Mammoet has delivered the first components of the 192m-tall New York Wheel, which will become the largest observation wheel in the world upon completion
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UAE: 10 million Dubai Lamps to be produced by 2021
Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting Middle East will supply two million units of the newly launched Dubai Lamp across the emirate by 2017
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Qatar: Pedestrian bridge committee approved
In an effort to address pedestrian safety in Qatar, a committee to oversee the construction of pedestrian bridges has been approved by the Cabinet
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DCAF breaks ground on second hangar in Dubai South
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has broken ground on its Dubai South facility expansion, which is scheduled to complete by Q3 2017
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GCC railway completion date pushed back to 2021
The completion timeline for the 2,117km GCC Railway Network, which will form a passenger and freight route linking the six Gulf states, has been extended by three years
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Saudi: Engie, SEC ink $1.2bn power plant contract
The plant is part of the Fadhili gas project which is set to become a key component of the kingdom?s master gas system
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Louisiana Master Plan Sparks Action To Halt Coastal Losses
Nearly five years into the execution of Louisiana’s long-range plan to halt and reverse the loss of coastal land, state officials are drafting the first five-year update.
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Putin’s Nix of Plutonium Pact Clouds MOX Project’s Future
An ongoing political battle between the Obama administration and Congress over construction of the budget-busting Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina heated up after Oct. 3, when Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is suspending its participation in the international treaty governing plutonium disposition that served as the project’s impetus.
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Unions Rumble in Pipeline Protests
After the federal government temporarily halted construction on a portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota, disputes continue, pitting protesters against construction crews and unions against each other.
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Watchdog Report Blames VA Leaders for Aurora Hospital Project Budget Woes
Minutes before the Sept. 28 deadline, Veterans Affairs officials partially complied with a congressional subpoena seeking internal documents about cost overruns at the replacement hospital in
Aurora, Colo.
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