RFI and the Italian-Spanish consortium SIS celebrated the breakthrough of the Notarbartolo-Belgio tunnel for the Palermo railway. The Marisol TBM (diameter 9,40 m) completed the tunnel excavation ...
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The Karavanke tunnel between Slovenia and Austria has been undergoing maintenance and renovation work. The complete renovation of the tunnel is scheduled to be finished between 2020 and 2021. The ...
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On the 11th of September 2018 the Maharashtra government approved the implementation of two metro projects for Mumbai: the Dahisar-Mira Bhayander section for the metro Line 9, and the 3.17 km ...
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The deadline to submit papers for WTC 2019 has been postponed to September 16th 2018. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc) and PDF (.pdf not zipped) and according to the official ...
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The international trade fair for Transport Technology, Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems will be held at the Berlin Messe from the 18-21st September, 2018.
The European Commissioner for ...
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Massive XRE Machine breaks through at Akron OCIT
On August 29, 2018, a 9.26 m (30.4 ft) diameter Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM crossed the finish line at the Akron Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel ...
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Celebrations as the TBMS of The Follo Line breakthrough at the same time.
The tunnel excavation in the Nordic region's longest rail tunnel has just reached its target towards Oslo city ...
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Royal double breakthrough in Oslo. After about 9 kilometers each through tough
gneiss, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 the twin tunnel boring machines from
Herrenknecht "Queen Eufemia" and ...
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For almost 60 years CTS Cordes tubes & seals GmbH &
Co.KG (Division of CORDES Group) from Germany has been a reliable industry
partner in providing sealing solutions for pipeline and ...
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Victorians will play an important part in the Andrews Labour Government’s Metro Tunnel and West Gate Tunnel projects, naming the six gigantic tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will begin ...
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The Andrews Labour Government today unveiled detailed
designs for the North East Link – giving Victorians their first look at the
state’s biggest ever road project.
With the ...
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This year, you have the unique chance to visit the entire
underground area between the Ahrental access tunnel, Aldrans and Ampass and to
see the different steps required to build a tunnel lining ...
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In July this year the BIM & DIGITAL Awards 2018 were
launched. The awards are part of the SAIE program taking place in Bologna,
Italy from the 17th to the 20th of October 2018.
The aim of the ...
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Work continues on the construction of the Turin Metro, the
TBM Masha, completed the excavation of the Lingotto-Bengasi tunnel line 1, and has
been dismantled and extracted from the back station of ...
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Press release from Bane Nor
Follow the tunnel race in Oslo: The event will be streamed from inside the mountain hall and you are most welcome to take part in the event on this website, ...
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Abstract Submission Deadline - September 30, 2018
Method of Submission - please click here On-line
Abstract Submission Form
Guidelines for submission of abstracts
All
abstracts must ...
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On the 27.08.2018 the TBM ‘Luz de America’ reached the La
Alameda Station, Line 1 of the Quito Metro. The TBM, started excavating from
the Solanda Station in April 2017, and has driven ...
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The Toyo tunnel project includes 18 tunnels divided into two
sections. On the 26.01.2018 FCC Construccion began building section one, this section
will improve connectivity between Medellin and ...
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To date more than 1000m of the main Tesalia tunnel (length
3.4km), which is part of the Pacifico 3 highway in Colombia has been excavated.
The tunnel project will connect Antioquia, the Coffee ...
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Since 2016, the International Water Mist Association (IWMA) has honoured young researchers who dedicate their masters and/or Ph.D. theses to water mist technology. The call for submissions for ...
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Only a Few Exhibit Booths are still available at the IRF
Global R2T Conference & Expo. The IRF Global R2T Conference & Expo will
be held from Nov 7-9, 2018 in Las Vegas, USA. It is your ...
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On the 29th of August 2018 Rosie, the Robbins
Crossover TBM, broke through on the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel. This tunnel is
the largest part of the Akron Waterways Renewel project. The TBM, ...
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At the heart of the Koralm railway project between Graz and
Klagenfurt in Austria is the 33km-long Koralm Tunnel. The new 130 km
high-performance line consists of 12 new stations, over 100 bridges ...
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The first four of seven TERRATEC TBMs to be used on Mumbai
Metro ’s highly anticipated 33.5km Line 3 underground corridor , in India , are
making good progress .
In early August, ...
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The TBM Chessie, that was custom-made by Herrenknecht for
Dragados USA Inc and Schiavone Construction Co. LLC, is now ready to begin construction
of the New Tunnel under the Thimble Shoal Canal in ...
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In September 2018, work will begin on the new 3,360 m
Castelbello and Colsano bypass, which will lighten transit traffic within the
two towns and improve the traffic movement on the road to the ...
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At the end of July, the ATCOST 21 Consortium (Porr Bau GmbH
Tunnelbau, G. Hinteregger & Soehne Baugesellschaft mbH, Oestu - Stettin
Hoch - und Tiefbau GmbH, Swietelsky Baugesellschaft mbH) and ...
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On August 10, 2018 Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) started the tunnelling for package 01, which comprises of Cuffe Parade, Vidhan Bhavan, Churchgate and Hutatma Chowk stations. The TBM Surya 1, ...
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The TBMs Grace and Sandy, after a detailed maintenance program, have started tunnelling from the Airport Central Station and will install 3291 rings between them before breaking through into the ...
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The first of five mega TBMs has arrived to extend Sydney’s new metro railway deep under the city centre. The TBM arrived at the Marrickville launch site in eight shipping containers and 23 ...
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FLAVIA” joins “VIRGINIA”
The last large component of the TBM “Flavia” has arrived at
the Mules construction site. A short video shows the long journey that began ...
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In July SYTRAL, the transport association for Rhone
Department and Lyon, awarded to the Consortium Implenia (50%)/Demathieu Bard (50%)
the EUR138 million contract to build Lot GC 01 of the Metro ...
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On 07.08.2018 City Utilities unveiled the name for the 121.92
m (400-feet) long TBM – MamaJo! The TBM will dig the 8km (five-mile) Fort
Wayne’s Deep Rock Tunnel at 61 m (200 feet) ...
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An open consultation for the public to talk about the
preparation of an EIA report on the Malta- Gozo tunnel, has been launched by
the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and ...
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If you would like to know about the PIARC conference in Lyon
starting on October 3rd 2018 please click on this link to their brochure.
A representative from the tunnelbuilder team will be ...
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Balfour Beatty VINCI today announces the
appointment of Mark Davies as Managing Director for its HS2 Joint Venture.
Mark Davies will take on the role from
Mark Cutler who leaves after a ...
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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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