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Road Project to Improve Access to Peru's Machu Picchu Site

ENR Construction

When completed in 2025, the new paved road will reach a hydroelectric plant just a few miles from the Machu Picchu sanctuary. Travelers can either continue on foot or by train to the town Aguas Calientes near the historic site.

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Inside the Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Potential Legal Liabilities

Construction Business Owner

The workers were on-site for road repairs when the ship struck, and the collision occurred too quickly for them to clear the area. The bridge’s collapse was immediate; within seconds, the span crumpled and fell into the water below. Six construction workers were killed in the accident.

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Judicial review sought for key levelling-up road project

Construction Law

billion A66 Northern Trans-Pennine road scheme. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account.

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Using Marketing 4Ps to Make Your Commercial Site Selection

Wolgast Corporation

When starting to search for the perfect site for positioning your business, put on your marketing hat and consider how the location will help you to fulfill your product, place, price and promotion. Promotion Your business may benefit most from foot traffic or from signage seen from automotive traffic.

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Inside the Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Aftermath

Construction Business Owner

The workers were on-site for road repairs when the ship struck, and the collision occurred too quickly for them to clear the area. The bridge’s collapse was immediate; within seconds, the span crumpled and fell into the water below. Six construction workers were killed in the accident.

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Road workers threatened with machetes

Construction Enquirer

A campaign has been launched in Birmingham to respect road workers after civils staff were threatened with weapons including machetes, crossbows and dogs. Kier Highways site supervisor, Paul, said: “The people I work with are not confrontational. Just because somebody wants to drive down the road that must be closed for safety reasons?

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New major road and rail projects policy comes into force

Construction Law

The Government’s new suite of planning regulations that ministers will use to determine ‘nationally significant’ road and rail projects came in for criticism during a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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