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The Gerald Desmond Bridge (250 feet above a vital channel of the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors!) is a through arch bridge that carries 4 lanes of Ocean Boulevard from Interstate 710 in Long Beach, California west across the Cerritos Channel to Terminal Island. It has been slated for replacement for numerous problems... including the fact that so many pieces are falling from it that netting (lower left) was installed. It is still a beautiful arch.
"The Port of Long Beach, one of the largest and busiest Ports in the world and a major inter-modal center for the cargo movement throughout the Western United States and beyond... will be replaced at a cost of one billion dollars, with the first cable-stayed bridge ever built in California."
UPDATE: The demolition of the Gerald Desmond bridge is to happen in May of 2022, according to this (local) article lbpost.com/news/gerald-desmond-bridge-demolition-to-begin...
John Rice, Vice-Chairman, GE, Hong Kong SAR; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Picture taken at the World Economic Forum on the MENA Region, Jordan 2015. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Deganwy is a small town in Conwy County Borough in Wales with a population of 3,700. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, it is in a more English-speaking region of north Wales, with only 1 in 4 residents speaking Welsh as a first language. It is located south of Llandudno and to the east of Conwy, which is on the opposite side of the River Conwy, and with which it forms the Conwy community. Indeed, the name Deganwy has been interpreted in modern times as Din-Gonwy, which would mean "Fort on the River Conwy", but the historical spellings make it impossible for this to be the actual origin of the name although mentioned in Domesday Book is "the territory of the Decanae tribe". The original wooden castle was rebuilt in stone after 1210. Deganwy is in the ecclesiastical parish of Llanrhos, and has a Victorian era Gothic parish church dedicated to All Saints.
Deganwy has one bilingual primary school, Ysgol Deganwy.
Deganwy North Wales 2015
This was taken on London on the 3rd of February 2012. It is a Worldwide icon of the underground tube of London.
Sewage treatment plant in Kavoor, Mangalore, India. Part of objectives of the Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project includes preparation of a Mangalore urban waterfront rehabilitation plan.
Project Result:
Delivering Basic Services to Communities on India’s Karnataka Coast
India Sanitation: Investments Make Coastal Cities More Livable
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Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
Trem de passageiros da EFVM ainda na plataforma da Estação Central de Belo Horizonte logo antes de sua partida em uma bela manhã de dezembro. Esse seria os últimos meses de operação do trem nas belas cores da Companhia Vale do Rio Doce... uma pena que tudo mudou.
EFVM's passenger train moments before the departure from Central Station of Belo Horizonte. That was one of the last months of the train wearing the classic and beautiful Companhia Vale do Rio Doce's paint scheme... it's a shame how is everything different nowadays.
The M-27 Dzhubga-Sochi federal highway, Adler-Veseloe section. The road will lead to the border with Abkhazia and the Adler-Veseloe population centre/development. Construction of sections with 4 junctions, totaling 8 km is underway. Commissioning of the venues will considerably improve the transport infrastructure of Sochi and increase the capacity of the Dzhubga-Sochi federal highway
One of the truly remarkable things about the High Line is when it gets near the Hudson and suddenly you look out over something totally unexpected in Manhattan - open space!
This is especially true in the latest portion which goes all the way to 34th Street. We're directly over 11th Avenue here.
It's not the prettiest part of Manhattan, with 17 parked garbage trucks, train cars in the Hudson Yards, and huge construction projects all around. But it's old-skool beauty, with a great city's infrastructure at work.
Besides, it's big. Big is something you don't get much in this part of NYC.
WSDOT has marked a major milestone in its effort to replace the aging and vulnerable State Route 520 floating bridge. After 13 years of thorough analysis and input from thousands of people, the state has announced a preferred alternative for the I-5 to Medina: Bridge Replacement and HOV Project.
Major safety, transit and environmental improvements are in store for the SR 520 corridor from I-5 in Seattle across Lake Washington to Medina. The SR 520 preferred alternative takes key steps to get ready for future light rail, help manage traffic in the Arboretum and transform the future highway with a landscaped lid and median for a parkway experience.
The new floating bridge and highway will have six lanes, including two general-purpose lanes and a new transit/HOV lane in each direction. Adding transit/HOV lanes makes travel in the corridor faster and more reliable for buses and carpools and supports regional plans for completing the HOV system to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles.
Details are on our website, including images of what a new, larger landscaped lid at Montlake Boulevard would look like. The preferred SR 520 alternative directly responds to input we received from the public, the City of Seattle, the University of Washington and environmental regulatory agencies. Work continues on design refinements for the Montlake area with those groups as well as transit agencies.
Highlights include:
Room for future light rail: The bridge deck will accommodate future light rail trains and the west end of the floating bridge will have room for trains to leave the corridor and head to the University of Washington area. Pontoons could be added to the floating bridge in the future to carry the weight of the trains.
Less traffic in the Arboretum: The project removes the ramps that currently carry traffic directly to Lake Washington Boulevard and the Washington Park Arboretum. Westbound off-ramps instead will carry buses and general purpose traffic to 24th Avenue E. and continue on to Montlake Boulevard.
Buses and a lid at Montlake: New direct-access ramps will carry buses to a new landscaped park lid at the Montlake Boulevard interchange. The open space will extend from Montlake Boulevard into the Arboretum.
Parkway on Portage Bay: A slimmed-down Portage Bay Bridge will be built as a 45-mph landscaped parkway with a 6-foot-wide planted median. The 105-foot-wide bridge is narrower than the 154 feet previously planned in the 2006 draft environmental impact statement.
