On 13.02.2018 the second TBM, launched from Dateo Station on
05.01.2018, has completed the last underground section
from Linate airport to Tricolore Place on the East section of M4 ...
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The Clean Rivers Project is DC Water's ongoing program to
reduce combined sewer overflows (CSO’s), millions of litres of untreated water,
into the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek ...
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From the 5th to the 7th December 2017, the International Forum for Tunnels and Infrastructure of STUVA took place on the grounds of the Stuttgart Messe.
The result of these three days ...
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For all the latest information on the construction of the Melbourne
Metro please click on this link ...
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The 6.8m Robbins Single Shield TBM Nora has started boring
for the Delaware Aqueduct Repair (DAR). The TBM, operated by contractor
Kiewit-Shea Constructors (KSC), will bore a 3.8 km long tunnel ...
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Stones Consult, a World leader in highly qualified Tunnelling Manpower
is proud to announce the opening of its new branch in Nigeria with office
located in Lagos, under the name of Stones Consult ...
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The two-year FinEst Link project has studied the economic
and technical feasibility of a fixed link between Helsinki and Tallinn. The
results of the feasibility study will be published at the ...
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On January 31st the Board of Directors of the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved the financing of Nenskra
Hydropower Plant project (HPP). Provision of a senior ...
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The first locomotive has started work on the new dual-track
1822m Beskyd tunnel delivering equipment for the laying of rail tracks. The
contractor Costruction Association Interbudmontazh completed ...
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Lyon, February 5th, 2018 - NFM TECHNOLOGIES sells its Energy
Business Unit dedicated to the design, implementation and maintenance of
complex mechanical systems for the nuclear, oil & gas ...
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The 18th International Water Mist Conference (IWMC) will
take place in London, UK, on the 19th and 20th of September 2018 at the Grange
City Hotel. The call for papers has now been released. ...
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On the 03.02.2018 the first TBM for the Grand Paris Express
line will be named and launched at Champigny-sur-Marne (Ile de France) at
around 5.30 pm. A decisive step in the progress of the works ...
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The IRF Global Road Conference in conjuction with the Road2Tunnel Global Expo, has become the only international tradeshow of its kind dedicated to Road, Tunnel, and Bridge Construction. With over ...
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The construction of the second Baikal tunnel - the most
important of the Baikal-Amur Main Line (4344 km from Siberia to the East) and
Trans-Siberian modernisation programme - is nearing ...
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CBE Group recently delivered several segment moulds and a
carousel to the city of Chengdu, in the Sichuan province, for an innovative
technical gallery project.
The project’s ...
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The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern
hemisphere are on their way to Melbourne, with an order now placed for the two
massive machines that will build the West Gate ...
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ISTT’s
36th Annual International No-Dig Conference and Exhibition is to be held on the
8-9 October 2018 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC),
South ...
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AECOM and the
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have launched a unique apprenticeship
programme where apprentices gain experience in client, consultant and
contractor roles ...
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In response to c ontinued growth in the Central and South
American Raise Boring Machine s demand , TERRATEC has opened a dedicated new
office in Lima , Peru .
At the end of last year, ...
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In March 2018 the Salini-Impregilo Group will deliver, the DC Water and Sewer Authority the Anacostia River Tunnel project.
The Anacostia River Tunnel in Washington DC (USA) is part of the Clean ...
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Whilst improvement works and lengthy construction times can be tedious for commuters, the importance of keeping a tight check on transport tunnels is paramount. Within construction, usage, ...
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Breakthroughs While Breaking Ground: The First TBM Conveyor
Posted by The Robbins Company | Jan 16, 2018 | Hidden Underfoot
Modern Achievements
The 100th conveyor system has been refurbished ...
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The three major cities of Helsinki, Turku and Tampere form a
triangle of economic growth and expansion. The Finnish Transport Agency has
studied the prospects of passenger train traffic on the ...
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Space is limited and there will be no on-site registration, so don’t delay!
The 2018
George Fox Conference ...
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The twin tube road tunnels of South Port Said and North
Ismailia under Suez Canal have been completed. The tunnels, designed to link
the Sinai Peninsula more closely to the Egyptian heartland ...
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In Jilin, one of the three provinces of Northeast China, a
7.9 m (26 ft) Robbins Hard Rock Main Beam TBM has achieved another national
record for 7 to 8 meter (23 to 26 ft) machines! The machine ...
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The Alaskan
Way Viaduct Replacement Program is making great progress. The
contractor, Seattle Tunnel Partners, is finishing up construction of the
double-deck road along with ...
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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Efectis Group has
signed a mutual Memorandum of Understanding in order to jointly support
sustainable fire safety and fire research in society contributing ...
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At the border between the two provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in China, the worlds largest underground hydroelectric power project is under construction. The Baihetan HEP will generate 16.000 MW ...
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Two 4.74m diameter hard rock double shield TBMs will
complete more than 15km of complex tunnelling for the Mae Tang-Mae
Ngad water diversion project, in Thailand.
Australian-based TBM ...
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The Zojila tunnel with a parallel escape tunnel has been approved
by the The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The approval has
been ...
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On the 4th January 2018 the first works started
on the Rogfast project . This will be
the first tunnel built to replace the ferry service. The road tunnel will be long. The EUR1.73 ...
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In Oslo, true pioneers are working all out on one of the
next hard rock milestones in Scandinavia – the Follo Line. They are cracking
the Norwegian hard rock with massive high-tech TBMs from ...
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The contracts to build the biggest public transport project
in Victoria’s history and equip it with next-generation, high-capacity
signalling have been signed.
Contracts to deliver the $6 ...
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Over the next several weeks parts of the Purple Line
extension TBMs, built by Herrenknecht (Germany), will begin arriving by
Palabora and Integrity cargos from Rotterdam and Antwerp, at the ports ...
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The TBM Angeli being used for the Regional Connector
resurfaced on the 08 Dec 2017 at the future Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
Station. The TBM began digging the second tunnel on the project in ...
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