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The California High-Speed Rail Authority has unveiled an exciting development: the plan to power the high-speed train network with solar energy. The state aims to establish a dedicated solar power infrastructure to support this initiative. However, the project is still under construction and …
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a series of Build Back Better Sector Guides, Volumes 1-6, to provide practical resources for its clients, partners, and staff to enhance climate and disaster resilience of communities, infrastructure, and systems through effective post-disaster …
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The demand for quality infrastructure is constant worldwide. Well-designed infrastructure facilitates economies of scale, reduces trade costs, and is vital to the efficient production and delivery of goods and services. Infrastructure also underpins a country's economic growth and development, …
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Much of the US transportation infrastructure is aging, making it vulnerable to extreme weather and climate change. Rising temperatures, heatwaves, and extreme natural events like heavy rains, floods, and stronger storms already impact the country's infrastructure. They could damage and …
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The US's 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aim to spur electric vehicle development and adoption in the country. The IIJA allocates $7.5 billion to build a nationwide network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers. At the same time, the …
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It is no secret that the United States has been struggling with its aging and crumbling infrastructure for decades. Investing in fixing and repairing its infrastructure must be done now. On 5 November 2021, Congress approved a bipartisan infrastructure law, and on the 15th, President Biden …
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Infrastructure South Australia's Discussion Paper released on October 2023 provides opportunities for South Australians to view the infrastructure needed for the next twenty years to formulate the state's next 20-year state infrastructure strategy. According to a report from In Daily, the …
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India's road network grew by 59% in the last nine years to become the second largest in the World after the United States. This is according to NDTV reports. The country also aims to improve road transportation by introducing highway rumble strips. Rumble strips are grooves or indents on …
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The Philippines aims to make its public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020, which led it to launch the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) through its Department of Transportation (DOT). However, the government's push for modernization has …
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On 11 June 2023, a section of the Interstate 95 overpass collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia after a gasoline tanker crashed and caught fire under the overpass. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle on an off-ramp and died in the fire. The heat from the fire caused the overpass to …
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In Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, the rapid growth of private vehicles and poor infrastructure have further complicated traffic in the city. A report from the Hanoi Transport Department on traffic congestion in 2022 reveals that the number of traffic jam hot spots in the city has increased from …
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Natural events, such as storms, floods, and earthquakes, that impact transportation assets such as road networks, bridges, and tunnels have become more frequent and catastrophic, resulting in significant damage, economic losses, social isolation, and adverse cascading effects on other critical …
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