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GSSI introduces a handheld all-in-one GPR Concrete Inspection System
GSSI introduces a handheld all-in-one GPR Concrete Inspection System GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the availability of a new accessory for the industry standard StructureScan Mini XT. The Palm XT is a miniaturized GPR antenna that is de...
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A Perry and Co invest £4 million to drive growth and UK Midlands Engine success
A Perry & Co invest £4 million to drive growth and UK Midlands Engine success His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent is officially opening the new modern 100,000 sq ft warehouse and manufacturing facilities at A Perry & Co (Hinges) Ltd on Thursday, 21 September 2017, highlighting its continuing...
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Dynamic speed bumps crossing the ocean from Sweden to Australia
Dynamic speed bumps crossing the ocean from Sweden to Australia The tech company Edeva from Sweden has developed a dynamic speed bump, called the Actibump, that has proven its efficiency through years of use in Sweden. The Actibump product has turned some heads in the international traffic safety bu...
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Politicians unite across party divide as Heathrow pushes regional growth
Politicians unite across party divide as Heathrow pushes regional growth Aviation Minister and Shadow Transport Secretary celebrate Heathrow as a ‘jobs booster’ for the North East. Best of the North East businesses on show at Heathrow’s first Business Summit North East. Key plank of Heathrow’s plan...
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STRABAG JV helps with €122m expansion of Dubrovnik Airport
STRABAG JV helps with €122m expansion of Dubrovnik Airport The European-based construction group STRABAG is helping to modernise and expand Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia. The € 122 million contract will be carried out by a joint venture in which STRABAG holds a 53.92 % share. The modernisation and ex...
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Technology improves efficiency for Canadian Contractor to help meet a tight deadline
Technology improves efficiency for Canadian Contractor to help meet a tight deadline It appears that when S. Dilawri Automotive Group does something big… it is really big. Dilawri is Canada’s largest group of auto dealers with franchised dealerships representing 30 automotive brands throughout...
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Australian construction signs to include Chinese
Australian construction signs to include Chinese New multilingual signs are being rolled out along the Great Ocean Road to help international tourists safely navigate one of Victoria’s most popular tourist routes. In an Australian-first, trucks undertaking road works on the Great Ocean Road are now...
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Hitachi unveils a first for the construction industry
Hitachi unveils a first for the construction industry Hitachi has developed an industry-leading innovation as part of its ConSite remote fleet monitoring system. The first of its kind in the construction industry, it extracts data from two unique sensors that monitor the quality of an excavator’s en...
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Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK
Mabey secures £1.7m contract to provide ten bridges for National Grid project in the UK Leading international bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has secured a contract worth £1.7 million from Carillion to deliver and install a number of temporary bridges to facilitate the construction...
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Recycling 100 miles of highway in San José, day and night with Wirtgen
Recycling 100 miles of highway in San José, day and night with Wirtgen In San José, USA, in-situ cold recycling with a Wirtgen 3800 CR recycler proves to be the most economical solution. Time is money, especially in road construction. When it comes to cost efficiency, being able to put all equipment...
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Concrete hydrodemolition technology used in Johannesburg bridge rehabilitation
Concrete hydrodemolition technology used in Johannesburg bridge rehabilitation Major structural repairs to the M1 North highway bridges over Oxford and Federation Roads in Johannesburg were recently completed. The removal of superfluous concrete in preparation was made possible through hydrodemoliti...
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How to get a good return from your road safety investment
How to get a good return from your road safety investment The latest reported road casualties in Great Britain figures are due out later this month. Based on the last 5 years of results, a sudden decline in road deaths in not anticipated. Improvements in the number of deaths on our roads have stagna...
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Mburg Mini Plant in South Africa relies on Kubota mini-excavator for tight access
Mburg Mini Plant in South Africa relies on Kubota mini-excavator for tight access Tight working areas are the order of the day in Mburg Mini Plant’s line of work, and to prevail over space-constrained jobsites, the Western Cape-based company recently took delivery of a 3 t Kubota U30-6 mini-excavato...
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Ground Remediation Contractor Deep Soil Mixing Ltd opens new office in Belfast
Ground Remediation Contractor Deep Soil Mixing Ltd opens new office in Belfast The unveiling of a new office this September marks continued growth for Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, the specialist ground remediation and soil stabilisation contractor who has opened an office at College House, Citylink Busines...
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Fastsource hails their Volvo Excavators best on the market
Fastsource hails their Volvo Excavators best on the market … is the considered opinion of Fastsource Director, Keith Blasket, as he adds another Volvo excavator to his plant fleet And joining his mixed fleet of equipment which includes existing Volvo excavators, dozers, wheeled loaders, crushing and...
