BusinessFacilities.com.

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New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas

Business Facilities

The new 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission line will carry low-cost, Kansas wind energy to consumers across the Midwest, and create nearly 1,000 jobs. Read: New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Rethinking rebar: Reinforcement goes green

Construction Specifier

However, the embodied carbon generated while creating and transporting traditional rebar is substantial. It offers improved resistance to corrosion; however, the epoxy coating itself is delicate and chips easily during transport or installation. Epoxy-coated rebar is basically standard steel rebar with a thin coat of epoxy.

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