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Monica Breaks Ground on Snowy 2.0

02/02/2026

Monica the tunnel boring machine, with the renewable energy mega-project now more. TBM Monica is among the world's most advanced tunnel boring machines...

Snowy 2.0 sets new tunnel boring machine to work, completes 46 underground concrete pours

02/02/2026

Snowy 2.0 has set to work a fourth tunnel boring machine, a $75 million piece of drilling equipment purpose built to complete excavation of the huge pumped hydro project’s “geologically challenging” ...

World's 'largest' underground assembly of tunnelling machines happening beneath Sydney

02/02/2026

Workers are craning into place about 167 major pieces that will form the first of two giant boring machines. Once assembled like giant Meccano sets, ...

Tunneling Begins on Major Water Pipeline for South Hillsborough

02/02/2026

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Water has begun construction on a major underground pipeline project aimed at meeting rising water demand in southern Hillsborough County, where population growth and ...

The massive £3billion tunnel designed to connect two continents under the sea

02/02/2026

The construction of a huge underwater multi-tiered tunnel is underway in Turkey, that will create a direct route from Asia to Europe - and is expected to carry 1.3 million passengers a day...

Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt is further delayed

30/01/2026

Traffic was supposed to start flowing through the controversial Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt in 2033. But that's unlikely to happen. The €1.5 billion project is facing further delays – this time ...

What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?

29/01/2026

These mechanical behemoths were Betty and Dorothy, the tunnel boring machines tasked with digging the Sydney Metro West tunnels. Loading. The ...

The incredible £2.8bn underwater tunnel connecting Europe and Asia

26/01/2026

A huge new tunnel will connect Europe and Asia - and construction has already started. The Great Istanbul Tunnel is a major project. It will carry ...

China develops "smart brain" for tunnel boring machines to boost underground construction

26/01/2026

A team from Hunan University in central China has collaboratively developed an intelligent operating system for tunnel boring machines, giving these massive underground giants a "smart brain...

How China rescued highway project under Yangtze River

26/01/2026

The incident occurred in February 2023 during construction of the 6.4-kilometer Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River Tunnel. Midway through excavation, at ...

HS2 final tunnel drive to Euston starts next week

24/01/2026

A team from SCS will drive a 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel linking Old Oak Common to Euston using two tunnel boring machines, Karen and Madeleine.

Work begins on £48M Knutsford sewer upgrade featuring 1.8km stormwater tunnel

24/01/2026

Sean Reid, United Utilities county business lead for wastewater in Cheshire said: “This project highlights our ongoing commitment to improving water ...

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