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Serbian Teko Mining increases quality and capacity with Metso crushing and screening solutions
Serbian Teko Mining increases quality and capacity with Metso crushing and screening solutions Teko Mining, Serbia’s largest aggregates producer has selected Metso to provide crushing and screening equipment for two of their quarries in Serbia. Estimated to be operational somewhere in Septembe...
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Alaskan contractor Valley General benefits from technology for quick and quality work
Alaskan contractor Valley General benefits from technology for quick and quality work For most people the acronym, JSCCR, is a definite puzzler. What it stands for is Juniper, Spruce, Cranberry, Cottonwood, and Rose, which are the names of the roads in a heavily-wooded residential subdivision locate...
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Pavement optimisation helps support entrepreneurs in County Durham
Pavement optimisation helps support entrepreneurs in County Durham A flexible and reactive approach to optimising pavement design has delivered cost savings on the expansion of a science and technology park in County Durham. Durham County Council’s £5.1m NETPark Phase 3A Infrastructure project will...
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Precast Concrete drainage components used for Phoenixville’s New School Stormwater Management System
Precast Concrete drainage components used for Phoenixville’s New School Stormwater Management System Oldcastle Precast recently supplied over 11,000-feet Class III reinforced concrete pipe, along with multiple precast concrete stormwater drainage and sanitary structures for Phoenixville Area School...
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Overcoming barriers to highways innovation
Overcoming barriers to highways innovation Removing barriers to adopting innovation and ensuring standards keep pace with technical developments is vital if we are to meet future infrastructure needs, says Tensar Highways Technical Manager Craig Andrews. More than £460bn is set to be spent on the UK...
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Plans to improve busy junction on the M2 in England unveiled today
Plans to improve busy junction on the M2 in England unveiled today Proposed major improvements to make journeys safer and more reliable for drivers using junction 5 on the M2 have been unveiled by Highways England today (Wednesday 6 September). The M2 is a key route which links London with Rochester...
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Cat Phones introduces 3 new additions to its range of rugged devices
Cat Phones introduces 3 new additions to its range of rugged devices Cat phones has introduced three new additions to its portfolio which see important updates to its rugged and resilient Cat Smartphone range and the first release of a rugged tablet. The launches build on Cat phones’ heritage of cre...
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President of Ecuador marks construction of US$1 billion deep water port
President of Ecuador marks construction of US$1 billion deep water port On the first of September the President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem performed a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the greenfield multi-purpose...
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Stress absorbing membrane delivers a stronger, safer and more reliable motorway
Stress absorbing membrane delivers a stronger, safer and more reliable motorway A Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer has delivered stronger, safer and more reliable running lanes for the M3 smart motorway project in Surrey. More than 130,000 vehicles use the M3 between Junctions 2 (Thorpe and the...
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Metso presents latest innovations for the mining industry at Exposibram 2017
Metso presents latest innovations for the mining industry at Exposibram 2017 At Exposibram, the largest mining exhibition in Latin America, Metso will introduce its latest innovations for mining industry, including UltraFine Screen, and the industry-changing MX4(TM) cone crusher featuring Multi-Acti...
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South Africa awards N2 Wild Coast Bridge Tender to Stabag JV
South Africa awards N2 Wild Coast Bridge Tender to Stabag JV The tender for the much anticipated Mtentu bridge, which forms part of the N2 Wild Coast road (N2WC) project has been awarded, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) announced today. Construction of the bridge is set to s...
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JCB secures £10m deal for gas powered generators
JCB secures £10m deal for gas powered generators JCB has secured a deal worth £10 million which will see the company’s first major entry into the gas powered generator sector. The company’s Power Products division based in Hixon, Stafford, has been enjoying growing success supplying generators to a...
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Zambia announces EOI for Consultancy for Chinsali to Nakonde Road Rehabilitation project
Zambia announces EOI for Consultancy for Chinsali to Nakonde Road Rehabilitation project The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Chinsali to Nakonde Road Rehabilitation Project (North-South Corridor) and intends t...
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Doka celebrates the forming of its 1,000th highrise
Doka celebrates the forming of its 1,000th highrise Competence at any height Every highrise is unique – as is the associated formwork solution. Competence is crucial for developing a custom formwork solution. In the high rise sector Doka has more than 40 years’ experience with self-climbing fo...
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CPB Contractors wins Pacific Highway upgrade works in Australia
CPB Contractors wins Pacific Highway upgrade works in Australia CPB Contractors has been selected by Roads and Maritime Services to deliver main civil work for the Devils Pulpit to Richmond River section of the Woolgoolga and Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade in northern New South Wales. The construct...
