In November the SGPWA (San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency) Board voted unanimously to support the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) in California, approving a minimum 1.22% participation level in the DCP ...
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Gulermak-TATA Projects JV celebrates the breakthrough of TBM tunnelling on the underground works on Line 1 of the Pune Metro, in India.
In early-November, TERRATEC joined officials from ...
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The first of the two TBMs that will excavate the bulk of Cross River Rail’s 5.9km twin tunnels is passing factory acceptance testing, before being disassembled and transported by trucks to ...
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the formal green light by granting a Development Consent Order for work to start on the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge) ...
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The 238th and final barge delivering concrete segment rings used to line the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel has arrived at Tideway’s Kirtling Street site.
Each barge ...
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HS2 Ltd, the company delivering Britain’s new high speed railway, kicked off a four-day event yesterday that will showcase many of the EUR13.49 bn (GBP12bn) worth of contract opportunities. ...
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TBM Ines, began its journey from the Verdun shaft at La Courneuve on the 11/08/2020, and has now reached Le Bourget RER station for Line 16. The TBM – which is 100 m long and ...
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France's recently completed Galerie des Janots featured some unexpected challenges: Karst cavities large and small were found throughout the bore as well as two large, uncharted caverns. During ...
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This week construction of the left and second tunnel began, A route that will go from Lianozovo to Phystech station for the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro line or light green line in Moscow. ...
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After having crossed the "Saint-Genis-Laval - Hôpitaux Sud" station at the beginning of July, the tunnel boring machine crossed the 1,000-metre mark last Friday 13/11/2020. The TBM is ...
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On the 3-4 December 2020 you will be able to attend the presentations of the finalists and the announcement of the winners. This year the 6th edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards will move into a ...
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The Andrews Labor Government is delivering the Suburban Rail Loop, unveiling a huge Budget boost that will pave the way for the biggest rail project ever built in Victoria – and help drive our ...
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Last week TBM Meg was relaunched from the Metro Tunnel's Parkville Station site towards the CBD, to complete the second tunnel. It follows the relaunch of TBM Joan, which began a parallel 1 km ...
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At its meeting on 11 November 2020, the Federal Council approved the general project for the Basel Rhine tunnel. The new tunnel will relieve the frequently congested A2/A3 between the Hagnau and ...
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The Mexico City-Toluca interurban rail line project has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ITA tunnelling awards in the category “Overcoming the Challenge’ - High performance ...
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Highways England is inviting tenders to build the longest road tunnel in Britain that sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, the most ambitious road project for a generation. ...
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Throughout the beginning November a huge 750-t crane has been lowering into place the giant front shield parts of the first of the three Snowy 2.0 TBMs. Snowy 2.0 is the largest renewable energy ...
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On the 6th of November 2020 an excavator with hydraulic hammer broke through the first 59 m tunnel under the Isarco river. The ground in the most southern construction lot of the ...
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On 01/09/20 after 3.5 months of excavation and a month ahead of schedule, the TBM called Gaia completed the second tunnel tube for the Rijnland Route. The TBM covered a distance of 2,250 m, from ...
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Connection Tunnel Excavated at Cremorne Wharf - Cremorne Wharf Depot became the latest site in the central section of the Tideway project to connect to the main 'super sewer' tunnel as ...
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France's recently completed Galerie des Janots was the scene of some unforeseen challenges. During excavation with a Main Beam TBM, crews encountered a stalagmite studded 8,000 cubic meter ...
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For over the last 50 years, Sotecnisol led the waterproofing market in Portugal and has grown a strong presence in other countries, namely in tunnel drainage and water proofing with PVC ...
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On 29/10/20 Governor Ralph Northam joined the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and state and local leaders to break ground on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project. ...
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Registrations now open for over 1,000 one-to-one meetings with HS2 contractors.
HS2 Ltd’s third annual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event takes place between 23rd-26th November ...
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A modern, safe, resilient, and reliable communication system is a key component of any confined space, mine, or tunnel access safety system. Tunnel workers rely on regular contact with their ...
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Metro has selected the winners of its art and naming contest for its third and final set of tunnel boring machines that will dig twin Purple Line Extension subway tunnels between Westwood and ...
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TBM Joan - On the 20/10/20 TBM Joan began its 1 km journey from the Parkville Station site to the new State Library Station site of the Melbourne metro. Named after Victoria’s ...
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After months of preparation on the Isarco River Underpass construction site, the excavation of the first few metres of the tunnel has begun.
The excavation works in this southernmost ...
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On 27/10/2020 HS2 revealed updated designs for the Canterbury Works vent shaft headhouse and compound, in South Kilburn, London. It will be one of four structures that will be built to provide ...
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Super sewer drives its way through London passing underneath 21 bridges
A giant tunnel has this week been dug under the final bridge in London before completion.
On 26/10/2020 ...
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In March 2008 the ACCIONA and Sacyr consortium were awarded the contract to design and construct the Mularroya dam in La Almunia de Doña Godina, Chodes and Ricla (Zaragoza). The contract ...
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A TBM EPB-Shield (diameter 6.57 m) has been assembled for the Seattle Public Utilities and King County Wastewater Treatment Division's Ship Canal Water Quality Tunnel Storage Project. The TBM is ...
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Online Conference and Ceremony - The international competition launched in 2015 by International Tunnelling and Underground Association (ITA) returns in 2020 for a promising 6th edition. For 5 ...
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Taking part in the HAGERBACH NXT 50 series of webinars will broaden your understanding on the role of underground spaces in helping humankind sustainably develop on this planet and eventually future ...
