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NASA's Wallops Island holds groundbreaking for new causeway bridge
The bridge is estimated to cost $104 million, which NASA says was primarily funded and championed by the Virginia delegation ...
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North Bridge construction in Fort Pierce through the years
FORT PIERCE − Compare the video above, when work was beginning on the new fixed span North Bridge with photos below as work ...
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Effort to rename Sakonnet River Bridge for fallen soldier advances. What to know
Potts served in the Rhode Island National Guard for over 14 years and was assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 103rd ...
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Traffic talk: Collier's DDI now impacting I-75 ramp, a bridge rebuild hits milestone, more
The saga that is the rebuilding of the Little Pine Island Bridge added some new chapters last week. It was bad news, and then it was some good news. In case you missed it, the Florida Department ...
The Economist19d
One island, two worlds
According to any measure Hispaniola, the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is two different planets in one. People in the Dominican Republic are 11 times richer than ...
Roger Ebert19d
The Ballad of Wallis Island
When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...
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Island lands $250M in funding at a $4.8B valuation
Enterprise browser startup Island just raised a sizable funding round — one that bumps up its valuation significantly, and less than one year after its last fundraise. Dallas-based Island raised ...
Townsville Bulletin19d
Magnetic Island bridge on Sooning St to be demolished next week
The councillor said the “flood-ravaged” Sooning St bridge in Nelly Bay was scheduled for demolition early next week. “We have not simply been sitting on our hands, there are a lot of moving ...
USA Today19d
Daily traffic delays, business struggles plague Baltimore a year after Key Bridge collapse
One year ago, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a cargo ship collided with it, killing six construction workers and causing significant economic disruption. The disaster ...
The New York Times24d
Park or Personal Paradise? A Rare Private Island Comes Onto the Italian Market.
The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more communal alternative. Punta Pennata, a sliver of land about 20 miles from ...
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P.E.I. premier says Carney team made a verbal commitment on bridge and ferry tolls
The P.E.I. government has been arguing for some time that charging Island citizens and businesses to cross to the mainland by bridge or car-passenger ferry is unfair, especially since the ...
CNN25d
One year after Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB finds 68 US bridges need to be assessed for risk of collapse if hit by ship
The four urgent safety recommendations are part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.