On the 11th of September 2018 the Maharashtra government approved the implementation of two metro projects for Mumbai: the Dahisar-Mira Bhayander section for the metro Line 9, and the 3.17 km ...
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The deadline to submit papers for WTC 2019 has been postponed to September 16th 2018. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc) and PDF (.pdf not zipped) and according to the official ...
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The international trade fair for Transport Technology, Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems will be held at the Berlin Messe from the 18-21st September, 2018.
The European Commissioner for ...
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Massive XRE Machine breaks through at Akron OCIT
On August 29, 2018, a 9.26 m (30.4 ft) diameter Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM crossed the finish line at the Akron Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel ...
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Celebrations as the TBMS of The Follo Line breakthrough at the same time.
The tunnel excavation in the Nordic region's longest rail tunnel has just reached its target towards Oslo city ...
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Royal double breakthrough in Oslo. After about 9 kilometers each through tough
gneiss, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 the twin tunnel boring machines from
Herrenknecht "Queen Eufemia" and ...
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For almost 60 years CTS Cordes tubes & seals GmbH &
Co.KG (Division of CORDES Group) from Germany has been a reliable industry
partner in providing sealing solutions for pipeline and ...
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Victorians will play an important part in the Andrews Labour Government’s Metro Tunnel and West Gate Tunnel projects, naming the six gigantic tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will begin ...
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The Andrews Labour Government today unveiled detailed
designs for the North East Link – giving Victorians their first look at the
state’s biggest ever road project.
With the ...
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This year, you have the unique chance to visit the entire
underground area between the Ahrental access tunnel, Aldrans and Ampass and to
see the different steps required to build a tunnel lining ...
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In July this year the BIM & DIGITAL Awards 2018 were
launched. The awards are part of the SAIE program taking place in Bologna,
Italy from the 17th to the 20th of October 2018.
The aim of the ...
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Work continues on the construction of the Turin Metro, the
TBM Masha, completed the excavation of the Lingotto-Bengasi tunnel line 1, and has
been dismantled and extracted from the back station of ...
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Press release from Bane Nor
Follow the tunnel race in Oslo: The event will be streamed from inside the mountain hall and you are most welcome to take part in the event on this website, ...
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Abstract Submission Deadline - September 30, 2018
Method of Submission - please click here On-line
Abstract Submission Form
Guidelines for submission of abstracts
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abstracts must ...
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On the 27.08.2018 the TBM ‘Luz de America’ reached the La
Alameda Station, Line 1 of the Quito Metro. The TBM, started excavating from
the Solanda Station in April 2017, and has driven ...
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The Toyo tunnel project includes 18 tunnels divided into two
sections. On the 26.01.2018 FCC Construccion began building section one, this section
will improve connectivity between Medellin and ...
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To date more than 1000m of the main Tesalia tunnel (length
3.4km), which is part of the Pacifico 3 highway in Colombia has been excavated.
The tunnel project will connect Antioquia, the Coffee ...
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Since 2016, the International Water Mist Association (IWMA) has honoured young researchers who dedicate their masters and/or Ph.D. theses to water mist technology. The call for submissions for ...
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Only a Few Exhibit Booths are still available at the IRF
Global R2T Conference & Expo. The IRF Global R2T Conference & Expo will
be held from Nov 7-9, 2018 in Las Vegas, USA. It is your ...
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On the 29th of August 2018 Rosie, the Robbins
Crossover TBM, broke through on the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel. This tunnel is
the largest part of the Akron Waterways Renewel project. The TBM, ...
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At the heart of the Koralm railway project between Graz and
Klagenfurt in Austria is the 33km-long Koralm Tunnel. The new 130 km
high-performance line consists of 12 new stations, over 100 bridges ...
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The first four of seven TERRATEC TBMs to be used on Mumbai
Metro ’s highly anticipated 33.5km Line 3 underground corridor , in India , are
making good progress .
In early August, ...
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The TBM Chessie, that was custom-made by Herrenknecht for
Dragados USA Inc and Schiavone Construction Co. LLC, is now ready to begin construction
of the New Tunnel under the Thimble Shoal Canal in ...
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In September 2018, work will begin on the new 3,360 m
Castelbello and Colsano bypass, which will lighten transit traffic within the
two towns and improve the traffic movement on the road to the ...
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At the end of July, the ATCOST 21 Consortium (Porr Bau GmbH
Tunnelbau, G. Hinteregger & Soehne Baugesellschaft mbH, Oestu - Stettin
Hoch - und Tiefbau GmbH, Swietelsky Baugesellschaft mbH) and ...
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On August 10, 2018 Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) started the tunnelling for package 01, which comprises of Cuffe Parade, Vidhan Bhavan, Churchgate and Hutatma Chowk stations. The TBM Surya 1, ...
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The TBMs Grace and Sandy, after a detailed maintenance program, have started tunnelling from the Airport Central Station and will install 3291 rings between them before breaking through into the ...
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The first of five mega TBMs has arrived to extend Sydney’s new metro railway deep under the city centre. The TBM arrived at the Marrickville launch site in eight shipping containers and 23 ...
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FLAVIA” joins “VIRGINIA”
The last large component of the TBM “Flavia” has arrived at
the Mules construction site. A short video shows the long journey that began ...
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In July SYTRAL, the transport association for Rhone
Department and Lyon, awarded to the Consortium Implenia (50%)/Demathieu Bard (50%)
the EUR138 million contract to build Lot GC 01 of the Metro ...
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On 07.08.2018 City Utilities unveiled the name for the 121.92
m (400-feet) long TBM – MamaJo! The TBM will dig the 8km (five-mile) Fort
Wayne’s Deep Rock Tunnel at 61 m (200 feet) ...
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An open consultation for the public to talk about the
preparation of an EIA report on the Malta- Gozo tunnel, has been launched by
the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and ...
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If you would like to know about the PIARC conference in Lyon
starting on October 3rd 2018 please click on this link to their brochure.
A representative from the tunnelbuilder team will be ...
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Balfour Beatty VINCI today announces the
appointment of Mark Davies as Managing Director for its HS2 Joint Venture.
Mark Davies will take on the role from
Mark Cutler who leaves after a ...
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Learn from the case studies below at the 11th annual breakthroughs in tunnelling short course. This course will be held from the 10th to the 12th of September 2018 at the University of Denver, ...
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Millions of commuters will benefit from a EUR205 million
loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to
support the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) ...
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