For the twin-tube Rosca Tunnel, with crosssections featuring 12.50 m diameters and 8.60 m headroom, the middle wall section was concreted first using VARIO special elements.
The 2,000 luxury villas and 40 exclusive hotels found at The Palm, Jumeirah, are built on sand. More than 100 million cubic metres of sand and rock were required for landfi ll operations to create the island which is in the shape of a palm tree.
In preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, a massive $1.4 billion rapid transit system is being constructed to connect Richmond, the Airport and Vancouver (RAV) and handle the large influx of people expected during the event.