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MetroLink Utilities Framework Signals Next Phase of Dublin’s Major Tunnelling Programme

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has issued contract notices for the M14 Utilities and Enabling Works Framework, marking a significant step forward in the delivery of Dublin’s MetroLink ... More Information

Germany tenders safety upgrades for Kirchberg and Schlossberg tunnels

Germany has launched a tender for safety enhancement works on the B 294 federal highway in Baden-Württemberg, targeting upgrades to the Kirchberg (1,840 m) and Schlossberg (844 m) tunnels near ... More Information

Bulgaria advances Vidin–Sofia rail upgrade with tunnel section tender deadline extended

The modernisation of Bulgaria’s Vidin–Sofia railway line has taken a step forward, with the deadline for bids on the Vidin–Sratsimir section now extended to 21 May 2026. The ... More Information

Massive TERRATEC TBMs commence assembly in Mumbai

The two Ø14.42m Rock EPB Tunnel Boring Machines are the largest ever deployed in India. TERRATEC is pleased to announce that the assembly has commenced on two Ø14.42m Rock EPB ... More Information

STRABAG Secures €194M Contract for Slovenia’s 3rd Development Axis

STRABAG has been awarded the €194 million contract to deliver the final missing section of Slovenia’s 3rd Development Axis—a strategically important north–south corridor ... More Information

Madrid’s Line 11 Extension Advances

Madrid’s ambitious transformation of Metro Line 11 has reached a decisive new phase, with the ACCIONA–Dragados–Rover consortium accelerating excavation on the 6.9‑kilometre Plaza ... More Information

TBM “Kinga” Completes Breakthrough on Poland’s Podłęże–Piekiełko Railway Project

TBM “Kinga” Completes Breakthrough on Poland’s Podłęże–Piekiełko Railway Project

As of March 2026, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Kinga has successfully completed its primary assignment on one of Poland’s most ambitious rail infrastructure programmes. On 25 March, the ... More Information

DC Clean Rivers Project - TBM “Mary” Takes Shape

The DC Clean Rivers Project has reached a significant milestone with the lowering of the front section of a 6.33m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM), marking the start of assembly works deep ... More Information

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TBM launched for metro Line 11 extension in Madrid

TUNNELLING work is underway on the project to extend Line 11 of the Madrid Metro network, with the launch of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) that ... More Information

TBM cutterhead lift and tunnelling risks for engineers

South Australia's $15.4 billion River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) project has installed the first of three 300‑tonne tunnel boring machine ... More Information

DP World Drives Canada's Infrastructure Build

The terminal handled the arrival and offload of a custom-built Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machine from Germany – weighing ... More Information

LA Metro approves route of K Line northern extension project to Hollywood

The analysis found that modern tunneling techniques are safe with pre-construction studies, use of advanced tunnel-boring machines, mitigations and ... More Information

Here's when first massive boring machine will start carving tunnel between New York, New Jersey

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A massive tunnel boring machine is preparing to carve a tunnel between New York and New Jersey after President Donald Trump ... More Information

Beyond the horizontal: how a next-generation TBM conquered Pingjiang's inclined shaft

A variable diameter inclined shaft tunnel boring machine has completed a landmark breakthrough on China's Pingjiang pumped storage hydropower ... More Information

CMRL begins tunnelling for Thiruvanmiyur-Indira Nagar section in phase-II metro rail project

Tunnelling through hard rocks in the 650-metre stretch may take nearly six months, officials say ... More Information

AKTOR’s Tunnels on Brașov–Sighișoara Line, among the most complex in Europe

A railway infrastructure project unfolding in the heart of Transylvania has been ranked, according to an independent comparative analysis, among the most complex and ambitious railway ... More Information

Tunnel-boring machines “Victoria” and “Natali”

The tunnel-boring complexes worked in tandem on the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya Line. The tunnel-boring machine complexes (TBMs) “Natali” and “Victoria,” ... More Information

Elon Musk's Boring Company plans mile-long tunnel in Dallas connecting to DART station

The Boring Company is developing a proposed mile-long tunnel in Dallas' University Hills that would link a town center to a nearby DART station, ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project marks major 2026 construction progress on both sides of the river

Work on the Hudson Tunnel Project in North Bergen is continuing to advance through several major construction steps reached so far this year... More Information

HS2 Ordered to Slash Costs and Construction Time in Major Government Reset

The Transport Secretary has instructed HS2 Ltd to identify options that could cut billions from the project’s cost and bring trains into service sooner, as the government pushes for a ... More Information

SRL East TBMs arrive in Burwood

Two more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived in Melbourne ready for tunnelling of Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East to start this year. The TBMs ... More Information

$100 Million Allocated for Ft. Laramie Canal Tunnel Project

Laramie Canal Tunnel Project. The Department of the Interior announced the funding Tuesday as part of the $889 million for water infrastructure ... More Information

What are the benefits of using tunnel boring machines in infrastructure projects?

Ask NCE has been updated to Answers 3.0, allowing you to ask civil engineering-focused questions and receive clear, practical responses such as ... More Information

Minsk Metro, together with "Alesya," will start digging with "Mariya."

