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California to Build San Vicente Pipeline

California to Build San Vicente PipelineThe San Diego County Water Authority officially launched on 21st July, 2005 at a groundbreaking ceremony the construction on the San Vicente Pipeline project, ... More Information

NFM Technologies TBM Completes Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios Section on New Atocha-Chamartin Tunnel

NFM Technologies TBM Completes Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios Section on New Atocha-Chamartin Tunnel in MadridA NFM Technologies EPB TBM holed through on 27th July, 2005 the Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios ... More Information

Fourth IUT ´05 Live Fair in Sargans, Switzerland

Fourth IUT ´05 Live Fair in Sargans, SwitzerlandThe fourth IUT '05 Live in the Hagerbach Test Gallery (VSH) near Sargans, east Switzerland will be held on September 14th and 15th, 2005. This is an ... More Information

Frejus Tunnel Reopens in the Alps

Frejus Tunnel Reopens in the AlpsThe French-Italian Frejus tunnel in the Alps, which was closed since 4th June due to a fire that killed two truckers, reopened to traffic on 4th August. However, ... More Information

Mont Blanc Security Chief Sentenced to Jail for Tunnel Fire

Mont Blanc Security Chief Sentenced to Jail for Tunnel FireA court in the French Alpine town of Bonneville found 13 of the 16 defendants guilty on 27th July, 2005 in connection with the March 1999 ... More Information

Sapae Tunnel Breaks Through in South Korea

Sapae Tunnel Breaks Through in South KoreaSohn Hak-rae, president of the Korea Highway Corporation, executives from GS Engineering and Construction (ex LG Engineering and Construction) and ... More Information

Tunnelling Starts at Pajares with Herrenknecht TBM Update

Tunnelling Starts at Pajares with Herrenknecht TBM Update Spanish PM Zapatero and minister of public works Magdalena Alvarez at the launch of the first of five TBMs to be employed on the Pajares ... More Information

Mitsubishi TBM Arrives in Seattle for Beacon Hill Tunnel

Mitsubishi TBM Arrives in Seattle for Beacon Hill TunnelA Mitsubishi tunnel boring machine arrived in pieces on 11th July on the Seattle waterfront to be assembled over the next two months. After ... More Information

Asturias Inaugurates Test Tunnel in San Pedro de Anes

Asturias Inaugurates Test Tunnel in San Pedro de AnesIt is obvious that tunnels occupy an increasing place in the design and construction of civil works for roads, railways and urban transport. The ... More Information

Construction of Perthus Tunnel Starts on Figueras-Perpignan High Speed Link

Construction of Perthus Tunnel Starts on Figueras-Perpignan High Speed LinkMagdalena Alvarez, the Spanish minister of public works, and Dominique Perben, the French minister for transport, ... More Information

Tunnelling Starts at Pajares with Herrenknecht TBM

Tunnelling Starts at Pajares with Herrenknecht TBMJose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the Spanish PM, and Magdalena Álvarez, the minister of public works, celebrated on 13th July, 2005 the launch of the ... More Information

CMC to Use Two Lovat TBMs for Algerian Water Scheme

CMC to Use Two Lovat TBMs for Algerian Water Scheme Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) has placed and order with Lovat for twin hard rock 3.7 m-diametre TBMs, ancillary equipment and services ... More Information

ACTEURS - a Project to Study how Human Behaviour is Crucial during Fire in Tunnels

ACTEURS - a Project to Study how Human Behaviour is Crucial during Fire in TunnelsThe fire which erupted on 4th June in the 12.9 km Frejus tunnel, killing two Slovak truck drivers, recalls that ... More Information

Longest Croatian Road Tunnel Opens on Zagreb-Split Motorway

Longest Croatian Road Tunnel Opens on Zagreb-Split MotorwayThe entire 375.5 km Zagreb-Split motorway A1, which connects Croatia's north and south, was officially opened on 26th June, 2005 by Prime ... More Information

First Atlas Copco WL4C30 Drill Rig at Work in Finland

First Atlas Copco WL4C30 Drill Rig at Work in FinlandThe Vuosaari harbour rail line in Helsinki is a new 19 km-long single-track freight infrastructure to handle ten trains a day in each direction. ... More Information

Pianoro Tunnel Breakthrough on Bologna-Florence High Speed Line

Pianoro Tunnel Breakthrough on Bologna-Florence High Speed LineOn 15th June, 2005 at kilometre point 7+372 and a distance of 2,266 m from the north entrance, the Pianoro tunnel broke through. The ... More Information

