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ACCIONA and Gülermak complete excavation of the “Route 2020” project tunnel

Press release provided by ACCIONA and Gülermak. This tunnel is part of the Dubai Metro Red Line extension that will connect Nakheel Harbour and Tower station with the site of EXPO 2020 ... More Information

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 Finalists

The list of finalists for this year’s awards has now been released please see below. The awards ceremony will be held in Chuzhou-Nanjing in China from 5-7 November 2018. For further ... More Information

SAIE 2018

The construction market is in a transformation phase. The entire construction supply chain is going through a transition phase towards new markets and new production methods. The SAIE show, which ... More Information

Plans for USD1.2 Billion Tunnelling Project in Westchester County

On the 12.07.2018 the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced plans for a EUR1.03 bn (USD1.2 bn) tunnelling project that will improve operational flexibility ... More Information

Fugro awarded pre-construction site investigation for HS2 Chliterns tunnel

Fugro has been awarded a £5.2M site characterisation package by Align JV as part of design and construction preparation works for HS2 Phase 1 (Area: Central 1). The international ... More Information

ITA newsletter #65

MESSAGE FROM TARCISIO CELESTINO, ITA PRESIDENT Dear ITA Friends The World Tunnel Congress 2018 in Dubai was successful and all the beneficial consequences for the industry are ... More Information

Monitoring, Surveying and Information Technology

Geodata offers an easy access to data and information with 24/7 availability is a factor of success for our customers. A high degree of data integrity and reliability is therefore a key parameter ... More Information

Twin Robbins Crossover TBMs to bore on Mumbai Metro Line 3

Massive Metro Project Will Improve Traffic and Rail Congestion in One of India’s Largest Cities On June 11, 2018, a Robbins Crossover XRE destined for Line 3 of India’s Mumbai Metro ... More Information

11th Annual breakthroughs in tunneling short course

Celebrating its 11th year, the Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course is the longest running and most-attended course of its kind. Presented by leading practitioners from around the globe, the ... More Information

Tideway update

Going Underground: Tideway’s first tunnelling machines lowered 53 metres into the ground First two tunnelling machines have been lowered underground Tunnelling to ... More Information

Short-Term Rockburst Prediction in TBM Tunnels

ABSTRACT: Rockbursts in the tight confines of a TBM tunnel can be highly hazardous events given the proximity of vital equipment and workers to the rockburst source, and the space constraints that ... More Information

Robbins - White Papers

If you need more in-depth explanations of Robbins products, browse through our white papers. These downloadable and printable papers, written by Robbins employees, cover everything from disc ... More Information

Route 2020 update

On 30.06.2018 the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, announced the completion of key tunnelling works for the Route 2020 Project stretching 3.2 km at a depth ranging from 12 to 36 ... More Information

TBM La Carolina completes its journey for the Quito Metro

On the 19.06.2018 TBM La Carolina reached the end of its underground journey after boring 3.55 km of tunnel and installing 2,281 concrete rings for the Quito Metro. The TBM began the ... More Information

40 years of Geofluid

2018 is a special year for Geofluid, as it celebrates its first 40 years, getting to stage its 22nd edition. at Piacenza Expo from 3rd to the 6th of October. The Piacenza is around 30,000 square ... More Information

Melbourne Metro Tunnel HQ opens

This week marks the unveiling of Metro Tunnel HQ, an information centre where visitors can learn how this once-in-a-generation project will be built and get up-to-date information about works in ... More Information

First TBM on its way for Sydney Metro

The first of five double-shield TBMs which will deliver the next stage of the Metro is on its way to start digging deep under Sydney on Australia’s biggest public transport project. The TBM ... More Information

3rd International Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Fair

Mega Projects Call Their Heroes “Where the Continents Meet” is the motto that best describes the goal of the Expo which will be held in Istanbul, a city that serves as a bridge ... More Information

Stockholm’s Metro to be expanded

Construction and civil engineering companies will be informed about the Stockholm’s metro extension at the Supplier Day 2018, organized by SLL (Stockholms lans landsting) on Tuesday ... More Information

TERRATEC meets the gold standard in Colombia

In early June, TERRATEC successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Testing of a TR2000 Raise Boring Machine (RBM), which will be deployed by Peruvian mining contractor INCIMMET on Continental ... More Information

Spain - Breakthrough in the Requejo rail tunnel

On the 20.06.2018 Adif completed the excavation of the left tube of the Requejo tunnel (2.5 km), on the Pedralba de la Praderia - Padornelo Tunnel subsection (province of Zamora) of the AV ... More Information

Let’s Be Clear: Transparency is a Boon, not a Bust, for the Tunnelling Industry

Posted by Lok Home | Jun 18, 2018 | Redefining the Industry The idea of transparency is one that we most often hear touted in politics and policies. But transparency is a concept that ... More Information

2019 World Tunnel Congress - 1000 abstracts received

1000 abstracts is an important result, if compared with the previous editions. The figure is a good indicator of the high expectations for the next WTC 2019 in Naples. The Organizing Secretariat ... More Information

