Washington, D.C. - Work on the Potomac River Tunnel, a key component of DC Water’s Clean Rivers Project to drastically reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Potomac River, ...
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Panama City, Panama — The tunnel boring machine (TBM excavating the underground section of Panama Metro Line 3 has successfully broken through at the Balboa reception shaft after completing ...
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The Grand Paris Express continues to move forward with the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) designated to excavate the 7 km of tunnel for Line 15 West, Lot 2 which has successfully passed factory ...
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Excavation works on the Sarıyer–Kilyos Tunnel in Istanbul have reached a major landmark with the completion of TBM-driven tunnelling, marking one of the most significant achievements to date ...
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Work on India’s first high‑speed rail corridor continues to advance across multiple sections, but the most technically challenging component—the 21‑km underground tunnel in Mumbai, ...
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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has achieved a significant milestone on Phase 2, Corridor‑3, with the downline Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Noyyal completing its breakthrough at the Mandaveli ...
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Two weeks to go for the abstract submission deadline on 17th February!
As the leading international forum for researchers, engineers and industry professionals, ISAVFT offers a unique platform to ...
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We’re excited to announce that Early Bird registration for ITA WTC2026 has been extended to 6 February 2026!
Please note: the extended deadline applies only to participants and does not ...
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ELENG d.o.o. is a Croatian engineering and automation company based in Vinkovci, founded in 2018 to deliver advanced technical solutions across industrial sectors, including tunnelling ...
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TERRATEC’s 3.85m diameter Rock Slurry TBM achieves a key breakthrough on Mumbai’s MSDP Stage II Priority Sewer Tunnel 1.
TERRATEC’s 3.85m diameter Rock Slurry TBM has achieved a ...
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A major milestone has been reached on the Trebisacce Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the Third Mega Lot of the Jonica State Road (SS106) in Calabria. Webuild confirmed the second breakthrough, a key ...
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Transport for London (TfL) has released its draft 2029/30 Business Plan, setting out a multi‑year investment programme aimed at modernising London’s transport network and accelerating delivery ...
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Press release - In a crucial moment for the high-speed rail project, the Rail Minister, Lord Peter Hendy, and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, turned on the 1,624-tonne machine ...
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Thames Water has launched the search for a main works contractor to deliver the £5.7 billion White Horse Reservoir in Oxfordshire — a nationally significant scheme set to transform water ...
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The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will excavate the new electricity cable tunnel beneath the River Thames for National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury project has successfully completed Factory ...
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TAC is proud to launch the call for submissions for its 2026 Achievement Awards, celebrating excellence in Canada’s tunnelling and underground construction industry, and beyond.
Whether ...
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Veteran TBM rebuild for major flood mitigation project - Robbins marked a major project milestone in October 2025 with the substantial completion of the factory acceptance test (FAT) for a ...
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The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Wilma has reached a major construction milestone on the H53 Pfons–Brenner section of the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), completing approximately 5 km of excavation ...
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Civil engineering works have been completed on HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the UK high-speed rail project, marking a major milestone in the construction of the ...
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As we head into 2026, one thing is clear: Doing more of the same will not deliver different safety outcomes.
Across the past year, the signals have been consistent — from incident ...
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Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a S$326 million contract for the construction of tunnels as part of the Downtown Line (DTL) extension, which will connect the existing ...
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Press release - At the end of last year in Stockholm, we had the pleasure of hosting our latest Herrenknecht Tunnel Symposium, bringing together clients, planners, and construction companies to ...
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Exhausted but happy! That was the prevailing feeling among most participants at the STUVA Conference 2025 in Hamburg. It was clear in advance that the three days from 25 to 27 November 2025 at the ...
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Joseph Gallagher Ltd (JGL) has completed a further microtunnel breakthrough on the Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Tunnel Sewer (SIBS) project in Bahrain, marking the successful conclusion of the ...
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Construction activity on the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is set to intensify further in 2026, with several key works advancing simultaneously along the alignment.
In the H53 Pfons–Brenner ...
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The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Xihe has entered a new phase of excavation on Hong Kong’s Tung Chung Line Extension (TUE), commencing construction of the down-track tunnel towards the existing ...
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Denmark has taken a further major step in strengthening climate resilience in the capital region with the launch of the SST04 Cloudburst Tunnel, a large-scale underground flood protection scheme for ...
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In a significant engineering feat for Singapore’s aviation infrastructure, the main tunnel works connecting the future Terminal 5 (T5) at Changi Airport to the existing Terminal 2 (T2) have ...
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TERRATEC has achieved key landmarks on Chennai Metro Phase II with the advancement of the TBM on Line 3 and the launch of another TBM on Corridor 5, reflecting strong collaboration with Tata ...
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The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), poised to become the longest underground railway connection in the world, represents one of Europe’s most ambitious cross-border transport infrastructure ...
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The Zoji La Tunnel is a landmark infrastructure project currently under construction beneath the Zoji La Pass in the Himalayan range. Once completed, this high-altitude tunnel will provide ...
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A Colorado company is promoting an ambitious clean‑energy rail concept that would hinge on one of the most significant new mountain tunnels proposed in the state in decades — a 3.6‑mile ...
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Universal Orlando Resort has officially opened a bidding process for what could become a major new underground transportation system linking its upcoming Epic Universe theme park with the rest of ...
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The long‑debated expansion of Heathrow Airport has taken a decisive step forward, with the UK government formally backing the airport’s preferred proposal for a third runway — a ...
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The Woodsmith Project in North Yorkshire has achieved another landmark in global tunnelling, as its tunnel boring machine (TBM) Stella Rose passed the 30-kilometre mark on 3 December. The ...
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Press release - The construction of HS2’s longest green tunnel took a major step forward with the realignment of a key local road, freeing up space for the next phase of ...
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