Tag: Megaprojects
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Bishoftu International Airport: Ethiopia Is Building Africa’s Next Aviation Megahub
There are airport expansions, and then there are infrastructure projects intended to change a country’s position on the world map. Bishoftu International Airport belongs firmly in the second category. Ethiopia has begun work on a new $12.5 billion international airport near Bishoftu, around 40–45 kilometres from Addis Ababa. When fully developed, Ethiopian officials expect it…
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The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: Europe Is Building a Shortcut Beneath the Baltic Sea
Europe is quietly removing a sea crossing from the map. Between the Danish island of Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn, one of the continent’s most ambitious infrastructure projects is taking shape beneath the Baltic Sea. The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will stretch for approximately 18 kilometres, creating a permanent road and railway connection between Denmark…
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Xiong’an: The City Built Before the People Came
There is something slightly surreal about seeing Xiong’an from the air. Roads stretch across the landscape in perfect grids. Entire neighbourhoods appear already mapped out. Bridges cross waterways that seem to be waiting for traffic. Apartment blocks rise beside empty plots where future streets have already been drawn into the earth. Most cities grow because…