Landmark Conveyor revs up Akron OCIT Muck Removal
On October 18, 2017, a Robbins 9.26 m (30.4 ft) diameter Crossover machine started up at the Akron Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel (OCIT) in Ohio, ...
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The Road Infrastructure Agency launched a new open procedure for design and construction of Lot 3.1, the Zheleznitsa tunnel of Struma motorway. The indicative value of the contract is BGN 250 ...
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On the 6 October 2017 the construction of the Albvorland
Tunnel began, on the railway line between Stuttgart and Ulm. The first of the
two tunnel drilling machines named Wanda, will carve its way ...
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An international search is underway for a supplier to build
the four massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will build Victoria’s
biggest ever public transport project – the Metro ...
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Thai
contractor Nawarat Patanakarn PCL gears up for its second TBM drive on the
Bangkok Metropolitan Electricity Authority’s (MEA) Phra Khanong Cable Tunnel Project.
On September
22, 2017, ...
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The Master Builders Solutions
brand from BASF has broken new ground in addressing the needs of TBM tunnel
professionals. Our total solution approach brings a new dimension to this
challenging ...
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ALGAHER would like to present its new and improved website www.algaher.com. The usability of the site
has been enhanced by creating easy to use links to their range which has been
organised ...
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Over 20
years ago, a Robbins open-type machine set three world records while tunneling
in the picturesque Blue Mountains in Australia. You may be asking yourself, why
is this significant? Why ...
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The Regional Connector Transit Project in Los Angeles’ TBM
Angeli, began its drive for the second of two tunnels. The TBM was
reassembled at the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, ...
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Three quarters of firms and public doubt any improvement this Parliament
Despite the Government’s strong commitment to improving the UK’s infrastructure, both business and the public ...
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On the 8th of October 2017 construction of the 55 km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was completed. The final fixes are now taking place and the bridge and tunnel will be fully ...
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On 12.10.2017 ANAS approved the EUR958 million project for
the second 18 km section of SS 106 Jonica (km18,863 - km37,661),
between SS534 near Sibari and Roseto Capo Spulico in ...
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Work started back in 2010 on the 8 km
long Rohtang Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, engineers finally broke through on the
11th October 2017.
The project suffered several delays
and ...
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The construction
phase of Scotland’s biggest waste water tunnel, which will help tackle flooding
and improve river water quality in the Glasgow area, has been completed.
A ...
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The Changing Face of the Tunneling Industry: The Role of the
ITA, Partnership, and Innovation
Posted by Martin Knights on the Robbins website | The Future
of Tunnelling
Martin Knights graduated ...
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In the November-December 2017 period, Mtkvari HPP will finalize the construction of its 9km tunnel and due to the above-mentioned reason will announce RFP on the sale of its used Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machine S-424 with a diameter of 6 meters.
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On 17.10.2017 the New Albula Tunnel of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), the breakthrough into the reverse drive of the cavern was achieved. With this, the excavation from Preda (main lot) met the ...
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On the 29th September there was a break through for Cossi part of the Condotte Group for the Selva Piana tunnel. The Selva Piana tunnel is part of the Morbegno bypass section from Cosio to Tartano ...
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The Government of Ukraine has applied for loan financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and European Investment Bank (EIB) for the Kharkiv Metro Extension Project. ...
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A Muslim woman working on London’s ‘super sewer’ has helped
design two innovative items of protective clothing (PPE) for women on
construction sites who observe the hijab and the ...
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Watch the time lapse video of the Thames Tideway project delivery
update - https://twitter.com/TidewayLondon/status/905361148773625856
for further information follow them on twitter ...
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In Saint Martin La Porte the South tube heading in an Easterly direction has been excavated using traditional methods and has reached 10km. at the front the coal formation are mostly composed of ...
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This year’s Cutting
Edge promises to deliver.
Featuring a tailored high-end single-track program of
subject-specific presentations that focus on innovation and practical
experience, the ...
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In the “Major project of the year over €500m” category there are
4 finalists under transportation.
On November 13-16 2017 ITA will see leading international
specialists in the ...
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Eight new LOVSUNS EPB-TBMs for Metro Tunnels in Istanbul.
There is a huge demand on TBM Tunnelling in Turkey. Istanbul is one of the most vibrant Metropol Citys of the world,
connecting the ...
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In its 30th anniversary year CBE Group a French
company signed a contract for its 500th project. The project is to
support GIE ALLIANCE with the building
of line 15, South of the Parisian ...
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Featuring a tailored high-end single-track program of subject-specific
presentations that focus on innovation and practical experience, the sixth
annual conference will continue the ...
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First of Two Mixed Ground Machines will begin boring this
autumn.
The first of two Slurry TBMs, a rebuilt 6.65 m (21.8 ft)
diameter machine, passed its factory acceptance on September 4, 2017 ...
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Thanks to the effort made by ALGAHER’s Technical Team as well as the high implication of their suppliers, ALGAHER has developed a hydrophilic material to give a response to the growing needs of the market regarding to TUNNEL SEGMENT GASKETS.
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The registration to the STUVA- Conference, that will be held in Stuttgart, Germany from the 6th to the 8th of December 2017, is in full swing and is available online. Use this ...
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On 11.09.2017 a ceremony was
held for the start works for First High Speed Train Project (popularly referred
to as the Bullet Train) between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The actual works will ...
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On 04.09.2017 a 6.65-m diameter NFM Slurry TBM rebuilt by Robbins for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 project passed the FAT (factory acceptance testing) in Singapore. The slurry TBM will be ...
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It has just been announced that Cardiff based tunneljobs Ltd CEO Samantha Heard – Evans has been shortlisted for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the #GoDo ...
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The
5km long Waterview Connection, which connects Auckland’s Northwestern (SH16)
and Southwestern (SH20) Motorways, opened to traffic on 02.07.2017. Data shows
there was a 20 minute time ...
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On 31.08.2017 the joint venture between Collini Lavori Spa (Trento), Costruzioni Casarotto Srl (Villa Agnedo, TN), Misconel Srl (Cavalese, TN) and Ediltione Spa (Tione, TN) broke through on the 1 km ...
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On the 04.04.2017 the TBM Bertha completed its tunnelling and on the 23.08.2017,crews lifted the final pieces of the 8,000-ton out of the SR 99 tunnel’s disassembly pit near ...
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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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