Identifying a preferred design keeps us on track for opening a new bridge to traffic in 2014.
www.wsdot.wa.gov/Communications/ExpressLane/2010/05_07.htm
www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR520Bridge/I5ToMedina/Default....
SR 520 - I-5 to Medina: Bridge Replacement and HOV Project
Status
February 2011
ESSB 6392 reports now available
We've sent two final reports to the governor and state legislators (High Capacity Transit Planning and Financing and the Washington Park Arboretum Mitigation Plan). This completes the requirements of Senate Bill 6392.
Floating bridge construction
Three teams have until spring to submit their bids and proposals for the new SR 520 floating bridge. Construction starts in 2012 and the bridge opens in 2014.
Overview
The I-5 to Medina: Bridge Replacement and HOV Project will replace the interchanges and roadway between I-5 in Seattle and the eastern end of the floating bridge.
Why is WSDOT pursuing this project?
About 115,000 vehicles and more than 190,000 people cross Lake Washington every day on the SR 520 floating bridge. It’s a key regional route for commuters and freight.
After floating for nearly 50 years, the four-lane bridge is often clogged by traffic and is showing its age.
The floating bridge pontoons are vulnerable to windstorms, and bridge support columns are vulnerable to earthquakes.
The End Result
The I-5 to Medina Bridge Replacement and HOV Project includes a new floating bridge and highway with six lanes, including two general-purpose lanes and one new transit/HOV lane in each direction.
The project also takes key steps to get ready for future light rail, help manage traffic in the Arboretum and transform the future corridor from Montlake to I-5 into a city parkway with landscaped lids and medians.
Project Benefits
The new SR 520 corridor through Seattle will:
Provide transit connections and priority.
Create a pedestrian-friendly urban interchange at Montlake Boulevard.
Restore park area and connections next to the Washington Park Arboretum.
Reduce noise levels from the Portage Bay Bridge.
Be ready for light rail if the region chooses to fund it in the future.
What is the project timeline?
Spring 2011: Publish final environmental impact statement
Mid-2011: Select contractor team for new SR 520 floating bridge
2012: Begin construction of floating bridge
2014: Open new floating bridge to drivers
The schedule for constructing the segments of the corridor west of Lake Washington is pending additional funding.
Financial Information
We are moving forward with construction on a new SR 520 floating bridge, which is fully funded by a variety of state and federal sources, including SR 520 tolling that is set to begin in spring 2011.
We are continuining to work with the Legislature to fund the elements of the project from I-5 to the floating bridge.
Visit the SR 520 Costs, Funding and Tolling page for additional information.
How can I get more information?
Contact:
E-mail: SR520bridge@wsdot.wa.gov
Phone: 206-770-3500
Infoline: 1-888-520-NEWS (6397)
Mail: I-5 to Medina: Bridge Replacement and HOV Project
SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program
600 Stewart Street, Suite 520
Seattle, WA 98101
Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, HCC, India.Hemant Kanoria, Chairman, SREI Infrastructure Finance, India.Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Indian Prime Minister's G20 Sherpa, Hemant Kanoria, Chairman, SREI Infrastructure Finance, India, Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, HCC, India, Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Editor and Deputy Resident Editor, Hindu, India and Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana, USA. speaking during the Session "The Infrastructure Enigma" at the India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi, India, Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Liege/BE, Maintrainstation, Liege-Guillemins ------ Der Bahnhof Liège-Guillemins ist der wichtigste Bahnhof der in der belgischen Region Wallonien gelegenen Stadt Lüttich. Der nach durchgreifendem Um- und Neubau im September 2009 in seiner heutigen Gestalt in Betrieb genommene Bahnhof befindet sich etwas außerhalb der Innenstadt, im Stadtteil Guillemins. Er ist Haltepunkt von Thalys- und Intercity-Express-Zügen und damit ein Knotenpunkt im europäischen Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetz. Außerdem ist er ein bedeutender Bahnhof im Regionalverkehr der SNCB/NMBS. Pro Tag verkehren hier rund 500 Züge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liège-Guillemins railway station (IATA: XHN) is the main station of the city of Liège, the third largest city in Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the 3 Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. The station is used by 15,000[1] people every day which makes it the eleventh busiest station in Belgium and the third in Wallonia.
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Rogue River Bridge, Gold Beach, Oregon.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Conde B. McCullough was the state bridge engineer in Oregon at a time when highway infrastructure was rapidly expanding. His most distinctive style is evidenced in his elegant concrete arch bridges. The Rogue River Bridge was the first of six major Oregon Coast bridges. It was competed in 1931, stretching 1,898 feet across the mouth of the Rogue River. Its seven open-spandrel arches each span 230 feet.
As a child and into my early twenties I spent a fair bit of time in Liverpool Street Station. In those days it was crime covered, lacking in investment. Services were provided by a mixture of older EMUs and long haul services into Norwich, Kings Lynn, Cambridge and Ipswich were provided by diesel loco hauled Mark I and Mark II coaches. Then in the early to mid 1980's money came in from the city and large parts of the rail property were sold off to finance the rebuilding of the station. Needless to say the property developers earn very handsome riches from the deal.
While the resulting station is a vast improvement it is largely cosmetic, the old Victorian infrastructure under, behind and approaching it still remains, unchanged. Anywhere else in Europe they would have addressed this, but not in England.
Unfortunately they never dealt with the Achilles heal of London Liverpool Street - the choke point of just four approach tracks to the station. The gutlessness of politicians and the greed of property owners in London have seen to it that capacity will be forever constrained.