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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Galerie des Janots Main Beam completes Arduous French Drive - In April 2019, a Robbins 3.5 m (11.5 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM broke through into open space, completing its 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long ...
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Mapei is Platinum Sponsor at WTC 2019, the Annual Congress dedicated to Tunnelling and Underground Construction, which this year will be held in Naples at the Mostra d’Oltremare exhibition and ...
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TERRATEC Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) are proving their
worth in India with another contract secured for the underground works on Line
1 of the Pune Metro.
Having delivered 22 TBMs to India ...
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COWI was recognised at an awards ceremony for their commitment to workplace wellbeing on Tuesday 30 April.
Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index is a benchmark of best policy and practice, ...
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The Lausanne Echallens Bercher Railway (LEB) provides an essential link between the Gros-de-Vaud and the Lausanne urban area. The construction of a new tunnel between Union-Prilly and ...
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Both Forrestfield TBMs are now up and running again and on their
way to Redcliffe Station, where they are expected to break through in the
coming months. While at Redcliffe the TBMs Grace and ...
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France is firmly committed to the new Lyon-Turin line
project, which should contribute to the shift from road to rail for freight
traffic crossing the Franco-Italian Alps and thus reduce the ...
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The 1,800-t TBM Stella Rose, the first to be used to
construct Sirius Minerals’ transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, was
officially launched on the 12.04.2019 at a ceremony in ...
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Construction of the largest expansion in Stockholm public transport since the Blue Line was built in the 70s began with a ceremonial starting blast in a rock cavern in Barkarby. The ...
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For over 30 years Cotti & Marchi have been manufacturing products for construction and tunnelling companies worldwide. They have developed solutions that adapt to the needs of large tunnelling ...
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It’s just one month to go before the beginning of the annual
international congress for the engineering sector dedicated to underground
construction!
The World Tunnel Congress and ITA 45th ...
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The Call for Papers for the 9th International Symposium on
Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS 2019) is open. The symposium will be held in
Munich, Germany, 11-13 March 2020. This event will bring ...
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The Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course, the longest-running and most-attended course of its kind, marks its 12th year in 2019. The 2019 course returns to the University of Denver in Denver, CO, ...
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At the beginning of April NCRTC - a joint venture between the Government of
India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar
Pradesh (12.5%) and Rajasthan ...
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CIFA SHOWCASES THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE AT BAUMA.
The company patented its first hybrid concrete mixer in 2013, confirming its pole position in hybrid technology. At Bauma 2019 it ...
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