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Finland, Helsinki

fi/23

Railway

Closing Date: 06/03/2013 (Tender Closed)

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 06.06.2013, for traffic control and safety engineering services for the 7.2 km-long City Rail Loop, starting in Pasila and running in a 6 km double track ... ......Full Information

Austria, Brenner

at/16

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 11/07/2013

Open invitation to tender, deadline 11.07.2013, for lot E52 Wolf2 - Padastertal – Austria, in Brenner base tunnel. Contract value EUR134.6 million, excluding VAT. Time limit for receipt of ... ......Full Information

Germany, Munich

de/102

Ring Road

Closing Date: 27/06/2013

Open invitation to tender, deadline 27.06.2013, for construction economics services in 11 year-old, 1.06 km-long Allach tunnel on A99 Westring Muenchen. Contract to commence 11.10.2013 for ... ......Full Information

Ecuador, Quito

ec/19

Metro

Closing Date: 10/06/2013

Postponed from 27.05.2013 to 10.06.2013, the deadline for notice of qualification system for Phase 2 of Quito metro Line 1 construction. Phase 2 includes construction of access tunnel to alignment, ... ......Full Information

Denmark, National

dk/27

Road and railway

Closing Date: 25/06/2013

Invitation to tender using restricted procedure, deadline 25.06.2013, for framework contract, value EUR31.13 million, excluding VAT, for consultative services on traffic and transport projects. The ... ......Full Information

Norway, Oslo

no/86

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 19/06/2013

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 19.06.2013, for the contract 2 excavation by drill/blast of the inbound Oestfold Line, the inner section of the twin-tube Follo Line rail tunnels, a number ... ......Full Information

Macedonia, Skopje

mk/12

Road

Closing Date: 10/07/2013

Open invitation to tender, deadline postponed from 10.06.2013 to 10.07.2013, for construction of underground thoroughfare from Kuzman Josifovski to Pitu Blvd intersection with Nikola Karev St to ... ......Full Information

United Kingdom, Merseyside

uk/66

Road

Closing Date: 14/06/2013

Invitation to tender using restricted procedure, deadline 14.06.2013, for supply and installation of a replacement SCADA system in the Kingsway and Queensway road tunnels under the River Mersey. ... ......Full Information

Norway, Oslo

no/86

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 19/06/2013

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 19.06.2013, for the excavation by hard rock, shielded TBMs, of the 19 km twin-tube rail tunnels between km 2.3 near Oslo S in the north, to km 21.3 close to ... ......Full Information

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

de/106

Roads

Closing Date: 26/06/2013

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.06.2013, for refurbishment of Grenzstrasse tunnel in Cologne, which is a stacked tunnel with three lanes in each direction, the upper tube 320 m-long and lower ... ......Full Information

France, North Channel Tunnel

fr/79

Marine railway

Closing Date: 24/05/2013 (Tender Closed)

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 24.05.2013, for rail replacement works in Eurotunnel. Duration of contract from 01.09.2013 to 30.06.2016. Contact Mrs Peggy Gouverneur, ... ......Full Information

United Kingdom, Liverpool

uk/45

Road

Closing Date: 15/05/2013 (Tender Closed)

Restricted procedure, deadline 15.05.2013, for M & E framework for planned major engineering capital schemes in the Mersey tunnels. Estimated contract value EUR47.16 million excluding VAT, ... ......Full Information

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Industry News

VMT for TBM navigation and segment QC

VMT for TBM navigation and segment QC

On stand 1310 at the upcoming RETC in Washington, VMT will be showing examples of its navigation systems and segment quality control services. Apart from precision 3D measurements of segment moulds, ...Full Story

Terratec appoints Bruce Matheson

Terratec appoints Bruce Matheson

Bruce Matheson has joined Terratec as Region Manager with a brief to expand the Australian TBM and RBM manufacturer’s activities in Africa, Middle East and Europe. ...Full Story