Zitron Commissions New Test Bench for Fans

Zitron Commissions New Test Bench for FansThe Zitron test bench is the biggest in the world of its type. It has been built in compliance with standard 210-99 of AMCA (Association for air movement ... More Information

Robbins Double-shield TBM Breaks Through Quarry Tunnel in Italy

Robbins Double-shield TBM Breaks Through Quarry Tunnel in ItalyA 150 m-long Robbins double-shield TBM broke through on 31st May, 2005 the tunnel linking the raw material quarries with the ... More Information

Second Guadarrama Tunnel Breaks Through

Second Guadarrama Tunnel Breaks ThroughThe Ministry of public works concluded on 1st June, 2005 after almost three years of work the excavation across the Guadarrama mountain range of the second of ... More Information

Les Vaches du Viande - not for Vegetarians

Comedy of ErrorsLes Vaches du Viande - not for VegetariansOn 13th June 2005, five cows took shelter from thunderstorms in the Viande tunnel, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Next morning, they were found ... More Information

1 Herrenknecht, 1 Lovat for Istanbul LRT and Metro

1 Herrenknecht, 1 Lovat for Istanbul LRT and MetroThe Otogar-Bagcilar LRT system project in Istanbul consists of three double-tube tunnels. The first double-tube tunnel will be constructed from ... More Information

Vietnam Opens Hai Van Tunnel

Vietnam Opens Hai Van TunnelPrime minister Phan Van Khai officially opened on 5th June, 2005 the Hai Van tunnel, which links the central province of Thua Thien Hue to the north and Da Nang City to ... More Information

Mega TBM for Madrid M-30

Mega TBM for Madrid M-30Monday 6th June saw the factory acceptance trials of the world's largest diameter TBM at the Herrenknecht home plant in Schwanau, southern Germany. Leading the client ... More Information

EuroTAP to Assess 150 Road Tunnels in Europe

EuroTAP to Assess 150 Road Tunnels in EuropeSince 1999, EuroTest, the joint test organisation of the European automobile clubs, investigates the safety level in road tunnels throughout Europe. ... More Information

Fire in Frejus Tunnel Kills Two

Fire in Frejus Tunnel Kills TwoTwo people died on Saturday 4th June, 2005 when a truck carrying tyres caught fire inside the 12.9 km-long 9 m-wide Frejus tunnel, shutting off a major route under ... More Information

Robbins TBM to Excavate Venaus Exploratory Tunnel on Lyon-Turin HSL

Robbins TBM to Excavate Venaus Exploratory Tunnel on Lyon-Turin HSLA Robbins high performance open type hard rock TBM will be used by the CMC-led JV including Strabag, Bentini Costruzioni, Cogeis ... More Information

International Congress on Safety Criteria and Innovations in Tunnels

International Congress on Safety Criteria and Innovations in TunnelsThe international congress on Safety Criteria and Innovations in Tunnels will be celebrated in the Congress Palace in Gijon, ... More Information

Conference on the Lyon-Turin Transalpine Line

Conference on the Lyon-Turin Transalpine LineURIS AR, the Regional Union of Engineers and Scientists of the Ain and Rhone departments (France), organises on 9th and 10th June, 2005 a conference on ... More Information

Cogemacoustic – ventilating the underground environment

Cogemacoustic – ventilating the underground environmentCogemacoustic, the specialist manufacturer of underground ventilation and dust extraction equipment, has developed an enviable reputation for ... More Information

Lovat TBM for Krolsky Tunnel in Siberia

Lovat TBM for Krolsky Tunnel in SiberiaRussian contractor Bamtonnelstroy of Krasnoryarsk took delivery three months ahead of schedule of their new TBM 'Martha', a 9.5 m-diameter hard rock machine ... More Information

Bolivia Inaugurates Misicuni Tunnel

Bolivia Inaugurates Misicuni TunnelThe 19.5 km trans-Andean tunnel to transport water from the Misicuni river in the Andes mountain range in Bolivia, the world's most infamous and slowest tunnel, ... More Information

Historic Tunnel Breakthrough at Loetschberg

Historic Tunnel Breakthrough at LoetschbergWorkers have blasted their way through the final metres of rock on 28th April, 2005 to pierce the 34.6 km Loetschberg rail tunnel, a key component of ... More Information