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On the 22/10/2020 the Mixshield TBM (diameter 6.54 m) for the Los Angeles Outfall Tunnel project arrived at its destination.
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts invited Los ...
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Last week a TBM, named Dame Whina Cooper in honour of the Maori rights champion, arrived in Auckland after a voyage of more than 9000 km from its factory in southern China. The ...
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Contract signed with L&T for ... 42 road crossings and six railway crossings including one mountain tunnel of ...
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... approved the construction of a four lane tunnel under the Brahmaputra river ... This project is touted to be of great national importance given India's ...
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In 2019, SFMTA completed a major project in the Twin Peaks tunnel with ... Starting the Monday after Thanksgiving, construction crews will begin ...
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A Traylor-Shea joint venture has been appointed to design and construct the RiverRenew Tunnel System Project in Virginia, US.
The RiverRenew Tunnel System Project includes a 3.2km, ...
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HS2 Ltd is today (23 November) kicking off a four-day event to highlight the £12bn worth of contract opportunities that businesses from across the UK can start bidding for.
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China’s Northern Heavy Industries (NHI), part of Fangda Group and based in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, says it is creating a new era for the development of coal mining equipment in China ...
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) awarded the Mountain Tunnel Improvements project (HH-1000R) to Michels Tunneling on ...
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To date 67% of the total amount of tunnels have been completed for the E4 Bypass Stockholm tunnels and at their 6 large traffic locations, about 58% of the work has been completed.
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"The TBMs will tunnel under the Brisbane River to Albert Street station in ... These tunnel boring machines are bigger than the machines used on the ...
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At $3.8 billion, the HRBT Expansion Project is the largest transportation infrastructure project in Virginia history.
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The RiverRenew Tunnel System Project includes a 2-mile-long, 12-ft-wide tunnel, shafts, and other sewer infrastructure that will help prevent about ...
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The 238th and final barge delivering concrete segment rings used to line the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel has arrived at Tideway’s Kirtling Street site...
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The tunnel is part of the 11.75-km Pocitelj-Zvirovici motorway section worth an estimated 100 million euro ($117.6 million). China State Construction ...
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Freyssinet awarded Glasgow Subway tunnel lining improvements works contract ... Freyssinet has extensive experience in tunnelling works and was ... of the project, we are delighted that ...
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'the A303 stonehenge tunnel project is part of the biggest investment in our road network for a generation, and we welcome the secretary of state's ...
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Watch video to see the instant gel reaction of the TamPur RBG. TamPur RBG is a polyurea silicate pumpable rock bolt grout designed to achieve instant gel upon mixing allowing effective ...
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A deep rock tunnel being built beneath Fort Wayne to catch sewage ... mechanical problems with the boring machine that is drilling the tunnel and ...
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Drawing on their experience from across Australia and the globe, two expert panels will present on the present and future of tunnelling.
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The Cityringen Metro is expected to be running in 2019 and will consist of two single tracks in twin tunnels, each approximately 16.5 km in length. A total of 17 underground stations, 4 ...
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The tunnel builders are in constant use for the major construction projects “Stuttgart 21” and “Wendlingen-Ulm”. Numerous rail tunnels are being built in Baden-Württemberg, including three ...
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Boring Company to expand Vegas tunnelling
16 NOVEMBER, 2020 BY MICHAILA HANCOCK
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has gained initial approval by the Las Vegas Planning ...
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The decision goes against the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, which warned of “permanent" and "irreversible” harm
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A joint venture between Belgian contractor Besix and Italy’s Donati has been awarded an €80m contract by Italian state road operator Anas to improve connectivity and traffic flow between ...
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Despite a slow start in May due to extended Covid-19 restrictions, underground tunneling works inside the two Polihali Diversion Tunnels, which form part of Phase II of the Lesotho ...
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$439 Million Project Will Improve Water Quality and Storm Resiliency in Long Island's Western Bays. Cost-Saving Design-Build Procurement Approach Incentivizes Private Sector to Accelerate ...
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a tunnel construction company — announced in a Nov. 9 tweet that it was hiring in Austin and hinted that it may be planning an underground transit ...
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Highways England has now submitted its Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project...
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... will approve funding for a Hudson River rail tunnel that has languished in a Trump administration, and projected that construction could start in early ...
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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) notified e-tenders for the construction of a 26.7 km underground tunnel ...
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The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) has achieved another breakthrough as the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) completed ...
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For years, we have racked up profound knowledge and expertise in tunnelling works through the diverse underground construction jobs in Malaysia and overseas.
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Tunnel boring machine (TBM) S79, nicknamed Mula, operated by the Gülermak – Tata Projects Limited JV made a breakthrough at the underground Civil Court Station on Pune Metro’s 16.589 km ...
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The Stuttgart–Ulm rail project is: S21 the complete restructuring of the Stuttgart rail node plus the construction of a new line between Wendlingen and Ulm. It is the largest upgrading ...
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MILAN, November 6, 2020 – Webuild announces the completion of its acquisition of 65% of Astaldi, the most important acquisition conducted under Progetto Italia (Project Italy). It leads to ...
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Design-construction of Packages 5 (connection to existing network) and 7 (rail systems) for the City Rail Link programme. Alliance-type contracts - Total value NZ$825 million, i.e. ...
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HS2 Ltd has outlined its plans to incorporate robotic arms in its two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs), used to bore the 16km Chiltern Tunnel...
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A deal was struck to supply the big Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) to excavate the tunnels and New Zealanders were invited to choose that TBM's name.
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Investments in the project will amount to over $4 billion. Construction of the Jintang undersea tunnel is expected to start this year, while the overall ...
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Underground tunneling works at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) site inside..
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