CEAR solutions for tunnelling works

CEAR solutions for tunnelling works

At tunnelling sites, most attention is focused on supporting, supplying and maintaining equipment such as TBM, drill rigs and utilities, to ensure progress on the main excavation activities. ...Full Story

Robbins presentations at RETC

Robbins presentations at RETC

The Robbins Company will be a formidable presence on stand 2103 at RETC in Washington, DC from June 23rd to June 26th 2013. ...Full Story

Tunnel safety and fire protection

A symposium covering risk management, emergency response and fire prevention in tunnels is scheduled for Brisbane, Australia on 4th and 5th June, 2013. ...Full Story

Continuous improvement from Sandvik

Outstanding excavation and low-risk operation are features attributed to the Sandvik DTi series of intelligent tunnelling jumbos, launched in 2008 and now working in all parts of the world. ...Full Story

Port of Miami drives completed

At Watson Island, on 15.04.2013, the TBM Harriet completed excavation of the second of two underwater tunnels as part of the EUR770 million project connecting the Port of Miami with nearby expressways. ...Full Story

Robbins video AMR project

The longest TBM tunnel in India, the 43.5 km AMR water transfer tunnel, is being driven with the help of a pair of 10 m-diameter Robbins double shield TBMs. Watch the video to learn about hard and abrasive rock, remote jobsites, and flash flooding. ...Full Story

ES Rubber in Gdansk

ES Rubber in Gdansk

ES Rubber gaskets are being used in Poland to ensure a leak-free tunnel on an important new highway tunnel beneath one of the country’s major rivers. ...Full Story

Breakthrough at Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 23.04.2013 achieved the third tunnel breakthrough of its Phase - III project. ...Full Story

ExpoTunnel press conference

The first edition of ExpoTunnel, the new showcase dedicated to the world of tunnelling, drilling, mining, underground construction, will be presented to the press and the operators with a press conference developed as a morning of ...Full Story

Santos GLNG tunnelling starts

Santos GLNG tunnelling starts

On 15.04.2013, contractor Thiess started construction of the 4.3 km-long, 3.4 m internal diameter segmentally-lined tunnel underneath the Narrows Crossing in Gladstone Harbour, Queensland, Australia ...Full Story

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Latest Awards

Italy, Veneto

it/97

Road

Bolina Ingegneria SpA secured the EUR40,000 contract for the design of urgent safety improvement works, with vault consolidation and equipment updating, in the 1,343 m-long Col di Caralte tunnel on ... ......Full Information

Switzerland, Canton Aargau

ch/88

Motorway

C+E Planing AG of Wohlen secured the EUR524,548 contract for assistance during safety improvement in Boezberg (3,705 m, 3,705 m), Schinznacherfeld (450 m, 450 m)  and Habsburg (1,530 m, 1,550 ... ......Full Information

Italy, Piedmont

it/145

Road

Dott. Ing. Luigi Quaranta of Turin, 3TI Progetti Italia SpA of Rome, SI.ME.TE S.r.l. of Turin, Studio O. Siniscalco of Turin secured the EUR842,327.80 contract, excluding VAT, for architectural and ... ......Full Information

Norway, Rogaland

no/78

Road and Motorway

Marti Norge AS, Marti Contractors Ltd, IAV of Oslo secured the contract for construction of half of the 14.3 km-long Solbakk twin-tube fjord crossing from Solbakk to middle of fjord as contract E02, ... ......Full Information

France, Rhone-Alps

fr/60

Highway

Bouygues energie et services of Le Bourget du Lac secured the contract, value EUR486,469 excluding VAT,  for the refurbishment of the lighting system in tunnels on the A43. Contact SFTRF, ... ......Full Information

Sweden, National

se/41

Road and railway

The contracts for consultancy services on safety evaluation and improvement in Swedish road and railway tunnels were awarded to: Brandskyddslaget (lot 1), Cowi AB (lot 2), Faveo Projektledning AB ... ......Full Information