Tunnelling Equipment for Sale

Tunnelling Equipment for SaleA JV of Razel, Bouygues and Spie Batignolles TPCI sells a CSM Bessac TBM and associated equipment fabricated in 2001, used on the Blagis-Cachan sewer tunnel built for ... More Information

Two Atlas Copco L2 C Drill Rigs at Arlaban Tunnel

Two Atlas Copco L2 C Drill Rigs at Arlaban TunnelHighway AP-1 Eibar-Vitoria in Spain's Basque region spans 46.2 km, whereof 31.9 km in Gipuzkoa province and 14.3 in Alava province. The highway has ... More Information

NFM Technologies Wins Contract for 2 TBMs for Road Tunnel in Wuhan, China

NFM Technologies Wins Contract for 2 TBMs for Road Tunnel in Wuhan, ChinaNFM Technologies, part of the Wirth group, has been awarded a contract by the China Railway Tunnel Group for the design, ... More Information

Herrenknecht Extends Market Range with New Company Herrenknecht Vertical

Herrenknecht Extends Market Range with New Company Herrenknecht VerticalTo make the company ready for the future, Herrenknecht extends its technological and market range. The newly founded ... More Information

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Around 75 tunnel projects worth Rs 49K cr under construction in India

Around 75 tunnel NHAI projects entailing investment of Rs 49,000 crore are under construction in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. More Information

HS2: Final TBMs readied for drive to Euston

Two TBMs that will dig High Speed 2's 7.2km long twin bore Euston tunnel are being readied for their drive at Old Oak Common station. More Information

Spain to study seismic risks for Gibraltar tunnel project linking Morocco

Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is moving forward with a seismic study for the proposed tunnel that would link Morocco and ... More Information

Excavation Progresses for the Ontario Line Project

A 16-meter-deep launch shaft marks the starting point for two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) set to create twin tunnels extending approximately 6 ... More Information

Record-breaking open-type TBM rolls off production line

An open-type rock tunnel ... tunnel diameters and numerous fault zones. The project faces multiple construction challenges, including rock bursts and ... More Information

State builders speed up undersea tunnel work

The tunnel will be 17.48 kilometers long, marking a new milestone in China's construction prowess, said Liu Aiwu, CREC4 project manager of the No ... More Information

Spain - Awarded contract for  improving energy efficiency in Pilar de la Horadada tunnel

The company San Jose SA from Tres Cantos (Spain) secured the EUR2.93 million contract, excluding VAT, for compliance with Royal Decree 635/2006 and for improving energy efficiency ... More Information

East West Rail between Bedford and Cambridge to include new tunnels

15 November, 2024 By Thames Menteth Revised proposals for the East West Rail scheme’s section between Bedford and Cambridge include a new section of railway, as well as new stations and ... More Information

Amtrak's $1.6B East River Tunnel Rehab Work Contractors Get Notice to Proceed

Amtrak's $1.6-billion East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York is advancing after construction manager STV Inc./Naik Consulting Group ... More Information

Tunnel Boring Machine for National Grid's VIP project in Eryri set to arrive in North Wales

National Grid is reaching a major milestone on the Eryri Visual Impact Provision (VIP) scheme with the arrival of its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) to ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine hits major milestone on Snowy 2.0 project

The Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro megaproject recently marked a significant milestone, with one of three tunnel boring machines (TBM), Lady Eileen Hudson ... More Information

Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel Plans Move Forward with Renewed Focus

Discover the ambitious Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel project, set to connect continents in under 30 minutes and revolutionize travel between ... More Information

Alaska Transportation Department to spend $1 million on Knik Arm tunnel study

The results of the feasibility study will give us a better picture of how the project could be constructed, potential costs, and financing options,” ... More Information

Extra tunnels included in £6bn East West Rail scheme

Bowing to pressure to reduce the project's environmental impact two tunnels are now proposed for the new stretch of railway in Cambridgeshire. Design ... More Information

Balfour Beatty VINCI reaches halfway point on key HS2 'green tunnel'

As well as Burton Green, green tunnels will be constructed at Copthall in Hillingdon, Wendover in Buckinghamshire and Chipping Warden and Greatworth, ... More Information

Webuild-led consortium confirmed for US$1.1 billion tunnelling work

Webuild-led consortium confirmed for US$1.1 billion tunnelling work (US$1.1 billion) tunnelling package on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East public transport project to a consortium of ... More Information

Balfour Beatty snares $746M I-35 rebuild in Texas

The London-based contractor will reconstruct 2.5 miles of the highway through downtown Austin and build a link to the future light rail line. AECOM-Jacobs JV signs on to $6B Amtrak tunnel ... More Information

