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Was mafia concrete to blame? Investigators could probe whether Genoa bridge collapse was linked to dodgy firms ‘charging full price and putting less cement in’

The Daily Mail » The Genoa bridge collapse which has claimed the lives of at least 39 people may have been an accident waiting to happen after ‘mafia’ companies were involved in its construction, it has been claimed.  For decades, ‘families’ as mafia groups are often known, are believed to have blackmailed, conned and forced their way into big building contracts. Engineers have now claimed the same thing may have happened when the Morandi Viaduct in Genoa was built between 1963 and 1967.

August 15, 2018|

Italy bridge collapse: furious ministers blame highways firm

The Guardian » Furious ministers from Italy’s coalition government have rounded on the private company that manages the country’s motorways, as authorities struggled to quell growing anger over the bridge collapse in Genoa on Tuesday that killed 39 people. The tragedy has focused anger on the structural problems that have dogged the decades-old Morandi bridge, and on Autostrade per l’Italia, the company in charge of operating and maintaining swathes of the country’s motorways.

August 15, 2018|

Highway bridge collapses in Italy, leaving about two dozen dead

CNN » A major section of a highway bridge in northern Italy partially collapsed on Tuesday, sending vehicles hurtling toward the earth and leaving about two dozen people dead, officials said.

August 15, 2018|

U.S. States Ranked by Crumbling Infrastructure

USA Today / Construction Equipment » With seven of every 100 miles of roadway nationwide in poor condition, for most, a functional failure would result in the loss of life. However, while failing infrastructure could mean bridges collapsing and trains derailing, most people are affected by aging infrastructure on a daily basis in a number of more subtle ways. This includes traffic congestion, public transportation delays, and vehicle damage.

August 13, 2018|

Riding the California high-speed rail in virtual reality

KALW » People wanting to ride California’s high-speed railroad have been stymied by many project setbacks. But people attending the August 11th opening of the Salesforce Transit Center got the next best thing — a virtual reality experience simulating a high-speed rail journey, complete with stations and train car designs.

August 12, 2018|
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