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
Shan Tunnel, 0.7km Cheung Shan Tunnel, 4.5km of ...
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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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For over 20 years, RETC has proven to be the leading conference for tunneling innovation. Discover why RETC is like no other tunneling conference you've attended before.
Every two years, ...
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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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HS2 Ltd has shortlisted three teams to become the Phase 2a design and delivery partner for the planned section of high-speed rail connecting the West Midlands and Crewe...
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The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, has broken ground on the Kansas City Levee Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of ...
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HS2 Ltd releasing over 250 packages of work for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, worth millions of pounds...
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National Highways has today announced that Turner & Townsend Limited has been awarded the £23.3 million Commercial Partner contract on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing scheme, the most ...
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Don’t miss out on the #WTC2022! Submit your registration now on our website and take advantage of a substantial discount! You will be able to attend workshops, discover the latest ...
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The second of three offshore tunnels needed for Hinkley Point C’s cooling water system has been completed under the Bristol Channel...
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In a major milestone for Rio Tinto’s Kemano T2 hydropower project in British Columbia, the tunnel boring machine has broken through to complete its journey...
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Bridges, tunnels and viaducts: works in progress to build the highways of the future...
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In the first of a special two-part Deep Dive, two of the nation’s leading tunnel engineers use detailed animations to reveal the inner workings of today’s state-of-the-art of tunnel boring ...
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This twin-bore road tunnel under the Thames in east London will link Silvertown to the Greenwich Peninsula. Construction is now underway - we plan to open the new tunnel in 2025...
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India has completed work on the first of four tunnels drilled through the Himalayas to connect the Indian-controlled Kashmir with its northern Ladakh region ...
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For lining tunnel construction works, the excavation of one of the two intake tunnels and launched the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the Outfall Tunnel.
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‘Florence’ – the first of HS2's ten Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has completed her first mile of tunnel for the UK’s new high speed railway. Watch this youtube fly through video...
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Watch the successful bore of the Mine Development Machine (MDM)5000, manufactured by Robbins for Fresnillo Plc, Mexico's oldest silver mine. The MDM5000 is ideal for underground mine ...
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The New Civil Engineer’s Tunnelling Festival 2021 has released its short list of companies...
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Here you may register for STUVA Conference 2021 or log in to your already created user account...
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TunnelSkills are pleased to be attending and exhibiting at the BTS Conference on Thursday 30th September and Friday 1st October...
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National Highways has announced the companies shortlisted for the road building contracts either side of the Lower Thames Crossing...
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At 18.2 km, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel for both vehicles and trains. It will take only ten minutes to travel from Denmark to Germany by car and ...
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Two bidders for the Malta-Gozo tunnel project have filed objections after a single bidder was shortlisted to design and build the tunnel.
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The majority of workers will return to Auckland’s huge City Rail Link tunnelling scheme this week as the New Zealand city finally moves out of full lockdown – but project chiefs have ...
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Procurement has begun on the second major contract for the Scarborough Subway Extension project with the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) by Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and ...
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Take a tour inside a HS2 tunnel boring machine (TBM) with one of our tunnelling engineers. Walk the length of this 170m long underground 'factory' and discover how it excavates the 10 mile ...
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The most boring job in Britain! As wide as a house and 500ft long, two monster HS2 drills are chewing their way through the Chilterns. ROBERT HARDMAN hopped on board for an express ride... ...
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It's one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Interchange station site in Solihull to announce the formal start of construction on the London-Birmingham phase of HS2...
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A dozen contracts with a value of more than £500M have been revealed as part of the government’s updated National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline...
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Construction of the longest tunnel in Georgia, 9-km long and 15-m in width Kvesheti-Kobi tunnel, has started today, announces the Ministry of Infrastructure...
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The project comprises approximately 2.5 miles of 78-in. welded steel pipeline, and is being constructed by Frontier-Kemper. In addition to the 11,755 ft main line tunnel, Frontier-Kemper’s ...
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The Not-a-Boring Competition happened on September 12th, 2021. We will be sharing updates on all our social media channels. Please make sure to follow us there. We would like to thank our ...
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The project, meant to improve travel between Bergen and the island of Sotra on the west coast, includes a 900m-long suspension bridge and 12.5km of tunnels...
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The project's contractor – the Riverlinx consortium – has revealed that it is getting ready to welcome the TBM to site “so we can reassemble it here ...
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In a recent drone video, Prufrock-2, The Boring Company's newest tunnel boring machine (TBM), was spotted at the tunneling startup's Bastrop, TX location...
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Herrenknecht crews working on the lower half of the tunnel boring machine forward shield. While Metrolinx continues work in Ontario to prepare the launch shaft ...
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Five companies have shown interest in the construction of the much-awaited Jalori tunnel on the Aut-Luhri National Highway connecting Banjar and Anni in ...
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Work on this major Flooding Project commenced within the grounds of Musgrave Park in April 2021. BSG Civil Engineering Ltd. has been appointed as the main contractor for this phase, with ...
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NHSRCL plans to get 3 TBMs for the tunnelling process. Each of the TBMs will progress at a speed of 200-300m per month.The reason for using both techniques ...
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Have you always wanted to know how Keller carries out a large construction site...
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The water tunnel project holds an estimated contract value of $353.9m (AED1.3bn). This project is considered the first of its kind in the region to drain ...
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