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France – Breakthrough of the Marguerite de Catellan TBM at the Cote Pavee station on Toulouse Line C!

France – Breakthrough of the Marguerite de Catellan TBM at the Cote Pavee station on Toulouse Line C!

On Thursday 24 July, the TBM Marguerite de Catellan broke through at the future Côte Pavée station, Lot 4 of Toulouse Line C: click here for the video. The TBM - launched in ... More Information

Production of segments completed in Ahrental for the Austrian H41 construction site of the Brenner Base Tunnel

Production of segments completed in Ahrental for the Austrian H41 construction site of the Brenner Base Tunnel

On Saturday 19 July, production of the precast concrete segments used by the TBMs for the final lining of the line tunnels were completed at the Ahrental plant located  near the Austrian H41 ... More Information

Delhi Metro Rail Project update

The Delhi Metro Rail Project marked another significant milestone as Afcons Infrastructure’s Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Disha (1264B) achieved a breakthrough at the Tughlakabad Railway Colony ... More Information

Ontario Line - Name the first two TBMs

Be part of transit history! Here’s your chance to make your mark on Toronto’s newest subway line. The first two TBMs have arrived in Canada. They will dig the tunnels in the southern ... More Information

ITA Awards 2025 Finalists Announced

After rigorous adjudication by the Panel of Judges, the Finalists of the 2025 series of the ITA Tunnelling Awards has been announced. From a short list of 51 entries from 27 ... More Information

TBM replaced by traditional method on a 500 m section on the south side of Second Gotthard tunnel

In February 2025, excavation work began on the construction of the second tube of the Gotthard motorway tunnel. While the TBM on the north side is progressing steadily, on 23 June 2025 it was ... More Information

Italy - Gran Sasso Tunnel: measures to accelerate upgrading activities

The green light has been given for work on the Gran Sasso Tunnel to begin. They had needed to comply with current technical regulations on the tunnels safety in the trans-European road network ... More Information

Construction Begins on Cross Island Line Phase 2

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has commenced civil construction works for Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL). Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow officiated the ground-breaking ... More Information

First Scheldetunnel Element Successfully Immersed in Antwerp

DEME Group has announced a major milestone in the construction of the Scheldetunnel, part of the Oosterweel Link in Antwerp. The first of eight prefabricated tunnel elements has now been ... More Information

Underground Breakthrough for €114M Athlone Drainage Project

The €114 million Athlone Main Drainage Scheme has recorded a successful breakthrough on its second underwater tunnel beneath the River Shannon—marking a significant milestone in the ... More Information

Torrens to Darlington Project Update

ADELAIDE, SA — July 2025: The Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project continues to gain momentum, with June marking a month of significant progress across several key construction sites. As South ... More Information

Bhopal Metro Rail Project

The Bhopal Metro Rail Project has marked a significant milestone with the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for its first tunnel boring machine (TBM), designated TBM 427. ... More Information

Europe’s Largest Road Tunnel: The Lower Thames Crossing

Preparatory work for the Lower Thames Crossing—the future title-holder of Europe’s largest road tunnel—is slated to begin in late 2025 Project Overview Tunnel length: 2.6 ... More Information

Rome metro line C - Executive design of section T2 gets underway

With Ordinance N. 10 from the 27 June 2025, the Special Commissioner approved the final design for the 4km section T2 of Line C, involving the construction of four new stations (Chiesa Nuova, San ... More Information

Last Chance Grade Project - California

Caltrans District 1 announced a USD 40 million allocation toward the design phase of the Last Chance Grade Project along U.S. Highway 101 south of Crescent City in Del Norte County. This funding ... More Information

HS2 completes excavation of the Norton tunnel under London

HS2 completes excavation of the Norton tunnel under London

Excavation of the  twin-bore Northolt tunnel between West Ruislip at the outer edge of the capital and the new Old Oak Common super-hub station in west London has been completed. On 26th June ... More Information

ITEC 2025 - Highlighting Advanced Trenchless Technologies for Saudi Arabia’s Infrastructure Transformation

The International Trenchless Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) 2025 officially commenced on 23 june at the Jeddah Hilton. More Information