NCE Tunnelling Festival 2018

We are proudly supporting this year's New Civil Engineer's ... More Information

Mining and tunnel construction - GHH opens training centre

Getting the most out of things: This is the motto of the company GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH from Gelsenkirchen, not just for special mining and tunnel construction vehicles. With the inauguration of its new ... More Information

Two new Australian contracts for CBE Group

CBE Group has recently won two sizable contracts in Australia. The French midcap company will take part in two substantial projects: the Melbourne metro and the West Gate Tunnel, located in ... More Information

Lima expressway update

On the 15.06.2018 the MML (Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima) opened the new Linea Amarilla expressway in Lima in Peru, also named the Via Parque Rimac, linking 11 districts of Lima. The new 9 km ... More Information

Record-Setting Robbins TBM breaks through at China’s Jilin project

Hard Rock Machine crosses Finish Line Nearly Five Months Ahead of Schedule In mid-May 2018 the national-record-setting 7.9 m (26 ft) Robbins Main Beam TBM at the Jilin Lot 3 Tunnel broke through. A ... More Information

The Boring Company awarded Chicago Express Loop Contract

Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) awarded the Boring Company the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Chicago Express Loop, an O’Hare Express service between ... More Information

Pune Metro Project

Pune is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra and ninth most populated city of the country. The population of the Pune metro region is more than 6 million. In order to improve ... More Information

Monte Sperone tunnel update

CIPA S.p.A. has recently signed a contract with the company Autostrade per l'Italia which involves the upgrading of tunnels on the A12. The joint venture between Cipa Spa and Paolo Barghi Srl are ... More Information

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 – Extended Deadline

The deadline for the project for the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 has been extended to June 18th, 2018 (9AM CET). The 2018 edition will take place on 7 November, in Chuzhou-Nanjing during the ... More Information

The TBM Masha breaks through in Turin

On the 07.06.2018 the TBM Masha completed the Southern extension of the Metro Line 1 in Turin. The TBM, had been launched last November 2017, and has finished driving the last 690 m section between ... More Information

Nepal - The Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has planned the use of another TBM to dig the 13km tunnels of the Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project which is currently under study. The TBM will be used ... More Information

Nepal – The Bheri Babai project updates

A Robbins Double Shield TBM 5.06 m diameter has had a successful time with its drive as part of the Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project. The Bheri Babai project is the only project in Nepal ... More Information

The Dirt!

The dirt is a newsletter written for the BTSYM (British Tunnelling Society Young Members) so far they have had two issues. The first was in March ... More Information

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Europe's $45BN Mega Tunnels through the Alps

Discover the record-breaking network of tunnels being constructed beneath the Alps. This video explores the top 6 longest tunnels in the region, .. More Information

AFRY secures contract for Switzerland's Twann Tunnel project

Construction oversight of the Twann Tunnel in the country. The tunnel on the Lake of Bienne is intended to ease traffic congestion in Twann by ... More Information

Line 5 Tunnel Project: Public comments now open for proposal to build under Straits of Mackinac

"The purpose of the project is to facilitate the construction of a tunnel beneath Lake Michigan bottomlands to replace the Line 5 dual pipelines ... More Information

ECRL Breakthrough: Genting Tunnel Becomes SEA's Longest Rail Tunnel

Genting Tunnel's construction used both Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) and traditional drill-and-blast methods. The TBMs, built in China and ... More Information

Sydney tunnel factory creates 700 manufacturing jobs

The factory will support two of the largest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the Southern Hemisphere, set to arrive later this year. Once ... More Information

2.7 km Breakthrough Achieved in Bullet Train Tunnel

The tunnel also features a 7-kilometre undersea stretch beneath Thane Creek, a first of its kind in India. To ... More Information

Australian-first Sydney tunnel fabrication facility opens

The tunnel boring machines are expected to arrive in Sydney later this year, before being assembled deep underground below Birchgrove. They will ... More Information

ECRL Breakthrough: Genting Tunnel Becomes SEA's Longest Rail Tunnel

Genting Tunnel's construction used both Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) and traditional drill-and-blast methods. The TBMs, built in China and ... More Information

4000-tonne machines dig arterial route under Melbourne's west

The West Gate Tunnel Project is in full swing beneath Melbourne's inner west, with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Bella and Vida at the helm... More Information

Gotthard drilling machine gets no further - now it has to be blown up

Forced break in the Gotthard road tunnel: After 190 meters, the drilling machine working on the second tube has come to an end for the time being... More Information

Construction begins on 6 Cross Island Line Phase 2 stations

Tunnel Boring Machine measuring 12.8m in diameter. The machine will “bore through the ground only once for the construction of the tunnel which ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine returns after installing $22 million outfall

A 19.5 tonne tunnel-boring machine docked at Onehunga Wharf on Friday afternoon after successfully tunnelling the $22m Clarks Beach Outfall over ... More Information

Scarborough Subway Extension tunnelling progresses following maintenance stop

The remaining portion of the tunnel will be delivered by Scarborough Transit Connect, the development partner for the project's stations, rail and ... More Information

