Weekly quiz: How many world records will new Chinese bridge break?
17 October 2024
Construction workers are working in China’s Nanchang-Jiujiang High-speed Railway Ganjiang River Highway and Railway Bridge, the China’s first 350km/h mixed-layer bridge, in Nanchang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 10, 2024. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of construction over the past seven days?
1) New images showed the progress on China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group’s construction of a high-speed railway bridge in Nanchang, China. How many world records does the contractor claim the new bridge will break?
- One
- Six
- Twelve
2) What did researchers for UK infrastructure company Costain find could add billions to the UK economy by 2050
- Autonomous and connected construction equipment
- New high-speed railway line HS3
- Robot construction workers
3) US-based tech giant Google has signed an agreement to buy energy from what type of power plants to power new data centres?
- Onshore wind farms
- Solar farms
- Small modular nuclear reactors
4) What was named the ‘best tall building in the world’ this year by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat?
- Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore
- Brooklyn Tower, New York City, US
- Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5) Which contractor this week signed a deal to build a US$3bn railway in Uganda?
- China’s China Harbour
- Turkey’s Yapı Merkezi
- France’s Vinci
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