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Work on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project in Australia has reached a key milestone with its first tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough. A TBM named Nancy – one of five working on ...
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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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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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Lower Thames Crossing consultation launched ahead of DCO application
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Highways England is seeking feedback on changes to its plans to ...
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We are proud to introduce our renewed EFNARC C2 compatible VR concrete spraying training simulator! The video shows how industry professionals see the importance of operator competence in ...
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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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The new line will run on a main tunnel approximately 10.1 km (6 miles) in length, created by two new tunnel-boring machines, and will also include 20 ...
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