Preparations for the launch of HS2’s first giant TBM ramped up last week. The first of 112,000 segments for the Chiltern tunnel lining rolled off a purpose-built production line. The temporary ...
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Cear has been awarded a prestigious contract for the construction phase of an Australian renewable energy project, that will provide on-demand energy for large scale storage. The supply consists of ...
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On 15/03/2021 Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw, announced that Warsaw, despite the considerable budget problems, will have a third metro line to be built in 3 phases. The M3 will connect the ...
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In the March 2021 edition of the Lower Thames crossing video newsletter, an update was given on the planning application, the ongoing survey works, the plans to build the team who will deliver ...
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Today Lot 1 La Sega-Rindola of the Vittorio Veneto bypass on the SS51 di Alemagna in Treviso province was opened to traffic. The new 2 km road will bypass Serravalle in Vittorio Veneto, the road ...
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On the 5th March 2021 the baptism and launch ceremony took place for the TBM that will dig the road tunnel under the Swina River. The machine, named Wyspiarka, will start from the launch shaft on ...
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On 19/03/2021 the Future Generation joint-venture, composed of the Italian company Webuild (leader), the Australian-based Clough and US-based Lane Construction- celebrated with Snowy Hydro Ltd the ...
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The Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport approved the Feasibility Study for the New railway connection between Prague and Dresden. Based on this concept document, the preparation of ...
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The Sydney Metro West project has received two major planning approvals, paving the way for mega TBMs to be in the ground by the end of 2022.
Planning approval has been granted for the ...
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In the town of Fortezza works on the Isarco River Underpass construction site, which is the southernmost construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel, are proceeding at full speed. Two 25 m deep ...
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Piacenza Expo is preparing for the next edition of Geofluid, which will take place from 15th to 18th September at the Piacenza exhibition centre in Italy. It will be the most important international ...
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known locally as Metro, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a major capital project that involves rehabilitating the Yellow ...
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A plan for the refurbishment of the two Mont Blanc Tunnel road decks is now underway. The original works for the first 555m deck section were carried out from March to June 2018 the next works on ...
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The Clearwater Project is being built to protect local waterways by addressing an aging infrastructure. The project involves the construction by TBM of a new 5.5 m (18-foot) diameter tunnel to ...
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In February 2021 the project company "Modern Urban Mobility 2030+" (MUM 2030) - established in 2019 by Holding Graz revealed a new feasibility study on the urban mobility systems for the provincial ...
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Last week TBM Aby broke through at the Vitry Center station on Line 15 South, on the Grand Paris Express. The TBM was first assembled and then launched in June 2019 by the Consortium ...
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Press release - The Metro Tunnel Project’s eastern entrance at South Yarra has been completed more than five months ahead of schedule with work now underway to connect the new structure with ...
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On 25/02/21 the TBM Elsie, 1,000-t, 122 m (400-feet) long, broke through to the future Wilshire/La Cienega station site in Beverly Hills. It is the first of two TBMs, manufactured in Germany by ...
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The CRL, Singapore’s eighth MRT line, is a 50km long project and fully underground. It will serve existing and future developments in the eastern, western, and north-eastern corridors. It will ...
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration has received the assignment letter from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which gives a green light to start preparations for the construction of the ...
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Before they can build cross connections in the Corbulo tunnel 2.5 km of poles have been installed in the walls. They will then be used to freeze the ground between the two tunnels before ...
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Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have identified Strabag and West End Connectors as the First Negotiations Proponents (FNPs) to design, build and finance the tunnels for the Scarborough ...
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The ITA-CET is launching a series of lectures on Tuesday 9th March / 13 :00-14 :30 CET TIME
In these times of uncertainty, ITA-CET, the ITA committee dedicated to education and training, had to ...
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At the beginning of March HS2 Ltd launched a competition for residents of the Warwickshire area and for schools to help find a name for the TBM that will start excavating under Long Itchington Wood ...
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The 8th TBM for the Line 6 of Grand Paris Express has been named Mireille, in honor of Mireille Agletiner, a retired professor involved in the city’s community life.
The ceremony ...
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Established in the UK in 2020, to undertake work on both UK and European infrastructure projects, T&M Specialists UK Ltd intends to build upon the already significant project portfolio of ...
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Strata Worldwide, with 29 years of experience primarily focused on the underground coal mining industry, has simultaneously been involved over its history with hard rock mining, tunnelling and ...
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Press release - Construction of the new Metro railway line, which will service Greater Western Sydney and the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, is one step ...
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Italian tunnel contractor CMC di Ravenna has completed TBM testing and initial drive on the Agua Sur tunnel.
TERRATEC is pleased to announce that the 4.66m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel ...
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The French and Italian governments, in accordance with the agreements between the two countries in their Articles of Association, have appointed the members of Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin - ...
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Collins Earthworks has completed excavating the north portal site of the twin tube Long Itchington Wood tunnel (1.61 km/1mile length, 9-10 m diameter) , ready for the launch of the TBM that ...
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On 23/02/2021 the construction of the last of the six tunnel sections, for the Eastern extension of the Warsaw metro Line 2 were completed. TBM Anna, began its journey at Zacisze station, and broke ...
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The range of CIFA machines for the world of underground works has recently been enhanced thanks to the addition of two new machines, RHINO and MANTIS.
RHINO is a stationary pump ...
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At the beginning of February the Grand Paris Express held an inauguration ceremony for the last TBM for Line 15 South. The event was attended by everyone in the team from the Horizon joint ...
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The name has been announced of the TBM that will bore the new twin tunnels at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, click here for the video. The TBM will be named Mary, in honor of Mary Jackson ...
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The NASTT 2021 No-Dig Show will convene in Orlando, Florida, March 28-31 at the Orange County Convention Center — offering in-person and virtual offerings to bring the trenchless industry to ...
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