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Forrestfield – airport link June update

Forrestfield – airport link June update

TBM Grace Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box wall to a cheering crowd of excited team ... More Information

Press release -Timeco Srl - an Italian dealer and agent in the world of tunnelling

Press release -Timeco Srl - an Italian dealer and agent in the world of tunnelling

Timeco Srl has been operating since 1976 as an Italian dealer and agent in the world of tunnelling, piling and special foundations. Distinguishing itself for its professionalism, speed and problem ... More Information

MineArc Refuge Chamber Remanufacture & Extension Adds Value

MineArc Refuge Chamber Remanufacture & Extension Adds Value

Refuge chambers are a significant but much-needed investment. With the growth of safety requirements, refuge chambers have become commonplace for the safe retreat of personnel engaged in ... More Information

Melbourne Metro update

Melbourne Metro update

The Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne has reached a major milestone with assembly of the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) underway. Over the coming months, TBM pieces will be lowered into ... More Information

Chance Ceneri 2020

On 05 June 2019 In a joint statement of intent entitled “Chance Ceneri 2020”, the three railway CEOs from DB (Deutsche Bahn), SBB (Swiss Federal Railways)  and FS Italiane agreed ... More Information

Bahrain Rail Congress 2019

Bahrain Rail Congress 2019

The Bahrain Rail Congress 2019 will be held under the theme “Designing & Developing a Well Connected, World Class, National Rail Network in the Kingdom of Bahrain” which is going to ... More Information

WTC 2019

WTC 2019

Watch a video round up of all that happened at the world tunnel congress in Naples, Italy -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvvn3b4kn8&app=desktop More Information

Robbins EPB caps 62 km of Tunneling with Final Breakthrough at Emisor Oriente Line

Robbins EPB caps 62 km of Tunneling with Final Breakthrough at Emisor Oriente Line

On May 23, 2019, a celebration was in order: The last of six 8.93 m (29.3 ft) diameter EPBs had completed excavation at Lot 4 of Mexico City’s Tύnel Emisor Oriente (TEO), a feat marking the ... More Information

RETC - Exciting Things are Happening on the 16th June in Chicago

RETC - Exciting Things are Happening on the 16th June in Chicago

RETC is the only conference with a dedicated focus on the developments, technology, trends, and innovations that directly affect the tunneling and underground construction industry. Featuring a ... More Information

Swiss Tunnel Congress 2019

The Swiss Tunnelling Society (STS) is hosting the annual Swiss Tunnel Congress (STC) in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL) between the 04-06 June 2019. The STC 2019 is organised by the ... More Information

North East Link now fully funded by Victorian government

North East Link now fully funded by Victorian government

The Andrews Labour Government has fully funded the biggest road project ever built in Victoria as part of a Suburban Transport Blitz that will get Victorians home sooner. The Victorian Budget ... More Information

Robbins - Thuong Kon Tum hydroelectric project

Robbins - Thuong Kon Tum hydroelectric project

In our latest video, take a trip with Robbins to the scenic Thuong Kon Tum project in Vietnam where a 4.5 m (14.7 ft) Main Beam TBM has recently completed boring. After being left in high humidity ... More Information

Riverlinux consortium wins Silvertown tunnel contract

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 ... More Information

Tunnelling milestone at Sydney Metro

Tunnelling milestone at Sydney Metro

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 ... More Information

Grand Paris Express – Ten new TBMs by 2019

Grand Paris Express – Ten new TBMs by 2019

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 ... More Information

Tunnel Revolution Conference

Tunnel Revolution Conference

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 ... More Information

Breakthroughs in Tunnelling Short Course

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 ... More Information

Improving the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down

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 ... More Information

Refuge Chamber Quality without Compromise

Refuge Chamber Quality without Compromise

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 ... More Information

Construction of the Lubuk Linggau-Curup-Bengkulu Toll Road

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, ... More Information

Doha residents welcome new metro connections

Doha residents welcome new metro connections

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 ... More Information

The only way is down - International NGO and industry take on the challenge

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 ... More Information

Press release from the ITA

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 ... More Information

MineARC releases step by step operator training video

MineARC releases step by step operator training video

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 ... More Information

ATS Tunnel Design and Construction Short Course – Perth, 16th – 18th June 2019

ATS Tunnel Design and Construction Short Course – Perth, 16th – 18th June 2019

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 ... More Information

The ITA tunnelling awards 2019 - Call for entries

The ITA tunnelling awards 2019 - Call for entries

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 ... More Information

Penetron Italia - ReSHEALience

Penetron Italia - ReSHEALience

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 ... More Information

ITA-AITES – announcement

ITA-AITES – announcement

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 More Information

RETC 2019 - The USA’s Leading Tunneling Conference

RETC 2019 - The USA’s Leading Tunneling Conference

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, ... More Information

Sydney Metro celebrates its first tunnelling breakthrough

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 ... More Information

Forrestfield-Airport Link project updates

Forrestfield-Airport Link project updates

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 ... More Information

FIDIC teams up with the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association to launch new tunnelling and underground works contract

