From Wastewater to Hydroelectric Power: How Water Systems Changed Our Lives

Human ingenuity has always recognized the importance and power of water: this is why so many water systems—such as hydroelectric power stations, water supply systems and wastewater treatment plants—ha...

Beyond the Strait of Messina Bridge: All Complementary Works in Southern Italy

In Southern Italy, the Messina Strait Bridge project involves the construction of an integrated system of over 40 kilometers of new roads, tunnels, viaducts, and railways (including those for high-spe...

From the Gotthartd Tunnel to the Bosphorus, 4 Infrastructure in Harmony with Nature

Engineering and nature come together to overcome obstacles and make challenging routes accessible. Discover four examples of projects (including the Gotthard Tunnel and the first Bosphorus Bridge) tha...

The United States Invests in Water Infrastructure Against Climate Change

From New York's drinking water distribution system to Washington's wastewater treatment plant: major cities in the US are investing in water infrastructure to cope with frequent torrential rains, a co...

No More Spending Review: Germany Wants to Grow with Transportation Infrastructure

The government of Europe's largest economy has launched a €500 billion investment fund to upgrade the country's major public infrastructure, particularly in the transport system. Italy has already cho...

“Just Five Minutes”: Discovering the World’s Fastest Trains

High-speed rail lines and bullet trains have changed the way we think about rail networks: discover the world’s fastest trains, from France's TGV to Japan's Shinkansen, through China’s levitating trai...

Brenner Base Tunnel and Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link: Two Tunnels to Unite Europe

From the Alps to the Baltic, the Brenner Base Tunnel and the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel are two mega-projects that will transform European transportation and logistics, focusing on high-speed rail and reducin...

Whoosh, the First High-Speed Train of the Tropics that Encourages Sustainable Mobility

The Jakarta-Bandung line is an example of the global development of high-speed rail. It is a model of sustainable transport that combats environment pollution and is being extended around the world, f...

Concrete to the Test of Fire in Tunnels Bored by Tunnel Boring Machines

Webuild engineers have developed a faster, cheaper and more effective method for testing the fire resistance of concrete, and have improved the fiber-reinforced concrete used for making precast segmen...