On the 9th of May 2019 the TBM Grace broke through at Redcliffe Station (click here for the video), after tunnelling 4.6km and building more than 2700 rings since starting her underground journey ...
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International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) and ITA-AITES (the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association) have teamed up to ...
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You can now register for the 14th International Conference entitled “Underground Construction Prague 2019”, which will be held in the Czech Republic, from June 3rd – 5th , ...
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Galerie des Janots Main Beam completes Arduous French Drive - In April 2019, a Robbins 3.5 m (11.5 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM broke through into open space, completing its 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long ...
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Mapei is Platinum Sponsor at WTC 2019, the Annual Congress dedicated to Tunnelling and Underground Construction, which this year will be held in Naples at the Mostra d’Oltremare exhibition and ...
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TERRATEC Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) are proving their
worth in India with another contract secured for the underground works on Line
1 of the Pune Metro.
Having delivered 22 TBMs to India ...
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COWI was recognised at an awards ceremony for their commitment to workplace wellbeing on Tuesday 30 April.
Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index is a benchmark of best policy and practice, ...
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The Lausanne Echallens Bercher Railway (LEB) provides an essential link between the Gros-de-Vaud and the Lausanne urban area. The construction of a new tunnel between Union-Prilly and ...
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Both Forrestfield TBMs are now up and running again and on their
way to Redcliffe Station, where they are expected to break through in the
coming months. While at Redcliffe the TBMs Grace and ...
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France is firmly committed to the new Lyon-Turin line
project, which should contribute to the shift from road to rail for freight
traffic crossing the Franco-Italian Alps and thus reduce the ...
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The 1,800-t TBM Stella Rose, the first to be used to
construct Sirius Minerals’ transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, was
officially launched on the 12.04.2019 at a ceremony in ...
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Construction of the largest expansion in Stockholm public transport since the Blue Line was built in the 70s began with a ceremonial starting blast in a rock cavern in Barkarby. The ...
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For over 30 years Cotti & Marchi have been manufacturing products for construction and tunnelling companies worldwide. They have developed solutions that adapt to the needs of large tunnelling ...
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It’s just one month to go before the beginning of the annual
international congress for the engineering sector dedicated to underground
construction!
The World Tunnel Congress and ITA 45th ...
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The Call for Papers for the 9th International Symposium on
Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS 2019) is open. The symposium will be held in
Munich, Germany, 11-13 March 2020. This event will bring ...
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The Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course, the longest-running and most-attended course of its kind, marks its 12th year in 2019. The 2019 course returns to the University of Denver in Denver, CO, ...
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At the beginning of April NCRTC - a joint venture between the Government of
India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar
Pradesh (12.5%) and Rajasthan ...
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CIFA SHOWCASES THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE AT BAUMA.
The company patented its first hybrid concrete mixer in 2013, confirming its pole position in hybrid technology. At Bauma 2019 it ...
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With seven TBMs currently at work on major underground
projects in Thailand, TERRATEC marks its latest milestone on Bangkok’s Orange
Line metro project.
Having delivered seven TBMs to Thai ...
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On the 04.04.209 PUB, Singapore’s national water agency
celebrated the launch ceremony of the first TBM for the EUR6.58 bn (SGD10 bn) Deep
Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) Phase 2 project ...
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The last Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of DMRC’s current phase
of construction started work today between Najafgarh and Dhansa Stand on the
Dwarka – Najafgarh – Dhansa Stand ...
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Since the days of our pioneering past, we’ve grown and today we’re looking forward as we take on the energy challenges of tomorrow.
Snowy Hydro operates the Snowy Mountains Scheme, ...
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A major milestone was celebrated at the beginning of April with all tunnel segments required for the 8km twin-bored tunnels produced. A total of 9098 rings - that's 54,588 segments - have been ...
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We love meeting you. So, come and visit our booth C3.241 and have a drink see this map for our location. We will be at the show from the 8th until the 14th of April 2019 in Munich, ...
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The Palaszczuk Government has announced the international
consortia that have won the three major works packages for the Cross-River Rail
Project in Brisbane.
The Palaszczuk Government has ...
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BAUMA is quickly approaching, we’re just a few days away
from the world’s largest construction tradeshow. If you’ll be in Munich,
Germany between April 8-14, visit Robbins at ...
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iPS Powerful People – a specialist in Recruitment & Cross- Border payroll services – has signed a new service contract for the provision of personnel services to Jan de Nul on April, ...
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It is less than a month before the beginning of the World
Tunnel Congress 2019. This annual international event for the engineering
sector is dedicated to underground construction. The congress ...
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On April 4th 2019 in Moscow, the TBM Polina broke
through at the Michurinsky Avenue Station in the south-western section of the
Big Ring Line (BCL). The TBM had bored 1.5 km of tunnel from ...
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The Morrison and Marshall Governments have put EUR3.43 bn
(AUD5.4 bn) on the table towards completion of the final 10.5 km section of the
78km North-South Corridor, between Darlington and the ...
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The SR 99 tunnel in Seattle opened to drivers on 04.02.2019.
The tunnel and a new Alaskan Way street are designed to work together to
replace the functionality of the viaduct. The tunnel provides ...
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Ground conditions don’t always fit into one category so why
should your machine? Today’s TBMs must adapt to shifting geology from hard
rock, to soft soil, to boulders, and everything ...
