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The Baltimore Bridge Disaster Was Avoidable

The Baltimore Bridge Disaster Was Avoidable

Construction fail: why the Francis Scott Key collapse should never have happened.
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The $2BN Plan to Save America’s Crumbling Waterways

The $2BN Plan to Save America's Crumbling Waterways

Why some of the USA’s most important infrastructure is in danger.
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https://www.wsfa.com/2024/01/17/demopolis-lock-closed-repairs/
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/upper-ohio-navigation-project/
https://americas-engineers.com/unlocking-progress-pittsburghs-mega-project-takes-shape-with-key-contractors-visiting-ohio-river-locking-facility/
https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2023/08/18/corps-breaks-ground-on-upper-ohio-navigation-project/
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The $1BN Megaproject to Save California

The $1BN Megaproject to Save California

Meet the new infrastructure tackling California’s water crisis.
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https://norcalwater.org/2022/07/27/a-picture-of-the-devastating-impacts-of-the-drought-in-the-sacramento-valley/
https://www.tpomag.com/editorial/2022/03/echo-water-project-helps-take-a-california-districts-treatment-from-secondary-to-advanced
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The Golden Gate Bridge is Preparing For ‘The Big One’

The Golden Gate Bridge is Preparing For 'The Big One'

This American icon is getting a huge earthquake upgrade.
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The SECRET $4BN Tunnel Under Chicago

The SECRET $4BN Tunnel Under Chicago

This 175-kilometre tunnel that no one knew about is quietly saving the Windy City.

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The Secret $4BN Tunnel Network Under Chicago

The Secret $4BN Tunnel Network Under Chicago

This massive 175-kilometre tunnel is quietly saving the windy city.
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New York’s Most Hated Highway is Falling Apart

New York's Most Hated Highway is Falling Apart

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is crumbling.
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The $8BN Plan to Save New York’s Most Hated Airport

The $8BN Plan to Save New York's Most Hated Airport

Can LaGuardia really be turned around?
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The Secret Subway That Could Save New York

The Secret Subway That Could Save New York

The Interborough Express would fill a huge gap in the city’s transit needs.
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Inside Chicago’s $8.5BN Airport Rebuild

Inside Chicago's $8.5BN Airport Rebuild

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