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Shis-Diftah road tunnel
Publishing Date
23 Dec 2009 1:49pm GMT
Issue/Supplement
WT December 09
Author
George Demetri

Drill & Blast tunnels  


The Halcrow-designed Shis-Diftah road tunnel, currently on site in Sharjah and being drilled and blasted through the UAE’s highest mountain range, faces an array of challenges. George Demetri reports

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