TBMs resume digging North East Link tunnels in Australia

Gillian and Zelda, the two massive TBMs building Victoria’s longest road tunnels are back in action, relaunching from Lower Plenty Road to continue their journey towards Bulleen as part of the ... More Information

Swiss Tunnel Day 2025

Starting in 2024, the Swiss Tunnel Congress (STC)—Switzerland’s premier event for underground construction—will be held exclusively in even-numbered years. To maintain momentum in ... More Information

Turin/Lyon - Open days on the construction site to discover the TBM Viviana

Less than a year after the previous open day organised at the entrance to the base tunnel on the French side, TELT once again welcomed the public on the 14 and 15 June 2025, this time at the ... More Information

Government Injects £590 Million into Lower Thames Crossing

A Crucial Boost to Britain’s Largest Road Tunnel Project -  On 16 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed an additional £590 million funding boost for the Lower Thames ... More Information

WTC2026 Call for abstracts - Extended Deadline!

The WTC2026 planning committee would like to inform you that the deadline for the abstract submissions has been extended for a final time to June 30, 2025. The Congress will take place from 15 to 21 ... More Information

Final breakthrough for Casacastalda tunnel on SS 318 Di Valfabbrica

On 12 June 2025, the last part of the new Casacastalda tunnel was demolished as part of the works to widen the Valfabbrica SS 318 (Perugia-Ancona route) to four lanes: click here to watch ... More Information

International Trenchless Exhibition & Conference (ITEC 2025)

International Trenchless Exhibition & Conference (ITEC 2025)

ITEC 2025, which will take place on 23- 24 June 2025 at the Jeddah Hilton, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) is a premier event aimed at advancing trenchless technology within Saudi Arabia’s rapidly developing infrastructure sector. More Information

Shortened construction time for the Floyfjell tunnel extension in Norway

Shortened construction time for the Floyfjell tunnel extension in Norway

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has prepared an optimized proposal for adjusted exit and entry ramps from the Floyfjell road tunnel in Sandviken on the E39.  The extension of the ... More Information

Press release - Third HS2 tunnelling machine completes its drive beneath London

Press release - Third HS2 tunnelling machine completes its drive beneath London

HS2’s tunnelling team in London is one step closer to completing the capital’s Northolt Tunnel after the latest in a series of complex tunnelling breakthroughs. The tunnel boring ... More Information

Norway - Three bids received for the Stad ship tunnel

The procurement process for the construction of the Stad Ship tunnel has moved a step forward with the receipt of the first bids from all three prequalified bidders: the joint venture of Skanska ... More Information

Finance approved for the Arna-Stanghelle Joint Project in Norway

Securing approval on June 03, 2025 for the financing of the Arna–Stanghelle Joint Project in the Storting is an important step toward getting started. This is a project of great importance for ... More Information

Hyderabad Metro Phase 2B’s three corridors approved in India

Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) has informed that the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of the proposed Hyderabad Metro Phase 2B for JBS-Medchal, JBS-Shameerpet, and Airport - Future City Metro ... More Information

Brazil - the tender for the Santos-Guaruja immersed tunnel republished

On June 9, the Government of São Paulo republished the tender for the Santos-Guaruja immersed tunnel. The improvements to the tender are the direct result of the contributions collected ... More Information

The giant HS2 TBM Mary Ann to be given a new lease of life

After completing the 3.5-mile (5.8km) mission to excavate the first section of the Bromford tunnel, linking North Warwickshire and Birmingham, HS2’s giant TBM Mary Ann is being stripped down ... More Information

Breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway colony station on the Golden Line of Delhi Metro Phase-IV

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 7th May 2025 achieved a significant construction milestone, with the TBM breakthrough at  Tughlakabad Railway colony station. The 96-m-long TBM EPB ... More Information

Delhi Metro proposes 18 new corridors across Delhi-NCR under Phase-V

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has proposed the construction of 18 new Metro corridors covering a total length of 206.5 km under Phase-V. The proposal has been submitted to the Union ... More Information

Grand Paris Express – Line 15 Updates

First TBM for Line 15 West delivered - On May 28, 2025, Herrenknecht finished the first TBM EPB for the Intencites15 consortium, led by VINCI Construction Grands Projets, and the Societe des ... More Information

