After relaunching, TBM Grace has now successfully tunnelled
through the station box d-wall (western end). After spending five weeks at
Redcliffe Station, where she underwent scheduled ...
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CIPA S.p.A. is carrying
out the widening excavations of the odd and even tracks on the section of the
Rome Metro C between the well 3.3 and the San Giovanni station. On the left
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It is with deep sadness that The Robbins Company announces
the passing of Richard James Robbins, President and CEO from 1958 to 1993. Dick
passed away surrounded by family on Thursday May 30, 2019 ...
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THE ITA TUNNELLING and UNDERGROUND SPACE AWARDS
2019- 5th EDITION. The 5th edition of the international tunnelling and
underground space awards welcomes new applications, ITA is now calling ...
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The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
announced that on June 6th, the South bound of the 6,927 m Boryeong Undersea tunnel,
Korea’s longest undersea tunnel, had broken ...
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On the 26th May 2019 the 11-km dual two-lane carriageway
Heung Yuen Wai Highway opened to public. The highway includes the 4.8km Lung
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The early registration discount for ‘The 2019 Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course’ ends July 30th. Early registrants will save $100 off the price of full conference ...
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The excavation work along Milan’s new M4 metro line came a
step closer to completion as the consortium responsible for the project led by
Salini Impregilo celebrated the latest breakthrough ...
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TBM Grace
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe
Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box
wall to a cheering crowd of excited team ...
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Timeco Srl has been operating since 1976 as an Italian
dealer and agent in the world of tunnelling, piling and special foundations. Distinguishing
itself for its professionalism, speed and problem ...
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Refuge chambers are a significant but much-needed
investment. With the growth of safety requirements, refuge chambers have become
commonplace for the safe retreat of personnel engaged in ...
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The Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne has
reached a major milestone with assembly of the first tunnel boring machine
(TBM) underway. Over the coming months, TBM pieces will be lowered into ...
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On 05 June 2019 In a joint statement of intent entitled
“Chance Ceneri 2020”, the three railway CEOs from DB (Deutsche Bahn), SBB
(Swiss Federal Railways) and FS Italiane
agreed ...
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The Bahrain Rail Congress 2019 will be held under the theme “Designing & Developing a Well Connected, World Class, National Rail Network in the Kingdom of Bahrain” which is going to ...
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Watch a video round up of all that happened at the world
tunnel congress in Naples, Italy -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvvn3b4kn8&app=desktop
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On May 23, 2019, a celebration was in order: The last of six 8.93 m (29.3 ft) diameter EPBs had completed excavation at Lot 4 of Mexico City’s Tύnel Emisor Oriente (TEO), a feat marking the ...
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RETC is the only conference with a dedicated focus on the
developments, technology, trends, and innovations that directly affect the
tunneling and underground construction industry. Featuring a ...
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The Swiss Tunnelling Society (STS) is hosting the annual
Swiss Tunnel Congress (STC) in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL) between
the 04-06 June 2019.
The STC 2019 is organised by the ...
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The Andrews Labour Government has fully funded the biggest
road project ever built in Victoria as part of a Suburban Transport Blitz that
will get Victorians home sooner.
The Victorian Budget ...
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In our latest video, take a trip with Robbins to the scenic Thuong Kon Tum project in Vietnam where a 4.5 m (14.7 ft) Main Beam TBM has recently completed boring. After being left in high humidity ...
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An international consortium of contractors and financiers has won one of the U.K.'s last privately financed infrastructure projects, covering the $1.3-billion Silvertown highway tunnel under the ...
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Sydney Metro’s second mega boring machine has made history, breaking through a wall of rock at the new Waterloo Station. TBM Mum Shirl started digging from Marrickville on 5 November 2018 and ...
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During 2019 ten new TBMs will be launched to be used as part of the Grand Paris Express tunnel construction. Currently two TBMs are being assembled for line 16 in Schwanau, at the Herrenknecht ...
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Tunnel revolution press release - Be a part of our exciting and interactive international conference and learn about the regulations, latest technologies, standards and procedures that impact ...
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The 12th Annual Breakthroughs in Tunnelling Short Course
will be held at the University of Denver between September 9th and
11th.
The Breakthroughs in Tunnelling Short Course is the ...
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On the 20th of May the NAO (National Audit
Office) published a report on risks and uncertainties surrounding the UK
government’s plan to build the tunnel project beneath the Stonehenge ...
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Evacuation will always be the primary course of action
during a hazardous event. However, in mining operations, it is not always
possible. Working hundreds of meters underground can make immediate ...
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The Indonesian government continues to improve connectivity
between the centres of economic growth on the island of Sumatra. Besides the
construction and maintenance of national arterial roads, ...
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A remarkable addition to the city’s public transport
infrastructure, the first part of Doha Metro’s Red Line, started its service
for the public on May 8th running from Al Qassar in ...
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The ITA Committee on Underground Space (ITACUS) has launched a new initiative to tackle the challenge of food security the world is facing. As part of their Next Level Program they have joined ...
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THE WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS 2019 SHOWCASES THE POTENTIAL OF UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURES
The World Tunnel Congress and the 45th ITA General Assembly, organized by the International Tunnelling and ...
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The video shows you how to use a MineARC Refuge
Chamber with an ELV/ELVP Scrubbing System. The video is a step-by-step
guide on how to operate a refuge chamber with an Extra Low Voltage ...
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This two and a half day interactive course program features
a series of technical presentations and project visit. The course aim is to
take the delegates through common components of a project ...
