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World Trade Center spire installed

Steelworkers have completed installation of the One World Trade Center’s spire, bringing its height to 1,776ft (541m).

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Crane removes Aquatics Centre stands

Balfour Beatty has removed the final temporary elements from the London 2012 Aquatics Centre.

US copper mine landslide covers main ore body

Kennecott Utah Copper has confirmed that a landslide at its Bingham Canyon Mine earlier this month has covered the mine’s main ore body and will need to be removed.

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Wuxi metro tunnelling reaches breakthrough

Work to build the first two of five planned metro lines in the Chinese city of Wuxi has reached a milestone with 16km of tunnels completed by a fleet of eight tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in just 20 months.

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Crossrail western running tunnels reach milestone

Construction of the tunnels on the western section of Crossrail have reached the third way point with both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) having together completed 5km of tunnelling between Royal Oak and Farringdon.

Crossrail "London Tunnelling Marathon" begins- Photo Gallery

Crossrail has this week released images of its tunnels to mark the start of its peak tunnelling period. Five tunnelling machines are now operational and working 24 hours a day to drill 42km of tunnels under London.

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Aerial images reveal Crossrail progress

New aerial images released by Crossrail give an early glimpse of the major new railway being created across London and the southeast. The images were released as Crossrail outlined its key delivery milestones in 2013 as the project moves into the peak of construction between now and 2015.

River Lee pedestrian crossing plans unveiled

Plans for a new lifting pedestrian bridge over the River Lee in east London were revealed this week.

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Cumbria's Northside bridge opens

Contractor Birse Civils completed the £11.2M Northside bridge yesterday in Workington, just three years after the original structure collapsed in major flooding.

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Stockport's newest bridge lifted into place

Chadkirk Bridge - Stockport’s newest bridge - was lifted into place by contractors this week.

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Tower Bridge transformed with new lighting system

Tower Bridge, one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks, has been transformed with a new world-class lighting system in time to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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British Museum reveals progress on £135M exhibitions centre

The British Museum has today revealed progress on its £135M World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre ahead of its opening in March next year.

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Gallery: Crossrail completes 9km of tunnel

Crossrail has excavated 9km of tunnel beneath London.

Network Rail's Kings Cross revamp nears completion

Network Rail has nearly completed its revamp of Kings Cross Station, one year after the opening of the western concourse.

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New Walton on Thames bridge prepares for concrete pour

The £32M road bridge between Walton on Thames and Shepperton in Surrey is ready for concrete pouring.

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In pictures: Specialist contractors investigating helicopter crash site

London Fire Brigade is working with specialist contractors to assess damage of tower crane after it was hit by a helicopter this morning killing two people.

Graduate Awards 2012 photo gallery

Images from the 2012 Graduate Awards lunch, held in December at the ICE in London.

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Milestone reached as Beast of Bordeaux's central span is installed

An engineering milestone was reached in Bordeaux, France, last wek, when the central span of the Bacalan-Bastide movable bridge, renamed Jacques-Chaban-Delmas for the occasion, was installed on its arrival by barge from Italy.

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Fiennes takes two Caterpillar tractors on Antarctic expedition

UK Caterpillar distributor Finning has supplied two bespoke Cat D6N track-type tractors for explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ expedition to cross Antarctica, which was announed today. 

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London Cable Car ready for Olympics

The London cable car, connecting the O2 Arena in Greenwich and the Royal Docks is to open in time for the Olympics.

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