PIB clears the 12-km East-West Corridor (Charbagh to Vasant Kunj) under Phase 1B

The Public Investment Board (PIB) has given the nod of approval to the Lucknow Metro's East-West Corridor, which will link Charbagh to Vasantkunj as part of Phase 1B of the project. The only step ... More Information

HS2 lifts TBM Caroline from below ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford

HS2 lifts TBM Caroline  from below ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford

On Sunday 25th May, engineers working on the HS2 project lifted the TBM's 9.48 metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 850 tonnes, using a large gantry crane. The tunnelling ... More Information

Tunnelling News

W.A. Rasic Construction Awarded Major Subcontract on Dragados' $630M Effluent Outfall

The tunnel project is a critical component of Southern California's long-term infrastructure resilience strategy. The project directly supports the ... More Information

VDOT gives HRBT expansion update

Construction on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project hit key milestones as tunneling progresses and traffic shifts to new lanes. More Information

HS2 lifts third TBM following 3.4-mile journey

HS2 Ltd has lifted Tunnel Boring Machine Emily's 9.11-metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 880 tonnes, from below the ... More Information

Musk's Boring Company unveils Music City Loop tunnel project for Nashville

The big picture: The project has an ambitious timeline of completing the 10-mile route in less than two years. The tunnel would move vehicles at warp ... More Information

Progress Update on East Dallas Tunnel Project to Address Flooding Problems

With so much rainfall throughout the metroplex, NBC 5 wanted an update on a project expected to mitigate flooding in East Dallas... More Information

KIB gets go-ahead for landmark Kuwait tunnel revamp project

On the key tunnel beautification project, Vice Chairman and CEO Raed Jawad Bukhamseen said: "This initiative reflects KIB's vision of supporting ... More Information

From hills to hope

As night falls over the northern highlands of Lesotho in early July, winter's chill sets in. Yet, the Polihali Transfer Tunnel construction site ... More Information

Tunnel boring machines reach Parramatta in major Metro West milestone

Tunnel boring machines have reached Parramatta, marking a major milestone in the construction of the Metro West project. More Information

Completion of hyperbaric excavated tunnel marks major milestone for Naples-Bari rail project

The construction of the Casalnuovo Tunnel, a critical and technically challenging segment of the high-speed railway line between Naples and Bari ... More Information

Multraship tugs support Antwerp Scheldt tunnel construction

Tugboats are supporting the construction of a motorway tunnel in the River Scheldt in Antwerp by towing and manoeuvring concrete structures and ... More Information

Europe's $45BN Mega Tunnels through the Alps

Discover the record-breaking network of tunnels being constructed beneath the Alps. This video explores the top 6 longest tunnels in the region, .. More Information

AFRY secures contract for Switzerland's Twann Tunnel project

Construction oversight of the Twann Tunnel in the country. The tunnel on the Lake of Bienne is intended to ease traffic congestion in Twann by ... More Information

Line 5 Tunnel Project: Public comments now open for proposal to build under Straits of Mackinac

"The purpose of the project is to facilitate the construction of a tunnel beneath Lake Michigan bottomlands to replace the Line 5 dual pipelines ... More Information

ECRL Breakthrough: Genting Tunnel Becomes SEA's Longest Rail Tunnel

Genting Tunnel's construction used both Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) and traditional drill-and-blast methods. The TBMs, built in China and ... More Information

Sydney tunnel factory creates 700 manufacturing jobs

The factory will support two of the largest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the Southern Hemisphere, set to arrive later this year. Once ... More Information

2.7 km Breakthrough Achieved in Bullet Train Tunnel

The tunnel also features a 7-kilometre undersea stretch beneath Thane Creek, a first of its kind in India. To ... More Information

Australian-first Sydney tunnel fabrication facility opens

The tunnel boring machines are expected to arrive in Sydney later this year, before being assembled deep underground below Birchgrove. They will ... More Information

ECRL Breakthrough: Genting Tunnel Becomes SEA's Longest Rail Tunnel

Genting Tunnel's construction used both Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) and traditional drill-and-blast methods. The TBMs, built in China and ... More Information