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Britain bids to build bigger Heathrow
Britain bids to build bigger Heathrow Over 120 sites from across Britain have applied to help build an expanded Heathrow, an overwhelming show of support for the nation’s most critical infrastructure project. In April, Heathrow invited communities across Britain to showcase how their area could help...
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Fastbrick Robotics wins national Innovation Awards in Australia
Fastbrick Robotics wins national Innovation Awards in Australia Australian robotic technology company Fastbrick Robotics Limited has received two National Innovation Awards at Australia’s premier innovation awards event. The iAwards were held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wedn...
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Metso delivers 500th Lokotrack Crusher to Germany for Andres Erdarbeiten at Steinexpo
Metso delivers 500th Lokotrack Crusher to Germany for Andres Erdarbeiten at Steinexpo Metso reached another significant milestone in Lokotrack sales by delivering today the 500th unit sold to Germany at Steinexpo, the biggest quarry exhibition in Europe. The LT120 jaw plant was received by Andres Er...
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Louis Berger selected as design consultant for interstate road modernization in India
Louis Berger selected as design consultant for interstate road modernization in India The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has selected Louis Berger to provide consultancy services for the preparation of detailed designs to upgrade roads (approximately 820 kilometres in total length) for...
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Biggest road upgrade in the UK leads the way on environment
Biggest road upgrade in the UK leads the way on environment Industry-leading environmental work taking place on the biggest road construction project in the UK Project designed to leave a positive legacy for the local environment on completion Construction activity designed to minimise impact on the...
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Volvo CE fuels workforce development in North America
Volvo CE fuels workforce development in North America From donating equipment to Pennsylvania College of Technology to participating in national skills competitions in North America, Volvo CE is helping students start a career in the construction industry. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is...
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Insufficient careers advice in the UK puts £90bn GDP at risk
Insufficient careers advice in the UK puts £90bn GDP at risk Almost three quarters (74%) of parents feel that careers advice in schools is too focused on academia. Over half (57%) say tuition fees put them off encouraging their child to go to university. Lack of knowledge of the many different entry...
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Volvo CE completes sale of GB dealership
Volvo CE completes sale of GB dealership After a period of employee consultation, Volvo Construction Equipment has concluded the sale of its Volvo Construction Equipment GB dealership to long term distribution partner SMT, through its newly established subsidiary, Services Machinery & Trucks Ltd...
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Liebherr, a breath of fresh air for Berlin Transport Authority trams
Liebherr, a breath of fresh air for Berlin Transport Authority trams The Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) recently ordered the delivery and installation of 372 retrofit kits in low-floor trams – this comes after Liebherr-Transportation Systems had installed an occupancy-dependent fresh air control s...
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Ditch Witch partners with Utilicor Technologies to simplify keyhole coring
Ditch Witch partners with Utilicor Technologies to simplify keyhole coring Utilicor keyhole coring and reinstatement products offer solution to simplify utility repairs, saving contractors and municipalities time, money and disruption Public works managers across the nation have welcomed the use of...
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Roadtec large Soil Stabilizer-Reclaimer handles challenging applications
Roadtec large Soil Stabilizer-Reclaimer handles challenging applications The Roadtec SX-8e/ex is the largest in the Roadtec line of soil stabillizer-reclaimer machines. With an operating weight of 82,000 pounds (37,195 kg), the SX-8 is capable of cutting up to 20 inches (508mm) deep and 100 inches (...
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£300m road projects to improve journeys in Merseyside and Cheshire UK
£300m road projects to improve journeys in Merseyside and Cheshire UK Two major new road schemes worth more than £300 million are set to cut congestion and improve journey times for hundreds of thousands of drivers in Merseyside and Cheshire. Highways England has set out its preferred options for up...
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The £250m under budget Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland opens to traffic
The £250m under budget Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland opens to traffic The Queensferry Crossing opened to traffic yesterday morning, marking the culmination of a momentous journey. Final preparations are underway on the project, which at almost £250 million under budget, is expected to del...
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UK gives truck platooning trials the green light
UK gives truck platooning trials the green light The UK’s first Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) ‘platooning’ trial, jointly funded by Highways England and the Department for Transport, has been approved. Overseen by Highways England, TRL (the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory) will carry out...
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JCB £7.5m Young Talent Investment creates almost 170 jobs
JCB £7.5m Young Talent Investment creates almost 170 jobs JCB today announced the recruitment of almost 170 apprentices and graduates as the company steps up investment in its Young Talent programme to record levels. This year, the Staffordshire-based company is ploughing £7.5 million into recruitin...
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Skene Group adds another Volvo Loader to their Soutra Mains Quarry in Scotland
Skene Group adds another Volvo Loader to their Soutra Mains Quarry in Scotland Skene Group Construction Services Ltd of Glenrothes, Fife, has added a second Volvo L220H loading shovel to work at its Soutra Mains Quarry facility, which joins the very first L220H sold in Great Britain three years ago...