It was noted on a transport forum that parts of a second tunnel boring machine (TBM) for laying tunnels began to be brought to one of the construction sites of the third metro line... More Information

TBM for Lyon-Turin project unveiled

The first of two tunnel boring machines for the Italian section of the 57.5km Mont Cenis Base Tunnel has been unveiled... More Information

NFR achieves breakthrough in Tunnel No 8 of Sivok–Rangpo railway project

Tunnel No. 8 is one of the major tunnels of the project with a total length of 4.148 km and an additional adit measuring 1.010 km. The excavation and ... More Information

Suburban Rail Loop hits tunnelling milestone as eight TBMs arrive on site

The Suburban Rail Loop has reached a major construction milestone, with eight tunnel boring machines now on site ahead of tunnelling later this year... More Information

$16bn Hudson Tunnel project could pause again 'in two to three months'

Components of the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used for the Palisades Tunnel Project arrived at ... More Information

Hinkley Point C | TBM readied for 620m long fish return tunnel

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will excavate the fish return tunnel has been christened Sarah Guppy by local schoolchildren, in tribute to ... More Information

Bhopal Metro's Orange Line Tunnelling Begins

The Bhopal Metro project has recently reached an important milestone as tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have been positioned to begin digging work on ... More Information

A Chinese team rescued a $50M tunnel machine stuck 177 feet underground

Chinese engineers have pulled off a stunning rescue, saving a tunnel boring machine (TBM) stuck 177 feet underground beneath the Yangtze River. More Information

Fort Smith named finalist in Elon Musk's Boring Company tunnel challenge

The company selected Fort Smith's proposal from 487 applicants. The company says the winning project will receive construction of a one-mile tunnel ... More Information

Bengaluru: Four infrastructure firms bid for Hebbal short tunnel

Bengaluru infrastructure: Four firms, including Dilip Buildcon and Max Infra, bid for BDA's Rs 1086 crore Hebbal short tunnel project... More Information

TBM readied for Montreal's Blue Line extension

A custom-made 9.7m-diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been assembled and lowered ready to excavate the tube from the future Vertières stop to ... More Information

$11.5B Brenner Base Tunnel Nears End of TBM Excavation

With TBMs Olga and Wilma closing in, the 55-km rail project shifts from excavation to systems integration ahead of its planned 2028 opening beneath ... More Information

$6.75 Billion Unlocked for Turkey's Bosphorus Rail Project

Multiple Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will need to be mobilized to carve out the subterranean corridors leading up to ... More Information

Tunneling for Nashville's underground Tesla project has begun

The Boring Company said that the first three weeks of the project will consist of the Prufrock-MB1, a machine that will help carve out the tunnel, ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project construction resumes

I look forward to celebrating the launch of our tunnel boring machines through the Palisades once GDC has assurance it will receive the steady flow ... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing

British suppliers could meet 90% of low carbon steel requirements. The proposed machine would be 16.4m in diameter, large enough to create a three‑lane tunnel bore, and is intended to dig ... More Information

Inside the Tunnel Boring Machine, Southampton Link Main project

A six-tonne tunnel boring machine is digging deep below the ground in Hampshire to help keep the county's taps and rivers flowing... More Information

TBM maestro inspects sites ahead of massive tunnel drive

The first machine components have arrived for the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to be deployed on the Suburban Connect sites in Melbourne. More Information

Metrolinx provides major updates on subway and LRT projects across the GTA

Tunnel boring is advancing on multiple projects, with Scarborough's TBM ... Metrolinx says “Diggy Scardust,” the project's tunnel boring machine, is now ... More Information

Work in Progress: High-tech TBMs ready to carve underground corridor

The Bhopal Metro Rail Project is transitioning into its most challenging and sophisticated phase as two state-of-the-art Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) ... More Information

Sarens helps extract TBM at BC water supply project

The Annacis Water Supply Tunnel Project aims to increase the reliability and capacity of the water supply system in New Westminster, British Columbia. When complete, the tunnel will ... More Information

Judge rules in favor of New York and New Jersey for now in $16B tunnel fight with Trump

A federal judge ruled Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration from suspending federal disbursements for the Gateway Tunnel Project... More Information

Webuild: award for Sustainability Report for commitment to decarbonise through innovation

This includes the large tunnel-boring machines deployed on some of Europe's most complex projects: from the Salerno-Reggio Calabria ... More Information

Clearwater update reports initial entry area is 'stable and intact'

The tunnel boring machine being used in the project remains trapped underground just ahead of where the breach occurred. The ambitious, $630 ... More Information

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Road

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Road

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Bulgaria, Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Sofia

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Railway

Closing Date: 21/05/2026

The deadline for the open procedure covering the modernisation of the Vidin–Sofia railway ...
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Motorway

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Motorway

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Metro

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Road

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Motorway

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Road

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Sewerage

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Road

N13 Mappo-Morettina Tunnel Lighting Upgrade Client / Awarding Authority Federal Roads ...
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sg/30
DTL2

Asia – Downtown Line 2 Extension (DTL2e) Tunnels, Singapore Client / Awarding ...
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Metro

Czech Republic: Modernisation contract awarded for Hradčanská station on Prague Metro ...
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Motorway

France/Italy: Repair works contract awarded for Mont Blanc Tunnel vault and structural ...
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