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Japanese, Singaporean Firm to Jointly Establish First Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Jakarta
Photo credit to GCR Japanese firm Mitsubishi and Singaporean state-owned developer Surbana Jurong will jointly establish the first transit-oriented mixed-use development in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to the Global Construction Review recently. The project will be developed on an area of 6 hectares of land connected to Cisauk Train Station in the Intermoda district of Bumi […]
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Why Don’t We Build the World’s Largest Solar Farm in the Sahara Desert?
Photo: Aerial view of a large concentrated solar power plant. Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock. Credit to the conversation. Renewable energy from solar panels has now become one of the most popular energy alternatives. However, solar farm require large space and strong light. So, why don’t we build a large-scale solar farm on the world’s largest desert in […]
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New Zealand Firm Unveils Tyres-to-Cement Production Technology
A New Zealand construction company Fletcher Building has recently completed a study to divert used tyres from landfill to cement manufacture, which could help reduce carbon emissions by over 13,000 tons per year. According to the Global Construction Review’s report on 1 April, the company will burn a total of 3 million used tyres a […]
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Seven Expressways Worth US$6.5 Billion to Boost Logistics Network in Mekong Delta Region
At least seven expressways with a total length of over 1,000 km are gradually emerging on the Mekong Delta region in the next 5 to 10 years, marking another major infrastructure that regional logistic system. According to Vietnam VnExpress, those seven projects include: 1. Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway Project The project has a total […]
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HCMC-Moc Bai Expressway Construction to Begin in 2023, PP-Bavet Still Being Studied
Construction of the US$587-million HCMC- Moc Bai expressway is set to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2025, while the Phnom Penh to Bavet expressway on the Cambodia side is still undergoing a feasibility study. According to the VN Express report yesterday, the authorities are trying to complete procedures and the feasibility study of […]
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Vietnam Establishes New 1,600-Hectare Special Economic Zone on Border of Kampot and Takeo Provinces
Vietnam has established a new 1,600-hectare special economic zone at the border between Hà Tiên province and Cambodia’s Kampot and Takeo provinces. According to Vietnam News, the Hà Tiên Border-Gate Economic Zone is located in the Mekong Delta of Kiên Giang and covers five communes of Vietnam. The area is also bordered with Kirivong district […]
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Vietnam Plans to Build Over 9,000km of Expressways by 2050
Vietnam’s Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has said the nation is striving to build a total of 5,000km of expressways by 2030 and over 9,000km by 2050, according to Vietnam Plus. The ministry’s report issued last month revealed that Vietnam currently has a total of 1,046km of expressways in operation. The ministry is also currently […]
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Malaysia Compensates Singapore US$76million After Cancelling KL-Singapore HSR
Malaysia has compensated Singapore over US$76 million after terminating the KL-Singapore High-Speed Railway (HSR) project, according to CNA on 29 March. The project was officially abandoned in early January 2021 due to disagreements between the two governments, especially over high costs and Malaysia’s political issues. (Read more) However, Singapore had already signed and published five […]
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Bentley Systems Calls for Nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
The world’s leading infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has announced its call for nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure program. Formerly known as the Year in Infrastructure Awards, this global awards program recognises infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for nominations is 21 […]
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Construction Agreements Signed for US$5.8 billion Thailand-China High-Speed Rail Project
Photo from Bangkokpost The Thai government and Chinese private firms signed three civil engineering contracts on Monday 29 March for the first phase of the US$5.8 billion high-speed rail project between Bangkok and Nong Khai, marking another step forward for this massive China-Thailand connectivity masterplan. According to the Bangkok Post, the first phase of the […]
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