Sandvik rigs for Vietnam hydroThe Dakmi 4 hydro plant project in Vietnam experienced unforeseen severe rock conditions near the portal of the 3.37 km-long tailrace tunnel, requiring the driving of a ...
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BASF launches improved ecological tail sealantZurich-based BASF Construction Chemicals has launched a specially developed tail sealant with low ecological impact designed for open mode EPB and hard ...
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Herrenknecht breakthrough at BuettenbergOn 20.11.2009 the 2,500 t Herrenknecht TBM broke through on the first tube of the 1,230 m A5 Buettenberg tunnel on Biel bypass. It will now be moved to ...
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Breakthrough for Thessaloniki metroIn 2007, Attiko Metro of Athens awarded the EUR958 million contract for design, construction and commissioning of the 9.5 km Thessaloniki metro to an Italian-Greek ...
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RITCO joins tunnelbuilder.com Royal Industrial Technology Corporation, or RITCO, is the largest tunnel management engineering company in Korea, with 90% market share for roads tunnels of 1-5 km in ...
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Tunnel safety and security conferenceThe fourth international symposium on tunnel safety and security, ISTSS, will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 17-19th March, 2010. Online registration is ...
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Thermal Ceramics Firemaster Fire protection for Faver tunnelCossi Costruzioni SpA will complete construction of the 1.2 km single-tube Faver tunnel on the SS 612 bypass in Val di Cembra in March, ...
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Robbins TBMs for MalaysiaSince the 1980s, Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas have experienced rapid economic growth. The area sources most of its water from a network of local ...
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Breakthrough in Beles headrace tunnel in EthiopiaOn 08.11.2009 the 8.1 m-diameter SELI Double Shield/EPB Dual Mode TBM broke through the 12 km long Beles headrace tunnel in Ethiopia. The tunnel is ...
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World Tunnel Congress China 2010To be held in Shanghai, China on 04-05.03.2010, the World Tunnel Congress China 2010 promises to be an interesting event. Co-organized by Beijing Jiaotong University ...
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India-Nepal road link kicks offThe proposed 76.2 km-long, EUR 474 million fast highway between Kathmandu in Nepal and the Indian border at Birgunj has commenced construction under the direction of ...
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ZED - guiding the world's TBMs since 1975Based west of London, UK, just 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport, ZED Tunnel Guidance specializes in the manufacture of advanced guidance systems for tunnel ...
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Adtracker shows the way to successA year ago, tunnelbuilder adtracker was introduced to help fulfil our promise of maximum response for minimum cost throughout the recession. Our tunnelbuilder.com ...
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Finnfast crossing opensOn the 30.10.2009 the 8,372 m-long Finnfast crossing project on national road Rv 519 in south western Norway was opened to traffic. It consists primarily of a 5,685 m-long ...
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Robbins EPB for Chengdu MetroThe 11 million inhabitants of Chengdu, China will soon have a reduced commuting time thanks to an extensive new metro system. Chengdu Metro will have five lines ...
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Kjøsnesfjorden bypass opensOn 02.11.2009 the 3,250 m Kjøsnesfjorden bypass on RV5 between Hammarsgrovi and Stølsneset in Sogn og Fjordane region in Norway was opened, including the Støylsnes ...
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tunnelbuilder.com now in nine languagesThe latest version of Google translator is sufficiently technically accurate for us to be able to add six languages to our tunnelbuilder.com output. German, ...
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Cranes for operation in hazardous areasBritish company J D Neuhaus manufactures air-operated cranes for use in hazardous areas as standard. These include options for increased spark protection and ...
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Sustainable solutions from HerrenknechtHerrenknecht is presenting examples of innovative high-performance tunnelling technology on the German-Chinese Esplanade in Wuhan. Seven TBMs from the company ...
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Marche-Umbria quadrilateral scheme underwayOn 30.10.2009, Quadrilatero Marche-Umbria SpA approved the Foligno-Pontelatrave section of SS 77, which comprises 17.5 km of roadway in Umbria to ...
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Breakthrough in SharjahThe twin 1.2 km-long Difah-Shis road tunnels are nearing completion, with the eastbound tube breaking through on 01.10.2009 and the second tube due to hole out in ...
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Normet reforms in CanadaThe incorporation of Normet Canada Ltd increases to fifteen the number of countries in which Normet has a permanent presence. The new Canadian company will provide the ...
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Good progress on the Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high speed linkConstruction of the 5.5 km-long Eskoriatza-Aramaio section on the Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high-speed railway, of which 3.5 km is ...
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Fire Protection and Safety in TunnelsThe first Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels conference is being held in Paris 17-18 November, 2009. The programme is designed to help attendees comply with ...
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O Curro tunnel excavation endedThe 110 sq m twin-track O Curro tunnel, at 840 m, is the longest of the eight planned tunnels on the 13.2 km Silleda (Dornelas) to Vedra-Boqueixón section of the ...
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Live Bids at tunnelbuilder.com!Live Bids is a new service provided by tunnelbuilder for readers whose interest lies in bids rather than awards or news. By clicking on the Live Bids box in the ...
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China - Beijing Metro Line 4 opensBeijing metro Line 4 started trial operation on 28.09.2009. The 29 km underground line runs from Gongyixiqiao on the South Fourth Ring Road at Fengtai District, via ...
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Sandvik signs global agreement with BASF for MEYCO Equipment Sandvik Mining and Construction and BASF's unit MEYCO Equipment have signed an agreement on a global cooperation in the field of ...
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CAT excavator with tunnel boom boosts productivityA CAT 328D LCR compact radius excavator, the first of its type to operate in Switzerland, is at work on the A9 Autoroute project near Visp. With a ...
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DSI consolidates global business activitiesDYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) is a global network of wholly-owned subsidiaries and associated companies with a key focus on developing, manufacturing ...
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Sandvik inaugurates largest production facility The latest and largest Sandvik production facility is located in China's Shanghai Jiading Industrial Zone, and has the capacity to manufacture most of ...
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American Chemical Technologies, IncMichigan-based American Chemical Technologies (ACT) produces a range of fire resistant and readily biodegradable hydraulic fluids formulated for use in high ...
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Final DTL2 civil works awards in SingaporeThe 40 km-long Downtown Line DTL, which is fully underground, is being built in three stages. DTL1 is targeted for completion in 2013, DTL2 in 2015, and ...
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NFM Technologies TBM sets record at Los PontonesOn 24.09.2009, the 9.9 m-diameter NFM Technologies TBM completed excavation of the east tube of Los Pontones rail tunnel (5,939 m) on the 6.1 km-long ...
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Gotthard base tunnel excavation nearly completeOf the 151.8 km of the tunnel system under the Gotthard, a total of around 137 km, or almost 91%, has now been excavated. Less than 5 km of the 57 km ...
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NFM Technologies EPB for Cairo MetroThe second phase of the Cairo Metro Line 3, launched in parallel with the construction of the first phase, includes separate packages covering civil, ...
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