World's Deepest Underwater Tunnel to Have Cars Drive 16 Miles Under the Sea

Norway is building what is to become the longest and deepest road tunnel under the sea. The Rogfast project, measuring 26.7 kilometers (about 16.5 ... More Information

Tunnelling underway for National Grid’s 3.4km power tunnel in Snowdonia

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Buddug has commenced excavation of National Grid’s 3.4km power tunnel in Wales’ Eryri National Park, otherwise known as Snowdonia. The tunnel is part of ... More Information

CPK signs contract for construction of HSR tunnel in Łódź

The contract for the construction of a 4.6 km long, 14-metre wide High-Speed Rail (HSR) tunnel will be carried out by construction company PORR. The project is valued at approximately PLN ... More Information

Underneath the busy Baltimore streets, the Howard Street Tunnel gets its makeover

A squad of construction workers descend daily under the streets of Baltimore. They labour deep down, in the semi-secret and highly restricted ... More Information

London Power Tunnels Milestone

We're thrilled to announce that our second 2.5km high-voltage circuit between Hurst and Crayford is now live. This £1 billion project is rewiring London, strengthening energy supply, and ... More Information

U.S. Tunneling Professionals Convene in Dallas at RETC 2025

The event drew approximately 1,400 people. Another highlight of the conference was the presentation of the now annual Underground Construction ... More Information

Construction of NY and NJ GatewayTunnel hits halfway mark

People are looking down at the ground from the Highline on Manhattan's West Side. Some parts of the new train tunnel structure ... More Information

Silicon Valley BART extension seeks new tunneling contractor

Silicon Valley BART extension seeks new tunneling contractor for construction. Maguire told reporters during a briefing Monday morning. He noted that VTA is trying to fill a $1.2 billion ... More Information

Tunneling In The Digital Age: Rethinking Subsurface Infrastructure

But successful construction is just the start of the journey. Underground infrastructure is a long-term investment—just look at the London Underground ... More Information

Sydney Moves Forward with Final Tunnelling for Harbour Project

Sydney prepares for the arrival of the largest TBMs in the Southern Hemisphere as the Western Harbour Tunnel project enters its final tunnelling ... More Information

Metrolinx seeks help to name 2 of its massive Ontario Line tunnel digging machines

Metrolinx is now accepting names for two of its giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will be used for twin 16-metre-deep and six-kilometre-long ... More Information

Deutsche Bahn awards contract for Munich S-Bahn project

The contract involves structural works for the expansion, including the construction of tunnels and an underground station. The Tunnel Ostbahnhof JV, ... More Information

Excavation completed on Italian side of Brenner Base Tunnel

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) named “Flavia” successfully bored through the Alps beneath the Mules 2–3 section, reaching the Austrian border. More Information

Giant tunnel borer set for Shantou Bay project

A giant tunnel boring machine has been installed for tunnelling under Shantou Bay in Shantou, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo provided to ... More Information

€0.4bn road and tunnel project in Georgia

Work is proceeding on the Kvesheti-Kobi road and tunnel scheme in Georgia. The scheme is part of a larger project, being carried out with Chinese ... More Information

Lahore to transform with Rs49 billion tunnel boring project

Pakistan, April 27 -- The federal government has approved Lahore's Rs49 billion Tunnel Boring Project, marking a major development for the city... More Information

Construction at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

The 2,100-foot-long tunnel connects the terminal to parking facilities and the tramway leading to the RTA public rail line. During the project, two of ... More Information

AFFHOLDER AND J.F. SHEA TEAM UP ON $700 MILLION CONTRACT

The tunneling subsidiary, Affholder LLC, will lead a joint venture with J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., to build the I-35 Capital Express Central ... More Information

Factory Testing Complete on DC Water's first tunnel boring machine for the Potomac River

Mary passed all the necessary requirements and is one of two TBM's on the project. The tunnel is part of DC Water's Clean Rivers Project, to ... More Information

Work on Chennai Metro tunnel racing to a finish

The machine Flamingo, which started boring in 2023 for the tunnel linking Light House with Thirumayilai, is expected to reach the other end in ... More Information

CPK awards contract to build high-speed rail tunnel in Lodz, Poland

The tunnel, to be constructed using a tunnel boring machine (TBM), will have a ... More Information

Inside HS2: Meet London's miners working on the Northolt tunnels

We are on a tunnel boring machine (TBM) inside High Speed Two's huge Northolt tunnels. These tunnel boring machines are part of a tunnelling ... More Information

Ontario Begins Construction Of Last Tunnel Segment Of The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

The remaining eastern portion of tunnel construction (500-meter twin tunnels) will use the sequential excavation method, with daily progress of ... More Information

Norway is building the world's longest and deepest subsea road beneath its fjords

We have subsea road tunnels which have that construction. And the new tunnel between Germany and Denmark, there they are laying down cases and put ... More Information

CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider

The estimated cost of construction of the FCC electron–positron stage, including the tunnel and all the infrastructure, is 15 billion Swiss francs... More Information

TBM break through on Auckland's £915M wastewater megaproject completes 16.2km tunnel

Auckland's major wastewater infrastructure project, the Central Interceptor, has reached a significant milestone with the final breakthrough of ... More Information

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