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Cricket Valley: Where Fire Once Raged, a Power Plant Rises
The $1.58 billion, 1,100-megawatt, natural-gas-fired power plant has been making its way through the planning, public comment, permitting and financing processes since 2009.
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Tunnel Vision: Vogue Meets the Women of Crossrail
With 26 miles of new tunnels, 40 stations and an anticipated 200 million passengers each year, Crossrail is set to revolutionise transport in London. In the November 2016 issue of Vogue, Louise Carpenter meets the women who have made it happen. Source: Vogue
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Hanford engineer makes film debut
For 35 years Roshellia Goines has worked as an engineer, most recently for Bechtel National at the Hanford vitrification plant project. Now she’s also a film star, getting a chance to talk a bit about engineering in a film that shows how engineering has shaped and changed the world. Source: Tri-City Herald
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Female Engineers Building Crossrail
Some 16 per cent of the Bechtel’s engineers are women – double the UK’s sector average – and on the Crossrail project alone, a third of its engineers are female.
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Is this Britain's most successful female engineer?
Be inspired by the career of Ailie MacAdam who has led some of the world’s biggest engineering rail projects, including the St Pancras International refurbishment, High Speed One (HS1) and Crossrail. Source: The Telegraph
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Tunnel: The Archaeology of Crossrail
The construction of London’s newest railway, which will be known as the Elizabeth line when services begin in 2018, has given archaeologists a unique chance to explore some of the city’s most historically important sites. Source: Museum of London
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TTC's newest subway extension taking shape
After delays and cost overruns, Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension is finally months from completion.
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Derribando Mitos de la Baja Productividad en Turnos de Noche
In Spanish. Construction Superintendent Diego Rojas' column about how Bechtel has implemented 'complimentary' night shifts that execute objectives in coordination with projects’ general schedule. (Page 46) Source: Construccion Minera & Energia
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How Bechtel Limits Risk on Possible Big Plant-Vogtle Role
As part of its plan save the troubled, billions-over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project, Georgia Power chooses Bechtel to oversee construction work.
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New Crossrail Station at Abbey Wood
The new Crossrail project in Abbey Wood will be halving journey times to many central London destinations and is already attracting new businesses and investment to the local area. Source: Offsite Hub
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Con apoyo de Bechtel culmino Torneo de Robotica First Lego League 2016
In Spanish With Bechtel's sponsorship, the 2016 FLL final was held at the San Ignacio del Bosque school with the participation of 33 teams. The winning team was “The Mainstream,” from the San Jorge de Talca school, which will represent Chile in the FLL global championship in Houston next year. Source: Mineria Chilena
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Turkey giveaway brightens holiday for hundreds at Pueblo nonprofit
A partnership between Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Plant Partners (Bechtel) and the Pueblo Cooperative Care Center this year took on a “famous” twist.
Source: The Pueblo Chieftain