The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), established in 1988, was a quiet government department till 1995. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the- then Prime Minister of India, charged it with his dream project. He wanted India’s ...
Constructed in the year 1936, the Pan-American Highway is a web of roads stretching across the continents of North and South America. The nomenclature for this particular mode of transport is a representation of the ...
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the engineering marvels of the 20th century. It zigzags across 789 miles (1269.77 km) from the rich oil fields in Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to the ice-free port ...
Approximately three centuries ago, King Felipe V, the king of Spain had a rather unconventional idea- deciding to build a bridge over the 120 m deep canyon in Ronda, Spain. The Puente Nuevo which translates roughly ...
Modern cities have very complex mechanisms in order to function properly and provide their inhabitants with reasonably decent and hygienic living arrangements. The massive underground sewers of Paris play an important role in maintaining civic ...
The Industrial Revolution of the 18th century was spearheaded by Great Britain, and this is best reflected in Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Pronounced as ‘Pont-ker-suk-tay’, it is a landmark waterway, situated in North Eastern Wales. It is ...