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This 5th edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards is organised by the
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, and will take place from
the 18th to the 20th of November 2019 , in ...
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Penetron Italia, which was a Silver Sponsor at the recent
world tunnelling congress in Naples is now, an industrial partner of the
European project ReSHEALience. ReSHEALience
is ...
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The 48th General Assembly of ITA-AITES & World Tunnel Congress in 2022 will be held in Cancun, Mexico. For further information please visit https://about.ita-aites.org/news
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LONDON - A British court on Friday overturned government approval for the construction of a controversial road tunnel close to the Stonehenge stone circle, following opposition from ...
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Thames Tideway tunnellers have achieved a significant milestone linking up all three sections of the super sewer project for the first time. West main ...
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The Philippines and Japan on Tuesday, (July 27) formally signed an additional P116-billion (JPY253 billion) loan package to finance the building of the country’s first underground railway...
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All four of the Metro Tunnel’s tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being retrieved from underground...
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A High Court judge has ruled that transport secretary Grant Shapps did not break the law when approving the £27.4bn Road Investment Strategy (RIS2)...
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The Formwork, designed and manufactured for the Tunnel des Evouettes, has been pre-assembled and inspected by the client...
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Major work is expected to start in the coming months, with the tunnelling contract awarded by the end of the year and tunnel boring machines in the ...
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The Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel Project will replace the 2.25km-long rail tunnel on the Northeast Corridor in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Project Type...
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ON the evening of Monday July 19, the tunnel boring machine that is working on the construction of the sanitation pipeline in Palma completed the ...
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Following the launch of HS2's first two giant tunnelling machines, Align JV have now begun excavating the first of five shafts that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ...
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A 6.6m (21.8ft) diameter Robbins Crossover XRE TBM has made its third and final breakthrough for India’s Mumbai Metro Line 3. The project has an estimated cost of US$4.2 billion...
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Start time: 6.00pm AEST. The discussion will cover the concept of a system being an integration of people, process and technology, starting with the end in mind needing to understand the ...
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The construction of a large tunnel system in the District requires the ... To help mitigate construction impacts, D.C. Water partnered with three of the ...
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Join us to celebrate the launch of our tunnel boring machine Hiwa-i-te-Rangi with a self-guided tour of our Central Interceptor construction site. You will be able to immerse yourself in ...
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SCS's contract will involve the construction of a variety of structures and 21km of the line will be in a tunnel created using six tunnel boring machines.
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It is part of a major project to modernise the Trakia railway from Sofia to Bourgas, which has been under construction for 15 years. The hopes are that the ...
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The Mill Creek Drainage Relief Tunnel is a construction project that will bring needed infrastructure improvement to east Dallas, Texas...
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Construction of the latest phase of National Grid’s London Power Tunnels will reach a major milestone later this month with the launch of its second tunnel boring machine (TBM) following ...
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KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The first of two tunnel boring machines (TBM) which will be used to start excavation works for the Genting Tunnel as part of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project ...
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Singapore’s longest fully underground MRT line – Cross Island Line (CRL – CR108) will be linked to existing MRT lines for seamless connectivity...
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The new IMM management, which solved the financing problem of the lines, downloaded the TBMs (Tunel Boring Machine - Tunnel Boring Machines) ...
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This site known as the Southern laydown area will be used to assemble two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that will dig 4kms of tunnels for the new ...
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The Boring Company (TBC) unleashed its new tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Prufrock in Las Vegas recently. Prufrock may help Elon Musk's ...
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The largest construction project in Fort Wayne's history recently struck a new milestone with the conclusion of boring for a new sewer tunnel.
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Highways England is seeking feedback on changes to its plans to ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): It took over three years and involved boring through more than five miles of bedrock beneath the Summit City, and on Thursday morning, officials announced that the ...
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This month, James and Taylor are at Barn Elms to visit the greenest site on the Tideway project... and to recreate Ireland's famous goal against England at Euro '88...
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The Coffs Harbour Bypass project is a priority for the Australian and NSW governments as the Pacific Highway is a major contributor to Australia's economy. The bypass will be a key link in ...
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It's not every job that you get to use big pieces of machinery deep underneath Auckland...
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Contest to build Tesla of tunnel boring machines ... Musk's competition aim to revolutionise tunnelling methods so advanced smart and efficient ... and mathematics students have been ...
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The 110-year old Hudson River rail tunnels are used by 450 trains a day. Funding for the $11.6 billion project — $9.8 billion for new tunnel construction ...
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Highways England has launched the hunt for a Delivery Assurance Partner to support the delivery of its £1.7bn A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade past Stonehenge...
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Founder and president of the Himalaya Bachao Samiti Kulbhushan Upmanyu has pleaded for giving priority to the construction of the Chamba-Chowari tunnel beneath the Jot Pass...
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We've been given a first look at one of the completed Sydney Metro railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour. It'll connect North Sydney to Barangaroo. It's a massive project that's been ...
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Look back at the last 20 months of TBM tunnelling with a highlight reel of everything our mighty machines have accomplished so far...
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PAWTUCKET – The Narragansett Bay Commission last Friday broke ground on its Pawtucket Tunnel project, a milestone that’s seen plenty of advance legwork leading up to it...
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A new technical communication solution is now being used in the construction of the double-track railway through Moss...
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Specialist engineering and civils contractor J Murphy & Sons battled through the pandemic year to lift revenue by 26% to a record £1.1bn...
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