Strabag UK, a civils contractor, has achieved an astounding feat in Yorkshire, setting a new world record for the longest single tunnel boring machine drive. Their groundbreaking achievement ...
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National Highways has today (07 December 2023) announced that it has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the contract to build the country’s largest bored ...
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TERRATEC TBMs achieve another breakthrough on the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Corridor 3, a 9km twin-tube tunnel (totalling 18km) in India. In November, TERRATEC proudly celebrated a breakthrough of ...
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Since 2015, the international competition seeks and rewards remarkable achievements in tunnelling and the underground industry. Organized by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space ...
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On 27/11/ a third TBM was completed at the Herrenknecht AG plant. The TBM is 10.5 m in diameter, 2000 tonnes in weight and 180 m long. It will excavate an 8.3 km section of TELT's Turin-Lyon base ...
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The registration for the National Tunnel Forum to be held on 6–7 March 2024 in Trondheim has now opened and will remain so until 5 January 2024. The event will start at 10.00 on Wednesday 6 ...
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The construction of the HS2’s longest tunnel - stretching for 16.09 km (10 miles) under the Chilterns - passed a key milestone this week with mining completed for 19 out of 38 emergency ...
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November 21, 2023, marked a pivotal moment as RFI and Webuild signed a Contract Rider valued at EUR 700 million. This agreement aims to ensure the seamless progression of the Terzo Valico dei ...
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In a significant leap forward for Tuscany's railway infrastructure, the final stretch of the Serravalle tunnel, spanning approximately 1.6 kilometers, was demolished on November 22, 2023. This marks ...
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Lloyds Auctions are holding a massive tunnel, rail, civil, plant and equipment auction with over 900 pieces of big brand equipment in excellent condition on behalf of Systems Connect.
Whether you ...
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The 2023 ITA Tunnelling Awards event will take place on the 24th of November 2023, in Mumbai, India. The event will be held in conjunction with the TAI - Tunnelling Asia International Conference, ...
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On 17 November, 2023 the Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture completed the final lift of major TBM Anne components into the huge launch chamber in West London, under the lights of ...
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Snowy 2.0 is being engineered to deliver clean and reliable energy storage and generation for the next 150 years. The target date for commercial operation of all units is December 2028, with first ...
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Mark your calendars for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024), scheduled to take place from April 19th to 25th 2024 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center in China. Hosted by ...
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration has been commissioned to build the Stad ship tunnel, the world's first full-scale ship tunnel, whose aim is to improve accessibility and safety for sea transport ...
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Dubai's iconic metro system is set to undergo a major transformation with the addition of a new 30-kilometer track, known as the Blue Line. This significant development, revealed through a recent ...
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We are thrilled to invite you to cast your vote to choose the name for the new TBM that will play a pivotal role in our forthcoming project in Oslo, Norway. In keeping with a longstanding tradition, ...
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On November 6, 2023, a significant milestone was reached as the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) named Houda successfully broke through, marking its entry into the future Sevran - Livry station on Line 6 ...
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In a momentous development for New York's bustling transportation network, construction has officially begun on the Hudson Tunnel Project, marking the onset of a transformative chapter in the city's ...
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For over half a century, STUVA e.V. has been at the forefront of organizing scientific conferences that delve deep into the world of underground construction. These bi-annual conferences have become ...
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On November 6, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), unveiled a groundbreaking development. They have allocated a substantial $16.4 ...
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MossIA, the EPC contractor in Norway, recently achieved a significant milestone by completing the excavation phase of the Moss tunnel in the northern section of the new double-track Sandbukta - Moss ...
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The TBM - named Maria Leopoldina - working on the construction of Line 6 of the Sao Paulo metro, in Brazil, reached its fourth stop on the route, Perdizes station, on Friday, September 29. The TBM ...
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In late August, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.61m diameter Rock Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) destined for Delhi Mass Rapid Transit ...
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China's inaugural EPB TBM designated for South America recently rolled off the production line at CRCHI on September 27th. CRCHI, the manufacturer, holds the honour of being the first to export ...
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Press release - We've unveiled the names of the next pair of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will construct the high speed rail line under the capital. Following a public vote, the names Emily ...
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VTA announced the updated cost and schedule for VTA’s Phase II Project at October 20, 2023 Board of Directors meeting. These changes reflect the Project’s design progress and market ...
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Between Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds, a new direct railway line will be built as part of the strategic development program for railway infrastructure, development stage 2035 (PRODES EA ...
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The shortlist has been announced for the NCE Tunnelling Awards 2023! Click here to view the 2023 shortlist. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner ceremony at the Hilton Bankside in London ...
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The call for papers for ISAVFT 2024 is now open. The symposium - to be held at the Tivoli Hotel and Congress Centre in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 28-30 October 2024 - is seeking paper ...
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The first of two TBMs has broken through at the future Oak-VGH Station, achieving another milestone for the Broadway Subway Project.
The machine, named Phyllis, has reached the fourth ...
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Nye Veier has sent out the first tender information for the Ranheim-Vaernes section at the end of October/beginning of November. The first competitive dialogue will include completion of the section ...
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A hundred meters below ground, in the very heart of the Swedish capital Stockholm, the Epiroc Powerbit X is breaking grounds in civil construction with its diamondprotected technology by drilling an ...
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A new TELT TBM - 10.5 m diameter, 264 t weight, 180 m length, for the Lyon-Turin new line unveiled on October 6th, 2023 at the Herrenknecht AG plant! It will work on the CO6/7 site for the Mont ...
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On September 30 th, 2023 the National Grid’s EUR1.15 bn (GBP1 bn) London Power Tunnels (LPT) project has achieved a major milestone with its final tunnelling breakthrough at Eltham substation ...
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The Metro Manila Subway Project commences with the implementation of TERRATEC's Continuously Advancing Tunnel Conveyors.
TERRATEC is pleased to announce the successful delivery of two ...
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