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Texas high-speed train recognised among top global infrastructure projects

The Texas high-speed train project has been named among the top global infrastructure projects by infrastructure advocacy group CG/LA in its 2019 Strategic 100 Global Infrastructure Report.

Source: Global Railway Review

Cheniere and Bechtel announce substantial completion of Train 1 at Corpus Christi

Cheniere and Bechtel announce substantial completion of Train 1 at Corpus Christi. Commissioning is now complete, and Bechtel has handed over care, custody and control of the train to Cheniere.

Source: LNG Industry

Valley Line LRT bridge spans installed at 75 Street and Whitemud Drive

Construction on the southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT took one giant leap forward Friday.

In the dark, blistering cold, the first concrete span for the Whitemud LRT Bridge was installed overnight alongside the existing bridge on 75 Street in Mill Woods. Using a multi-axle Mammoet’s Self-Propelled Modular Trailers (SPMTs), crews began installing the span at 11:00 p.m. Friday and wrapped things up by 2:30 a.m. Saturday. A second span will be installed Saturday night.

Source: Edmonton Journal

Kathleen's key job in historic crossing of Sydney Harbour

Within months, a 130-metre boring machine named Kathleen will begin one of the most complex parts of tunnelling for Sydney's multibillion-dollar metro railway.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Western Australia Airport infrastructure becomes priority

Western Sydney Airport has again been included among the nation’s ‘high priority infrastructure’ projects by Infrastructure Australia.

Source: International Airport Review

Sempra Energy LNG project gets FEIS from FERC

Sempra Energy announced that it has received the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct the Port Arthur LNG natural gas liquefaction-export project in Jefferson County, Texas

Source: Value World

Bullet train takes aim at traffic and dangerous roads

Texas’ high-speed train ended 2018 with remarkable progress, putting Houston and the rest of the state another step closer to a dynamic and much-needed transportation choice.

Source: Houston Chronicle

US LNG: here comes the second wave

Even though the entire first wave of US LNG is not yet online, the market is eagerly awaiting FID announcements for the second wave of US LNG – projects targeting start-up in the mid-2020s.

Source: LNG World Shipping

Promoted content: IET examines the trends shaping skills and training in 2019

With employers struggling to recruit suitably qualified engineers at all levels – from recent graduates through to senior staff – the importance of skills and training is at the forefront of engineering companies’ minds writes the IET.

Source: Newscabal UK News

Cinco Ranch JH Robotics Teams Earn Awards!

It is the robotics season and Cinco Ranch Junior High has had an exceptional showing.  Cinco Ranch Junior High sent two school sponsored teams to the regional competition.

Source: The Katy News