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This $45BN Megaproject Will Forever Change Paris

This $45BN Megaproject Will Forever Change Paris

The Grand Paris Express is a once-in-a-century megaproject.
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https://www.construction-europe.com/news/the-engineering-challenges-of-grand-paris-express-europe-s-largest-transport-infrastructure-project/8028954.article
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-france-economy-idAFKBN1F51VY
https://web.archive.org/web/20230308185041/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=AAV2020-001+AAV2020-001
https://www.grandparisexpress.fr

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1:05 Connecting Paris
3:01 Building Under a City
5:45 Trimble
7:30 Green Paris
8:57 Outro

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Sydney’s $64BN Mega Railway

Sydney’s $64BN Mega Railway

Sydney is building one of the world’s biggest suburban rail projects.
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https://www.sydneymetro.info/about
https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/melbourne-sydney-among-world-s-busiest-flight-paths-in-2023-20231229-p5eu4q#:~:text=Melbourne%20to%20Sydney%20remained%20the,the%20top%20global%20domestic%20routes.
https://infrastructurepipeline.org/project/sydney-metro-city-and-south-west-southwest-station-and-corridor-works-ssc
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/2017/tbm-fatcheet.PDF
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/easing-sydneys-congestion-program-office
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/these-are-the-sydney-suburbs-with-the-worst-traffic/#

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The $2.8BN Tunnel Dividing London

The $2.8BN Tunnel Dividing London

London is building a controversial new tunnel under the River Thames.
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This $15BN Undersea Tunnel Changed Europe Forever

This $15BN Undersea Tunnel Changed Europe Forever

The seventh wonder of the modern world, the Channel Tunnel, turns 30 this year.
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https://histoire.bnpparibas/en/origins-of-the-channel-tunnel-1957-1987/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/12-billion-pounds-under-the-sea-1139355.html
https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/what-do-civil-engineers-do/the-channel-tunnel
https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/build/the-channel-tunnel-interesting-facts/
https://www.getlinkgroup.com/en/our-group/eurotunnel/channel-tunnel/

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The World’s Most Impressive Tunnel Megaprojects

The World's Most Impressive Tunnel Megaprojects

Digging deeper into the incredible world of tunnel construction 🏗
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0:30 Faroe Islands Undersea Roundabout
9:44 Norway’s Cruise Ship Tunnel
15:07 Chicago’s Secret Tunnels
25:20 Mont Cenis Base Tunnel
35:26 Brenner Base Tunnel
41:25 Austria’s Tunnel Construction

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Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway

Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway

Melbourne’s metro upgrade is on a scale we’ve never seen before.
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https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/melbourne-metro-tunnel-to-open-a-year-early-following-upgrade-to-key-commuter-railway-line-17-07-2023/
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The World’s Most Epic Railway Construction Projects

The World's Most Epic Railway Construction Projects

From crossing remote deserts to burrowing under cities, these are some of the world’s biggest railway construction projects.
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54:46 – China’s High Speed Railways
1:04:07 – Japan’s Maglev Bullet Train
1:13:06 – East Africa’s Chinese-Built Railways
1:22:08 – UAE’s Etihad Railway

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Austria is Digging a Tunnel Like No Other

Austria is Digging a Tunnel Like No Other

This isn’t your average tunnel.
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The $27BN Railway Through a Mountain

The $27BN Railway Through a Mountain

THIS is how you dig a tunnel.
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The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel

The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel

Denmark is building a record-breaking tunnel to Germany.
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