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Metso hosts Distribution Days in Finland to showcase their quarry innovations
Metso hosts Distribution Days in Finland to showcase their quarry innovations Metso will host its first global distributor event for the aggregates industry in Tampere, Finland next week. This interactive event focuses on training and showcasing their latest innovations for the aggregates industry a...
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IDB funds General San Martin metropolitan area railway line US$400m improvements in Argentina
IDB funds General San Martin metropolitan area railway line US$400m improvements in Argentina A railway improve project in Argentina has been funded for the section between Retiro Station in downtown Buenos Aires and Pilar Station in the city’s outskirts, cutting travel time and greenhouse gas emiss...
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Danish rental company Gustav HC invests in reliable Hitachi Excavators
Danish rental company Gustav HC invests in reliable Hitachi Excavators Rental company Gustav HC A/S has invested in a new Hitachi ZX225USLC-6 for its fleet of construction machinery. Based in the Danish city of Herning on the Jutland peninsula, the firm took delivery of the short-tail swing medium e...
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Connected cities need connected car parks
Connected cities need connected car parks A ‘connected city’, also known as a ‘smart city’, relies on an intelligent infrastructure which utilises the wealth of innovation and technologies created by Internet of Things (IoT) and applies them to urban needs. There is a plethora of new and emerging de...
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18 storey Mjøsa Tower in Brumunddal, Norway will be the tallest wooden building in the world
18 storey Mjøsa Tower in Brumunddal, Norway will be the tallest wooden building in the world When completed in March 2019, Mjøsa Tower in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal will be the world’s tallest wooden building. The construction, which started in early April this year, is an example of how wood...
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Bomag promotes digitalisation in road construction
Bomag promotes digitalisation in road construction Digitalisation, modern communication technologies, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) is improving and speeding up construction site planning, process control and operation flow on construction sites. Bomag has promoted this development with i...
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John Deere purpose built Pipelayer Crawlers place new options for the Pipeline Industry
John Deere purpose built Pipelayer Crawlers place new options for the Pipeline Industry Purpose-built in Dubuque, Iowa, the John Deere-designed and manufactured 1050K pipelayer-ready (PL) crawlers are now available for pipeline customers looking to get a lift on the competition. The 1050K pipelayer...
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Northern Ireland’s leading waste management company keeps productive with expanding JCB Fleet
Northern Ireland’s leading waste management company keeps productive with expanding JCB Fleet Up until four years ago, McKinstry Skip Hire, had never bought a JCB. Now, Northern Ireland’s leading waste management company runs a fleet of 14 – all supplied by local dealer BC Plant. Sourcing a large fl...
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McConnell Dowell awarded runway paving contract in American Samoa
McConnell Dowell awarded runway paving contract in American Samoa The Department of Port Administration in American Samoa has awarded McConnell Dowell a contract to resurface the runway at Pago Pago International Airport. The runway overlay is the latest project to be delivered by McConnell Dowell’s...
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15 km HDPE water supply pipeline for new Mozambique graphite mine
15 km HDPE water supply pipeline for new Mozambique graphite mine The Australian industrial minerals and technology company is to represent the largest graphite resource with multiple projects at Balama in Mozambique and efforts are under way to leverage this unique mineral. One such project is the...
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Ammann launches the RSS 120-M Shredder, Iron Separator and Screener 3-in-1 Machine
Ammann launches the RSS 120-M Shredder, Iron Separator and Screener 3-in-1 Machine Ammann has released the RSS 120-M Shredder, Iron Separator and Screener. It is a mobile machine that prepares recycled asphalt for use in an asphalt plant. It is essentially a 3-in-1 machine with its ability to functi...
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All-in-one heater heats the asphalt tank while supplying hot oil to the plant
All-in-one heater heats the asphalt tank while supplying hot oil to the plant The All-In-One Heater Kit from Seattle, Washington-based Process Heating Company is a complete system that can provide direct heat to the asphalt tank, while also supplying hot oil for the plant. The primary feature of the...
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Doka enables rapid construction of Istanbul Airport
Doka enables rapid construction of Istanbul Airport After only two and half years of construction, parts of Istanbul’s new airport will open next year. For rapid progress on this build, the contractor is relying on the formwork solution from Doka. A total of 30,000 load-bearing tower frames wi...
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New electric drive Cat Wheel Loader delivers on fuel efficiency and running costs
New electric drive Cat Wheel Loader delivers on fuel efficiency and running costs Electric drive loader delivers 25% greater overall efficiency and up to 10% more productivity in load-and-carry applications than the industry leader 988K loader The new Cat 988K XE is the first wheel loader offered by...
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