Some of these magnificent construction schemes would be so cool over here, but we do very little. (OK, we have some funky skyscrapers in London). But nothing like the Millau Viaduct, the Oasis' things in Dubai, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, all those cool bridges and tunnels in Norway. No super fast trains (did we invent the darn things?). Just about every whacky scheme gets shot down by somebody. Which is a shame as they'd be great!

Beijing (AsiaNews) - In the past five years, 18 bridges have collapsed in China, killing 135, this according to China's State Administration of Work Safety. Most had been in use for less than 15 years, built during the country's building boom. The latest incident occurred last Friday when a 100-metre section of an approach ramp snapped a 15-km bridge in Harbin, falling on the roads below, killing three people and injuring five more. On the Internet, many Chinese wonder whether their nation's bridges are like the shoddily built 'tofu schools' (in some cases built without cement) that collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, killing 6,000 children. On one online forum, a laconic user said, "Tofu engineering work leads to a tofu bridge." Shortcuts and unenforced building rules during China's construction frenzy are to blame.