The Panama canal is being upgraded at a cost of $5.25 billion to ensure it is capable of handling the ever-increasing size of the world's biggest cargo ships.
Panama Canal —
The Panama canal is being upgraded at a cost of $5.25 billion to ensure it is capable of handling the ever-increasing size of the world's biggest cargo ships.
Giant locks -- measuring 1,400-feet-long, 160-foot-wide and 80-foot-deep -- are being installed at either end of the 51-mile aquatic passageway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Panama Canal —
Giant locks -- measuring 1,400-feet-long, 160-foot-wide and 80-foot-deep -- are being installed at either end of the 51-mile aquatic passageway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Marmaray Project is a 76-kilometer (47.2-mile) subterranean development that will connect railway lines on either side of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait.
Marmaray Project —
The Marmaray Project is a 76-kilometer (47.2-mile) subterranean development that will connect railway lines on either side of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait.
A 0.9-mile section of the tunnel will delve deep beneath the waters of the Bosphorus, which separate continental Asia and Europe, carrying an estimated 150,000 passengers every hour.
Marmaray Project —
A 0.9-mile section of the tunnel will delve deep beneath the waters of the Bosphorus, which separate continental Asia and Europe, carrying an estimated 150,000 passengers every hour.
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Beijing's new international airport will be among the the busiest and the biggest airports in the world when it comes online in 2017, with the capacity to cater for some 130 million passengers every year.
Beijing's new international airport —
Beijing's new international airport will be among the the busiest and the biggest airports in the world when it comes online in 2017, with the capacity to cater for some 130 million passengers every year.
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Beijing Capital International (pictured) is currently the busiest airport in China -- servicing 80 million passengers every year -- but will be nearing its operating capacity by the time the new facility is open for business.
Beijing's new international airport —
Beijing Capital International (pictured) is currently the busiest airport in China -- servicing 80 million passengers every year -- but will be nearing its operating capacity by the time the new facility is open for business.
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The 1,200 kilometer Etihad Rail network will extend across the desert hinterland of the United Arab Emirates, costing a cool $11 billion and enhancing freight and passenger transport infrastructure across the country.
Etihad Rail —
The 1,200 kilometer Etihad Rail network will extend across the desert hinterland of the United Arab Emirates, costing a cool $11 billion and enhancing freight and passenger transport infrastructure across the country.
Developers hope the tracks will eventually join up with an international Gulf rail network covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
Etihad Rail —
Developers hope the tracks will eventually join up with an international Gulf rail network covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
An artist's impression of the new $2.1 billion Hyderabad Metro system which aims to provide a new mode of daily transport for up to 1.7 million of the southern Indian city's residents by 2017.
Hyderabad Metro —
An artist's impression of the new $2.1 billion Hyderabad Metro system which aims to provide a new mode of daily transport for up to 1.7 million of the southern Indian city's residents by 2017.
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Developers say the 72-kilometer long track will improve journey times and reduce traffic on the city's congested roads.
Hyderabad Metro —
Developers say the 72-kilometer long track will improve journey times and reduce traffic on the city's congested roads.
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Presidents (left to right) Salva Kiir of South Sudan, (former president) Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia celebrate following the ground breaking ceremony of the Lamu Port--South Sudan--Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) in March 2012.
The LAPSSET Project —
Presidents (left to right) Salva Kiir of South Sudan, (former president) Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia celebrate following the ground breaking ceremony of the Lamu Port--South Sudan--Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) in March 2012.
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Costs for the project are expected to come in at around $20 billion although concerns remain over the development's impact on the likes of the Lamu Port area (pictured), which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The LAPSSET Project —
Costs for the project are expected to come in at around $20 billion although concerns remain over the development's impact on the likes of the Lamu Port area (pictured), which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Crossrail construction workers stand near to one of the projects mammoth 1,000-ton tunnel boring machines. The $23 billion development will connect London from east to west, improving access to Heathrow Airport as well as the city's suburban and satellite towns.
London Crossrail —
Crossrail construction workers stand near to one of the projects mammoth 1,000-ton tunnel boring machines. The $23 billion development will connect London from east to west, improving access to Heathrow Airport as well as the city's suburban and satellite towns.
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More than 8,000 people are involved in the Crossrail development working across 40 separate construction sites.
London Crossrail —
More than 8,000 people are involved in the Crossrail development working across 40 separate construction sites.
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An artists rendering of the New International Trade Crossing between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan. The $950 million project aims to increase opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs in both Canada and the U.S.
New International Trade Crossing —
An artists rendering of the New International Trade Crossing between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan. The $950 million project aims to increase opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs in both Canada and the U.S.
Courtesy michigan.gov
The nearby Ambassador Bridge -- whose owners have logged legal challenges to construction of the NITC -- is responsible for 25% of all trade between Canada and the U.S., according to the bridge operator's website.
New International Trade Crossing —
The nearby Ambassador Bridge -- whose owners have logged legal challenges to construction of the NITC -- is responsible for 25% of all trade between Canada and the U.S., according to the bridge operator's website.