Civil Engineering Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/civil-engineering/ Mechanically-minded travel Sun, 17 May 2026 09:38:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 First Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Section Immersed https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/first-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-section-immersed/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/first-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-section-immersed/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 16:41:06 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=13116 The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is a major European civil engineering project to lay an 18 km (11.2 mile) road and rail tunnel under the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark. (See The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel for overview.) Earlier this week, the first of its 89 pre-fabricated concrete tunnel sections was floated out of the harbour at Rødbyhavn […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/first-fehmarnbelt-tunnel-section-immersed/feed/ 0 The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/the-fehmarnbelt-tunnel/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/the-fehmarnbelt-tunnel/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 16:16:54 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=13107 The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is a major European civil engineering project to lay an 18 km (11.2 mile) road and rail tunnel under the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark. You notice I said “lay” and not “dig”. This amazing tunnel will be laid in sections in a giant trough dredged out of the seabed, and […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/05/the-fehmarnbelt-tunnel/feed/ 0 California’s Coastal Highway 1 Has Reopened After Three Year Closure https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/californias-coastal-highway-1-has-reopened-after-three-year-closure/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/californias-coastal-highway-1-has-reopened-after-three-year-closure/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:29 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12626 California’s classic coastal highway with its magnificent views over the Pacific, has reopened ahead of schedule, much to the relief of locals, especially those who rely on tourism. The scenic highway, which hugs the cliffs and is prone to the occasional landslide, is one of California’s most significant tourism drivers. This has been the longest […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/californias-coastal-highway-1-has-reopened-after-three-year-closure/feed/ 0 The world’s largest sea lock at IJmuiden will enable the new generation of giant ships to reach Amsterdam https://mechtraveller.com/2022/01/the-worlds-largest-sea-lock-at-ijmuiden-will-enable-the-new-generation-of-giant-ships-to-reach-amsterdam/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/01/the-worlds-largest-sea-lock-at-ijmuiden-will-enable-the-new-generation-of-giant-ships-to-reach-amsterdam/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:00:25 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7268 The long-awaited new sea lock at IJmuiden opens on Weds (26 Jan). This massive marine engineering project at the gateway to the North Sea Canal (Noordzeekanaal) which leads to Amsterdam, got underway back in 2016. Now, finally* the new lock, which replaces the old North Lock (Noordersluis)** that had been in operation for almost 100 […]

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