All four TBMs digging the Metro Tunnel’s 6.3 m-high, twin 9km tunnels have now completed their works after 20 months. The last TBM to hit the finish line was Meg, which arrived at the ...
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The Factory Acceptance Test ceremony for the 14m diameter TBM Variable Density, named Mary, happened on thr 06/05/2021 in Germany at the Herrenknecht Deutschland facility: click here and here for ...
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This week, Comol5 installed the first tunnel technical installations (TTI) in the service building of the Corbulo tunnel in Leiden. It affects 54 different installations that ensure a safe ...
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On 17/05/2021 Leighton Asia's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2 - Contract T-09 in Singapore marked a major milestone, with the first 7.56m diameter TBM Teban breaking through at the South Tunnel. ...
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The international competition "the ITA Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space ...
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A micro Tunnelling Boring Machine (MTBM) called ‘Domenica’ has been successfully lifted into a shaft at the May Rd, Mount Roskill site for Watercare’s Central Interceptor ...
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On the 15/05/2021 the Joint Venture ITD-ITD Cementation India Ltd celebrated the TBM Urvi breakthrough at a retrieval shaft in Bowbazar (click here for the video), completing the entire TBM ...
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The 165 m long TBMs Else and Merle, both weighting 1350-t, are excavating the Cross River Rail’s twin tunnels from the launch site at Woolloongabba north towards Albert Street beneath ...
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On 13/05/2021 HS2 Ltd launched the 2,000 t TBM Florence from HS2’s South Portal site next to the M25 in Buckinghamshire. It’s the first of 10 TBMs that will collectively dig ...
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In April the Joint Venture Webuild Group /Lane Construction completed excavation of the EUR 477.53 million (USD580 million) Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) project in Washington, ...
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Infrastructure Australia added the New South Wales Government’s proposal for a second Sydney Harbour tunnel as a Priority Project on the Infrastructure Priority List.
This proposal for a ...
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The Great Western Highway is a critical road link between Sydney and the Central West
and traverses the sensitive Blue Mountains environment through several towns and
villages.
The NSW ...
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Last week Transport Minister Rita Saffioti MLA announced that the first operational trains for the Airport Line are expected to run in the first half of 2022. While this is later than anticipated, ...
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Final checks are now underway before the TBM Dame Whina Cooper for the Auckland’s City Rail Link starts cutting into Auckland soil in mid-May. When it will be excavating the first of the two ...
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The construction of the fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt is taking shape, and a new milestone has just been passed. On 3rd May, the Fehmarn Link Contractors (FLC) received the final environmental ...
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On the 07/05/2021 a 1800 t Matador 3 floating crane lifted TBM Ursula off site at Chambers Wharf for her onward journey by sea to Rotterdam. Please click the link to view the lifting of the TBM ...
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On the May's first week-end Alice, the third TBM to finish work on the Melbourne Metro’s twin tunnels, broke through at Town Hall Station after successfully digging under the Yarra. It leaves ...
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Strata Worldwide has signed a new Premium Partnership Agreement with Future Fibre Technologies to distribute the company’s FFT Aura IQ™ Conveyor Health Monitoring System into ...
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On June 18, 2021, Hagerbach Test Gallery celebrates its 50th birthday in the form of a hybrid event. You can expect a varied programme consisting of exciting presentations and discussion rounds as ...
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This year Zitrón takes part in the IV Edition of Open Innovation 4.0 Asturias, a public-private collaboration initiative between IDEPA, CEEI and companies that, like ...
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Not only does Red Gate steer the PPS motor prism or laser targets it also provides dual-inclination values to PPS completely new software. Highly flexible it can also connect additional sensors like ...
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NTA – Metropolitan Mass Transit Systems Ltd is a government company tasked with the development of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System, which includes a metro network, comprising ...
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The assembly of the first TBM EPB (S-972) for the Lima and Callao Metro Line 2 has begun at the future station of San Juan de Dios (n.19) in San Luis district. The machine which is 120 m long and ...
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CIFA Spa, part of the Zoomlion Group, pursues its development plans with the construction of a new plant to manufacture and assemble cranes, truck cranes, forklifts and AWPs.
CIFA ...
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If you are interested in a career in underground engineering, we can help you get there. Scholarship opportunities exist to help further your career aspirations. Apply for conference ...
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Pune Metro has constructed Pune's first underwater metro tunnel below the Mutha river bed. On 21/04/21 the TBMs Mutha and Mula completed two tunnels of approximately 240m and 223m between the Civil ...
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On behalf of JIM Technology (JIMT), TERRATEC is pleased to announce the delivery of the 6.24m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) that will be used by BES-DAIHO-OKUMURA JV ...
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Finland's Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka and Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in ...
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On the 23/04/2021 - after more than a year - TBM Olivia completed the tunnel excavation of the M4 line extension to Sydhavn in Copenhagen. The machine broke into the chamber at Havneholmen, which ...
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Project owner Beliris - a cooperative venture created jointly by the Federal Government of Belgium and the Brussels-Capital Region – has decided to extend line 3 of the Brussels Metro system. ...
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APRIL 27, 2021 – RE-Systems Group Americas and Strata Worldwide have signed a new distribution agreement naming Strata Worldwide the exclusive distributor of RE-Systems’ innovative ...
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Warwick Boring are looking for financial support to fund their bid to win in a global competition organised by Elon Musks the Boring Company. They are already finalists so if you are wanting to ...
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Greece is the official host of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2023 and 49th General Assembly. Greece will host WTC 2023 under the aegis of The Greek Tunnelling Society (GTS) with the theme ...
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National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited(NHSRCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) for Training & Certification and Advisory Services ...
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Participants are invited to submit a short 200 word abstract, relating to the general topics of the conference. Please choose one of the main themes and one of the sub-topics.
The ...
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HS2 is developing a more detailed design for Phase One of the HS2 railway, following the appointment of its main works contractors. The design process is helping HS2 plan and prepare for the ...
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