 International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) and ITA-AITES (the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association) have teamed up to ... More Information

Underground Construction Prague 2019

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 , ... More Information

Robbins TBM overcomes Multiple Caverns to Make Breakthrough

Robbins TBM overcomes Multiple Caverns to Make Breakthrough

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 ... More Information

MAPEI: PLATINUM SPONSOR OF THE WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS 2019

MAPEI: PLATINUM SPONSOR OF THE WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS 2019

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 ... More Information

TERRATEC secures contract for Pune Metro TBMs

TERRATEC secures contract for Pune Metro TBMs

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 ... More Information

Tunnelling News

PM Modi inaugurates Z-Morh tunnel in J&K

The tunnel works with the under-construction Zojila tunnel to enhance travel efficiency and road connectivity. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra ... More Information

Metro's tunnel construction on track

Meanwhile, the 'Azad' TBM is already working on the 'up-line' tunnel for the same stretch. After arriving at Transport Nagar, both TBMs were 'dragged' ... More Information

Potomac River Tunnel: Tunnel Forum Meeting

The Potomac River Tunnel project team will provide overviews of the project and the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) 022 Construction Site located at ... More Information

Valley Water District to vote on an additional $9.69 million for Delta Tunnel

Tunnel Boring Machines would launch in both directions from each launch shaft site. ... Tunnel opponents weren't impressed with the 'refined' tunnel ... More Information

The Moles Present 2025 Outstanding Achievement Awards

Paul C. Schmall and Anthony J. Binsfeld received the Outstanding Achievement Awards by The Moles, a National Heavy Construction Industry Professional ... More Information

Silvertown Tunnel opening confirmed for April

The tunnel boring machine (TBM), Jill (named after Jill Viner ... bore the second tunnel back towards Newham - a UK engineering first. More Information

Major road tunnel between France and Italy set to reopen after ten years

Discover the reopening of the Tende Tunnel, a crucial link between France and Italy, after a decade of construction. Learn about the project's ... More Information

Opening date for new London tunnel announced

Transport for London (TfL) said construction work and “rigorous testing” of the Silvertown Tunnel are “sufficiently complete” to enable it to set out ... More Information

Meet our Women in Tunneling

Most recently, she was the project geotechnical engineer on the Pawtucket tunnel design in Rhode Island where she assisted in field exploration ... More Information

Five bids submitted to build CPK Łódź tunnel

The contractor will be required to complete the project within 46 months of contract signature. As the tunnel will run beneath densely built-up areas, ... More Information

The new £3.1bn underwater tunnel that will be world's longest and connect continents

A four-mile multi-purpose underwater tunnel is set to link the continents of Europe and Asia and cater to 1.3 million passengers when it opens in 2028... More Information

Prague-Beroun Tunnel Project: Faster Rail Travel in Czechia

The Prague-Beroun tunnel will improve rail travel in Czechia, cutting travel times and easing congestion. This transformative project promises ... More Information

The Longest Road Tunnel on Earth is a Stunning Masterpiece of Engineering

The world's longest road tunnel is a marvel of engineering, planning, and construction that connects the cities of Oslo and Bergen in Norway... More Information

United Utilities names preferred bidder for £2.5billion tunnel project

Water firm United Utilities has announced its preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the replacement of six tunnel sections of ... More Information

World's longest expressway tunnel built in Xinjiang, China

The use of new technologies helped reduce the construction time from 10 years to just over four years... More Information

Procurement kicks off for Norway ship tunnel main contract

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has put out a tender for the £247M main construction contract for the Stad ship tunnel... More Information

The $20-Trillion Tunnel That Could Link New York and London

With the two global cities being over 3,000 miles apart, construction would take several years—the 23.5-mile Channel Tunnel linking .. More Information