4000-tonne machines dig arterial route under Melbourne's west

The West Gate Tunnel Project is in full swing beneath Melbourne's inner west, with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Bella and Vida at the helm... More Information

Gotthard drilling machine gets no further - now it has to be blown up

Forced break in the Gotthard road tunnel: After 190 meters, the drilling machine working on the second tube has come to an end for the time being... More Information

Construction begins on 6 Cross Island Line Phase 2 stations

Tunnel Boring Machine measuring 12.8m in diameter. The machine will “bore through the ground only once for the construction of the tunnel which ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine returns after installing $22 million outfall

A 19.5 tonne tunnel-boring machine docked at Onehunga Wharf on Friday afternoon after successfully tunnelling the $22m Clarks Beach Outfall over ... More Information

Scarborough Subway Extension tunnelling progresses following maintenance stop

The remaining portion of the tunnel will be delivered by Scarborough Transit Connect, the development partner for the project's stations, rail and ... More Information

World's Deepest Underwater Tunnel to Have Cars Drive 16 Miles Under the Sea

Norway is building what is to become the longest and deepest road tunnel under the sea. The Rogfast project, measuring 26.7 kilometers (about 16.5 ... More Information

Tunnelling underway for National Grid’s 3.4km power tunnel in Snowdonia

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Buddug has commenced excavation of National Grid’s 3.4km power tunnel in Wales’ Eryri National Park, otherwise known as Snowdonia. The tunnel is part of ... More Information

CPK signs contract for construction of HSR tunnel in Łódź

The contract for the construction of a 4.6 km long, 14-metre wide High-Speed Rail (HSR) tunnel will be carried out by construction company PORR. The project is valued at approximately PLN ... More Information

Underneath the busy Baltimore streets, the Howard Street Tunnel gets its makeover

A squad of construction workers descend daily under the streets of Baltimore. They labour deep down, in the semi-secret and highly restricted ... More Information

London Power Tunnels Milestone

We're thrilled to announce that our second 2.5km high-voltage circuit between Hurst and Crayford is now live. This £1 billion project is rewiring London, strengthening energy supply, and ... More Information

U.S. Tunneling Professionals Convene in Dallas at RETC 2025

The event drew approximately 1,400 people. Another highlight of the conference was the presentation of the now annual Underground Construction ... More Information

Construction of NY and NJ GatewayTunnel hits halfway mark

People are looking down at the ground from the Highline on Manhattan's West Side. Some parts of the new train tunnel structure ... More Information

Silicon Valley BART extension seeks new tunneling contractor

Silicon Valley BART extension seeks new tunneling contractor for construction. Maguire told reporters during a briefing Monday morning. He noted that VTA is trying to fill a $1.2 billion ... More Information

Tunneling In The Digital Age: Rethinking Subsurface Infrastructure

But successful construction is just the start of the journey. Underground infrastructure is a long-term investment—just look at the London Underground ... More Information

Sydney Moves Forward with Final Tunnelling for Harbour Project

Sydney prepares for the arrival of the largest TBMs in the Southern Hemisphere as the Western Harbour Tunnel project enters its final tunnelling ... More Information

Metrolinx seeks help to name 2 of its massive Ontario Line tunnel digging machines

Metrolinx is now accepting names for two of its giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will be used for twin 16-metre-deep and six-kilometre-long ... More Information

Deutsche Bahn awards contract for Munich S-Bahn project

The contract involves structural works for the expansion, including the construction of tunnels and an underground station. The Tunnel Ostbahnhof JV, ... More Information

Excavation completed on Italian side of Brenner Base Tunnel

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) named “Flavia” successfully bored through the Alps beneath the Mules 2–3 section, reaching the Austrian border. More Information

Giant tunnel borer set for Shantou Bay project

A giant tunnel boring machine has been installed for tunnelling under Shantou Bay in Shantou, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo provided to ... More Information

€0.4bn road and tunnel project in Georgia

Work is proceeding on the Kvesheti-Kobi road and tunnel scheme in Georgia. The scheme is part of a larger project, being carried out with Chinese ... More Information

Lahore to transform with Rs49 billion tunnel boring project

Pakistan, April 27 -- The federal government has approved Lahore's Rs49 billion Tunnel Boring Project, marking a major development for the city... More Information