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Celebrating the third decade of PPS-Poltinger Precision Systems at BAUMA 2019. PPS have celebrated their 20th birthday in 2018 and we are starting the third decade with a series of product ...
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The political parties behind the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link
project have decided to initiate a number of large construction activities in
Rødbyhavn on Lolland.
Femern A/S have been requested ...
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On the 25th of March the second of two TBMs excavating the tunnels of the Western Section (from S.Cristoforo to Solari), which is part of the Blue M4 metro line in Milan reached the Tolstoj Station. ...
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Sirius Minerals - The public have been
invited to decide on the winning name for the first of three 1,800 tonne tunnel
boring machines (TBM) that will construct Sirius Minerals’ underground ...
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The tunnel-way, dubbed the “Vegas loop”, is a nearly $52.5 million ... Reporters and various Las Vegas media entities were shown the project on ...
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THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting the South Commuter Railway Project to ...
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After construction crews spent months drilling, digging, mucking, paving, lining and electrifying tunnels, representatives of Las Vegas media were ...
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Construction of Australia’s biggest road infrastructure project has reached another major milestone, with Rozelle Interchange tunnelling passing the half way mark...
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YOU ARE HERE:INNOVATIVE THINKING
Western Isles to mainland Scotland tunnel to be considered
07 APR, 2021 BY CATHERINE KENNEDY
A 27km tunnel linking the Western Isles and mainland ...
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Construction begins on Snøhetta's entrance for the mile-long ship tunnel which will introduce a safe passage for large vessels along the turbulent ...
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Egis has successfully signed the Contract Agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) for the design of the Dhaka Metro Line 5 South. Egis, leader of the consortium will work ...
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It is part of the Changzhou-Wuxi Highway which has a total length of 43.9 km. Construction of the underwater tunnel began in January 2018 in east ...
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The La Paz tunnel is located in the La Paz mountain range in Lebrija, a municipality in the department of Santander (Colombia). This region has a warm climate with two annual periods of ...
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“Sir Digs-A-Lot” is one of five finalists out of 1,200 community suggestions for the name of Seattle’s next big underground tunnel boring machine...
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(CNN) — Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what's being billed as the world's first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the treacherous Stadhavet Sea...
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Cross River Rail will have 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels running deep under Brisbane.
Giant underground factories...
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Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke joint venture has just completed excavation of the ninth and final shaft of the central section of the super sewer project...
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Fugro delivered the ground investigation for Femern Link Contractors, a consortium formed by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff, Wayss ...
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For his long and distinguished career in tunnelling, dedication to the BTS and commitment to developing young tunnel engineers...
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The tunnel, originally announced in 2017, will bore through just over a mile of the peninsula at its narrowest, southern end and allow ships to avoid the ...
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Two Iseki 1200 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) named after two deities – the Norse goddess Freya and the Greek goddess Artemis – will complete ...
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The scope of work in the project includes the construction of a 10.5km highway, plus five tunnels with a combined length of 4km. The longest of these ...
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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recognized nine WSP USA projects for Engineering Excellence..
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Vehicles travel through the Saigon River Tunnel that links District 1 and Thu Duc City, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen...
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The Australasian Tunnelling Conference (ATS2020+1), our premier industry event, will be held in Melbourne on the 10th – 13th May 2021 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre ...
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Tracking devices have been clamped on two 165-metre long boring machines digging the first rail tunnels beneath the Brisbane River. The two giant ...
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Tunnel construction as a climate-friendly source of energy. The Brenner Base Tunnel will relieve transit traffic between Italy and Austria and, incidentally, ...
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More than 20 tunnel boring machines have been put to work to date to build lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 as part of a Grand Paris Express metro expansion ...
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For the first time, LTA will use a large-diameter tunnel boring machine to construct a single tunnel with two tracks in it. CRL1 is slated to commence ...
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True to its dedication to strive for innovation and sustainability, Normet has continued to develop and optimise its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ...
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... two major planning approvals in readiness for the tunnel boring machines to start ... The first tunnelling contracts are likely to be issued in mid-2021.
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Watch the trailer for episode 2 of Tideway’s brand new web series - Tunnel Vision...
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HS2 Ltd has set a construction start date of Spring 2024 for Phase 2a of the project.
The target date for the start of earthworks is revealed in board minutes from December but just ...
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They will build their tunnelling machine and test it against competitors to get top spot.Caption: A render of the Warwick Boring Team's tunnelling device ...
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The M4-M5 Link Tunnels is the first stage of the M4-M5 Link which is being delivered in two stages...
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The Yokohama Loop Northwest Route is a 7.1km-long motorway that connects the Tomei Expressway and the Daisan Keihin Road...
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Tunnel Vision is a new web series from Tideway that will take a closer-then-ever look at the two dozen construction sites that make up the project, its amazing engineering and the people ...
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The NSW Government expects the first of four large tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to be in the ground by mid-2023. For more information visit the ...
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Uninterrupted connection was provided in the first tunnel of the Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere metro line, which is under construction by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality...
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Two former ICE presidents have been brought in to carry out an official feasibility study of a possible Irish Sea crossing...
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Upgrades on the London Underground continue to gather pace, with work progressing on the capacity upgrade at Bank station and the Northern Line Extension programme...
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... LOT main tunnel will consist of approximately 17,000 feet of 144-inch hand-mined diameter tunnel and will be mined with a tunnel boring machine ...
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