Metro Vancouver digs water tunnel designed to withstand 'the big one' under Fraser River

Crews have begun construction on a new $450-million water supply tunnel between New Westminster and Surrey designed to withstand a major earthquake. More Information

Longest tunnel in Poland begins construction

The project, managed by the Polish company Budimex and Turkish Gülermak, includes 10 viaducts and 12 bridges. This unprecedented investment will ... More Information

Watercare Passes Key Milestone On $300M Programme To Improve Wastewater Services

Watercare and McConnell Dowell celebrate Piper's final breakthrough. On Sunday (subs note: November 10), Piper – a tunnel-boring machine – completed ... More Information

Tutor Perini Scores Contracts

The tunnel project includes the construction of two new shafts connecting to the surface and the use of a tunnel boring machine. The completed ... More Information

Bengaluru Metro completes tunnelling for longest underground line

The final breakthrough came from Bhadra, the last Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) deployed, which completed a 937-meter stretch from K G Halli to Nagawara ... More Information

Eastern Freeway Upgrade preferred bidders confirmed

Tunnel boring is currently underway on the North East Link project, with machines currently digging under Yallambie. Federal Minister for ... More Information

Bengaluru civic body completes DPR for 18-km underground tunnel road network

Designed to ease Bengaluru's notorious traffic congestions, the project will deploy six massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) with a diameter of 14.7 ... More Information

Frontier-Kemper Awarded $1.1 Billion Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel Project

Frontier-Kemper Awarded $1.1 Billion Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel Project for New York City Department of Environmental Protection... More Information

Assam's first underwater tunnel: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says DPR nears completion

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Gohpur-Numaligarh tunnel project is almost ... More Information

The Tunnel Vision: A look at California's $20B plan to solve to the state's water crisis

Minassian describes the process, locations and implications of the operation using four tunnel boring machines. READ STORY | HEAR PODCAST. PART 3 ... More Information

Ruby deployed for final Metro West tunnel beneath Sydney Harbour

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Ruby has begun carving out the final section of tunnel for the Sydney Metro West project. More Information

Photos: Inside the $250 Million Tunnel Being Constructed Under Columbus

Located at an average depth of 50 feet underground, the 12-foot-diameter tunnel has been under construction since early 2021. By the time it is ... More Information

Tideway: £4.5bn ‘super sewer’ begins to protect Thames as first 4 sites activated

The Thames Tideway Tunnel has commenced operation as the first four of 21 sites have been switched on. This means that, after eight years of construction, the 25km £4.5bn “super sewer” has ... More Information

Lowest bidder emerges for Dubai Metro Blue line

Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) opened bids from contractors for the contract to design and build Dubai Metro’s Blue Line on 8 October. The group of China Tiesiju Civil ... More Information

Sanya River estuary passage project makes steady progress

A drone photo shows the construction site of the Sanya River estuary passage project in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 12, 2024. The Sanya River estuary passage project ... More Information

Mumbai Metro 3: Breaking Ground, Defying Odds

Two tunnels for the 33.5-km corridor (Colaba to Aarey), totalling 55 km, were carved out, using 17 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). Certain sections ... More Information

VIDEO: Drone fly through inside new HRBT tunnel

We can't fly you to the moon, but we can fly you through the new #HRBTExpansion tunnel. Drone video gives you a quick glimpse into the... More Information

Skanska receives Innovate UK funding to accelerate decarbonisation of concrete

Our Skanska Costain STRABAG JV has secured funding to trial repurposed London Clay as a low carbon alternative to cement... More Information

Longest Tunnel in the World Entering Final Phase Underneath Newburgh

Repair Plans for the Delaware Aqueduct in Wawarsing and Newburgh, NY. The plan for repairs involved the construction of a 2.5 mile bypass tunnel ... More Information

Two TBM's break through

Two TBM's break through. Joshua Farrell ... tunnelling segments to line the new tunnel walls. Work inside the ... More Information

Texas A&M eyes Elon Musk's Boring Company for tunnel system

A&M officials have conducted a feasibility study with positive results, but they have yet to talk with Musk about the project, Chief Operating Officer ... More Information

Construction Begins on £1.8bn Underwater Tunnel Under Panama Canal

The tunnel is part of Panama's Metro Line 3 monorail project, designed to ease traffic congestion in the metropolitan area. tunnel boring machine... More Information