HS2 reveals two giant tunnelling machines preparing to dig Euston Tunnel

Engineers have started assembling two massive tunnelling machines that will excavate the final 4.5 miles of underground high-speed railway, connecting HS2 di... More Information

Around 75 tunnel projects worth Rs 49K cr under construction in India

Around 75 tunnel NHAI projects entailing investment of Rs 49,000 crore are under construction in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. More Information

Spain to study seismic risks for Gibraltar tunnel project linking Morocco

Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is moving forward with a seismic study for the proposed tunnel that would link Morocco and ... More Information

Excavation Progresses for the Ontario Line Project

A 16-meter-deep launch shaft marks the starting point for two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) set to create twin tunnels extending approximately 6 ... More Information

Record-breaking open-type TBM rolls off production line

An open-type rock tunnel ... tunnel diameters and numerous fault zones. The project faces multiple construction challenges, including rock bursts and ... More Information

State builders speed up undersea tunnel work

The tunnel will be 17.48 kilometers long, marking a new milestone in China's construction prowess, said Liu Aiwu, CREC4 project manager of the No ... More Information

Spain - Awarded contract for  improving energy efficiency in Pilar de la Horadada tunnel

The company San Jose SA from Tres Cantos (Spain) secured the EUR2.93 million contract, excluding VAT, for compliance with Royal Decree 635/2006 and for improving energy efficiency ... More Information

East West Rail between Bedford and Cambridge to include new tunnels

15 November, 2024 By Thames Menteth Revised proposals for the East West Rail scheme’s section between Bedford and Cambridge include a new section of railway, as well as new stations and ... More Information

Amtrak's $1.6B East River Tunnel Rehab Work Contractors Get Notice to Proceed

Amtrak's $1.6-billion East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York is advancing after construction manager STV Inc./Naik Consulting Group ... More Information

Tunnel Boring Machine for National Grid's VIP project in Eryri set to arrive in North Wales

National Grid is reaching a major milestone on the Eryri Visual Impact Provision (VIP) scheme with the arrival of its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) to ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine hits major milestone on Snowy 2.0 project

The Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro megaproject recently marked a significant milestone, with one of three tunnel boring machines (TBM), Lady Eileen Hudson ... More Information

Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel Plans Move Forward with Renewed Focus

Discover the ambitious Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel project, set to connect continents in under 30 minutes and revolutionize travel between ... More Information

Alaska Transportation Department to spend $1 million on Knik Arm tunnel study

The results of the feasibility study will give us a better picture of how the project could be constructed, potential costs, and financing options,” ... More Information

Extra tunnels included in £6bn East West Rail scheme

Bowing to pressure to reduce the project's environmental impact two tunnels are now proposed for the new stretch of railway in Cambridgeshire. Design ... More Information

Balfour Beatty VINCI reaches halfway point on key HS2 'green tunnel'

As well as Burton Green, green tunnels will be constructed at Copthall in Hillingdon, Wendover in Buckinghamshire and Chipping Warden and Greatworth, ... More Information

Webuild-led consortium confirmed for US$1.1 billion tunnelling work

Webuild-led consortium confirmed for US$1.1 billion tunnelling work (US$1.1 billion) tunnelling package on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East public transport project to a consortium of ... More Information

Balfour Beatty snares $746M I-35 rebuild in Texas

The London-based contractor will reconstruct 2.5 miles of the highway through downtown Austin and build a link to the future light rail line. AECOM-Jacobs JV signs on to $6B Amtrak tunnel ... More Information

Metro Vancouver digs water tunnel designed to withstand 'the big one' under Fraser River

Crews have begun construction on a new $450-million water supply tunnel between New Westminster and Surrey designed to withstand a major earthquake. More Information

Longest tunnel in Poland begins construction

The project, managed by the Polish company Budimex and Turkish Gülermak, includes 10 viaducts and 12 bridges. This unprecedented investment will ... More Information

Watercare Passes Key Milestone On $300M Programme To Improve Wastewater Services

Watercare and McConnell Dowell celebrate Piper's final breakthrough. On Sunday (subs note: November 10), Piper – a tunnel-boring machine – completed ... More Information

Tutor Perini Scores Contracts

The tunnel project includes the construction of two new shafts connecting to the surface and the use of a tunnel boring machine. The completed ... More Information

Bengaluru Metro completes tunnelling for longest underground line

The final breakthrough came from Bhadra, the last Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) deployed, which completed a 937-meter stretch from K G Halli to Nagawara ... More Information