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Delays for FoB Project Served by Six VT Units in India
A redesign and the pandemic are among factors delaying completion of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) served by six vertical-transportation (VT) units — four escalators and two lifts — near the...
India’s Western Railway Commissions Five VT Units in July
Western Railway's (WR) Mumbai Division in India commissioned five vertical-transportation (VT) units — three lifts and two escalators — in July, The Free Press Journal reports. The new units bring...
Otis 231-Escalator Refurbishment First for SMRT in 35 Years
Otis announced on August 2 completion of a project to refurbish 231 escalators across 42 stations on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) North-South and East-West (NSEW) railway lines, the...
County Officials in West Virginia Expected to Consider Elevator RFPs
The Harrison County Commission in West Virginia is expected this week to consider publishing a request for proposals (RFPs) for design services and upgrade recommendations for courthouse elevators, The Exponent...
“The Elevator is the Key” to Indiana Museum Expansion
The Goshen Historical Society announced the opening of the public portion of a fundraising campaign dedicated to expanding the use of the Goshen Historical Museum building in Indiana, The Goshen...
New Zealand’s Durie Hill Lower Elevator Entrance to Close for Repairs
Recent slips on the hillside near the Durie Hill elevator in New Zealand have prompted the Whanganui District Council to close the Anzac Parade entrance briefly for repairs, the Whanganui...
Texas Courthouse Upgrade Considerations Include Elevator
At a meeting of the Presidio County Commissioners Court in Texas in June, William Helm of In*Situ Architecture in El Paso gave a presentation, part of a larger discussion on...
Jerusalem Elevator Project Yields Archeological Trove
A pre-elevator construction salvage extraction — performed to study artifacts and buildings before modern construction occurs — yielded a trove of ancient archeological finds at Jerusalem's Western Wall, visited by...
Iowa Airport Funding Includes New Elevator
A project to expand and update the passenger terminal at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is set to receive another US$20.4 million in federal funding, The Daily Nonpareil...
Marine Innovations Adads West Virginia Dealer
Marine Innovations, Inc., the Frazee, Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators, has added Morgantown, West Virginia-based Outdoor Tranquility LLC as a dealer, Marine Innovations announced on July 5. Catering...