Spain, Canaries

es/168

Bypass

Postigo Obras y Servicios, S.A. of Valencia secured the EUR2.92 million contract, excluding VAT, for control, maintenance and repair of the new 2,703 m La Cumbre tunnel and the LP20 Santa Cruz de la ... ......Full Information

Serbia, Nis

rs/11

Highway

The consortium Alliance X (ADVAL JSC and Road & Bridges Ltd) of Sofia, Bulgaria secured Lot 3 and Lot 4 construction of Highway E 75, sections Grdelica-Caricina Dolina and Caricina ... ......Full Information

Serbia, Nis

rs/11

Highway

Updating for the Corridor X Highway Project, estimated value EUR1.3 billion. Prior information of intended invitation to tender in third quarter of 2013 for construction of Corridor X, highway E80 ... ......Full Information

Switzerland, Canton of Grisons

ch/61

Highway

D Ingenieure AG of Thusis secured the EUR362,268 contract for environmental monitoring during detailed design, competition and construction of safety tunnels for the Rofla (1,080 m), Barenburg ... ......Full Information

Norway, Buskerud

no/190

Road

Prior Information Notice for repair work in the 3,280 m Geiterygg tunnel on county road Fv 50, situated in the mountains 1,100 m ASL in Hol municipality. Contact Statens vegvesen, Region South, ... ......Full Information

United States, Washington D.C

us/109

Combined sewer overflow

The JV Impregilo (65 percent)/Healy-Parsons (35 percent) secured the EUR193 million (US$254 million) contract for the design and construction of the second portion of the massive tunnel system that ... ......Full Information

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News Feed

Power tunnel drives halfway to completion

Power tunnel drives halfway to completion. 21 May, 2013. Work on constructing 33km of tunnels for a new National Grid electricity network below London has reached the ... Full Story

Port Miami boring machine breaks ground

The giant boring machine that has traveled 8,400 feet under Biscayne Bay to create the twin tunnel chambers re-emerged Monday morning. Harriet, the hardworking Tunnel ... Full Story

'A great milestone': Port tunnel-digger emerges from the depths

On the same spot on the MacArthur Causeway median where a giant tunnel boring machine began digging the tunnel to PortMiami on Nov. 11, 2011, the excavation ended ... Full Story

Pieces of Central Subway boring machine arrive in SF

The first two pieces of a massive tunnel boring machine have arrived in San Francisco for the new Central Subway project. The tunnel is going to run from the Caltrain ... Full Story

Santos harnesses tech-heavy tunnel maker

"We have a guidance system on the [tunnel boring] machine which brings the survey in and it runs in via lasers into [the] operator's position," Thiess general manager ... Full Story

Uphill tunnel breakthrough in Switzerland

Construction of two inclined headrace tunnels for a new pumped storage power plant in Switzerland has just been completed with breakthrough of the tunnel boring machine ... Full Story

Thousands flock to Two Tunnels opening

Thousands of cyclists and walkers flocked to Bath yesterday for the grand opening of the Two Tunnels Greenway. The route, which has been many years in the planning and ... Full Story

Giant highway tunnel cutter offloaded on Seattle waterfront

Likely 200% over budget and why could they not use a local tunnel boring machine  contractor like Robbins in Kent WA and keep the money for the work in the state. Not ... Full Story

Tunnel boring technology digs deeper

Tunnel boring machines are quite the rave for softer rock tunneling. These five story high machines look like particle accelerators connected to a long steel worm. ... Full Story

Make Way for Bertha

Bertha, the world's biggest tunnel boring machine, is expected to dock in Seattle sometime tomorrow. It should be quite a sight. Full Story

New Zealand accepts Waterview mega-TBM

“The size of this project and the size of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) are both on a scale the likes of which we have never seen before in New Zealand,” said New ... Full Story

Crossrail's Tunnel-Boring Machines Pictured Under London's Streets

Five tunnel boring machines (TBMs), each one weighing 1,000 tonnes and 148m long, are currently underneath the capitals streets chewing through the earth at a ... Full Story

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