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Constructing a large parking garage in the middle of a working airport with thousands of passengers flying in and out every day is a challenging task.

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ConCreate USL Ltd. of Bolton, ON, Canada, in consortium with Emil Anderson Construction of Hope, BC, Canada, was selected to construct the Whistler Sliding Centre.

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In underground construction, minimum performance levels for shotcrete with respect to compressive and flexural strength, ductility, and resistance to the environment are usually required to be maintained over the entire design life of a lining.

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When the Port Authority of Allegheny County decided to build a busway from the Pittsburgh International Airport to downtown Pittsburgh, PA, part of the project incorporated rehabilitating an existing 2900 ft (884 m) tunnel.

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